Essay About Aid Of Gandalf And Morning Gandalf

Character Introduction
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BILBO BAGGINS: The Hobbit who led the Dwarves to the Lonely
Mountain to recla im their treasure from the dragon Smaug. He found
the One Ring in Gollums cave
GANDALF: The Wizard that accompanies Bilbo and the dwarves on
their quest. He is well versed in magic spells and often calls upon
them to save his comrades.
THORIN OAKENSHIELD: Son of the King of Dwarves who were driven
from the Lonel y Mountain by Smaug. With the aid of Gandalf and Bilbo
he seeks regain his trea sure and the throne. When Smaug died he truly
became King under the Mountain, t hough he was killed in combat in the
battle of five Armies.
SMAUG: The dragon of the Lonely Mountain who hordes the treasure
he stole from the dwarves of Dale.
GOLLUM: He is perfect example of the evil powers of the One Ring.
He was born a Hobbit but had the ring too long. It made him into a
slimey little creature who only lives to possess the ring.
BARD: The archer who killed Smaug. He shot the dragon in the one
spot it had no protection. The towns people later considered him a
hero. What the people didnt know it was Bilbo who discovered the weak
spot in the dragons iron scales.
BEORN: An enemy of orcs, he becomes friends with Bilbo and
Gandalf. He has th e ability to change forms from human to bear. It
is he who determines the outco me of the battle of five Armies.
STORY SUMMARY
The book begins with Bilbo Baggins enjoying a pipe after
breakfast. Th is is one of his favorite pleasures and he feels quite
content in doing so. He is middle-aged, and resides in a clean warm
burrow in the ground.
One morning Gandalf, a wizard stops by to chat with Bilbo. He
informs Bilbo that he is looking for someone to go on an adventure with
him. Although Bilbo is tempted he declines, but not before inviting
Gandalf for tea the next morning.
The next day Bilbo hears his doorbell and he recalls inviting
Gandalf for tea, but instead of the wizard at the door, there is a
group of dwarves thirteen in all.
Thorin son of the dwarf king starts to outline a plan on how to
regain the tr easure stolen by the dragon Smaug. Bilbo is shocked to
realize these plans involve him! He then realizes that Gandalf has
tricked him by inscribing on his doo r that he was a burglar seeking a
job with lots of excitement. With all this talk of quests and glory
Bilbo decides to join the party after all.
Gandalf reveals a key and a map of their journey which ends at the
Lon ely Mountain. It is there that the treasure of Thorins ancestors
are kept-guar ded by Smaug.
The quest begins and the party meets at the Green Dragon Inn. From
there they venture into the Lone-lands. As heavy rains begin to fall,
Bilbo notice s that Gandalf is missing. When it starts to pour they
stop to investigate a light. There Bilbo finds three trolls grumbling
about food.