... indicate to him where the rest of the company is, or in which direction the exit lies. Picking one path, he soon comes across an underground lake. There, he discovers a strange creature named Gollum. When Gollum sees Bilbo prowling around, obviously lost, he is interested and a bit hungry. He approaches ... dwarves, walks invisibly through the halls, whispering to the dwarves in their cells and plotting an escape. The elves exchange goods with the men of Lake Town via barrels that are brought to the elves' dwelling on the river, which flows under the dwelling. Empty barrels are sent flo...

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• Grade Level: High School

... of the goblins in the Misty Mountains. Their journey takes them through the house of Beorn, a shape changer (changes into a bear although he is human), and through the dangerous forests of Mirkwood where they meet the Elven King Thranduil. Their last leg of their journey, takes ... I have respects for him as he is only an average being which achieved an amazing bout. Beorn - A creature capable of changing form between man and bear. Beorn helps Bilbo and the dwarves after their escape from the goblins. A creature I which I had to think about. I find him fascinating as he ... has the powe...

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• Grade Level: High School

... a natural distrust of dwarves and refuses to release the travelers until they tell him exactly why they are traveling through Mirkwood. At the end of the tale, he helps the lake-men after Smaug has destroyed their city, and he leads an army to Lonely Mountain to claim a part of the treasure. He wants to delay the battle when Bard wants ... the dragon has destroyed the town, he tries to shift the blame onto the dwarves. He ends up dying with a great amount of treasure that he had stolen from the Lake-men. Bard: Bard is a descendant of the royal line of Dale. He does not appear until Smau...

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• Grade Level: High School