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He was born on September 22, 2890 of the Third Age, son of Bungo Baggins and Belladonna Took. In 2941, he joined Gandalf, Thorin Oakenshield and his twelve Dwarves on the quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from the dragon Smaug. This led to an adventure which takes BilboBilbo can mean either: Theodore G. Bilbo, a politician who upheld racial segregation and became Senator for the State of Mississippi. Bilbo Baggins, protagonist of The Hobbit by J. Bilbao, the major city in the Basque Country of northern Spain. and his companions through MirkwoodMirkwood was a great wood east of the Misty Mountains in Rhovanion, in J. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth. Mirkwood was the forest dwelling of a Silvan Elven kingdom, ruled by King Thranduil. It had been called Greenwood the Great until around the year 1, to RivendellMiddle-earth places Rivendell is an Elven outpost in Middle-earth, a fictional realm created by J. It is also referred to as 'The Last Homely House East of the Sea a reference to Valinor, which is west of the sea. It is established by Elrond in the Second, eventually reaching Erebor, Here, after the mountain has been reclaimed by Thorin Oakenshield, the Battle of Five ArmiesThe Battle of Five Armies is a battle depicted in The Hobbit by J. The Battle of Five Armies was waged between the Goblins and the Wargs against Men and Elves and Dwarves on and near the Lonely Mountain, after Bard the Bowman killed the dragon Smaug. takes place.
During his adventures in The Hobbit, Bilbo also found the One Ring, and escaped from GollumGollum is a fictional character from J. Tolkien's universe of Middle-earth. Originally known as Smeagol he was later named Gollum after the curious noise he made in his throat. His birth can be estimated to have happened c. the year 2430 of the Third Age. when he won a riddle competition with the question "What have I got in my pocket?" However, during the contest, he also revealed the names of Baggins and The ShireTolkien's fictional realm of Middle-earth, the Shire is the region that is occupied by Hobbits. It is located in the northwest of Middle-earth, in the 'continent' of Eriador and the Kingdom of Arnor. Its name in Westron was Suza "Shire" or Suzat "The Shir to Gollum. Bilbo was the Ring-bearer for many decades with no idea of its significance, and it prolonged his life beyond normal limits and slowed his aging. He used this ring to its fullest ability when the expedition was captured by spiders in Mirkwood, and also when Thorin and his companions were imprisoned by the Mirkwood Elves. At the Battle of Five Armies, Bilbo uses the ring to prevent himself getting hurt. This means it is difficult to find him after the battle, but eventually he regains consciousness and takes the ring off himself. He further remarks to Frodo in The Lord of the Rings that it is useful for hiding from the Sackville-Bagginses when they come to visit.
In The Lord of the Rings, Bilbo left the Shire on the day of his eleventy-first (111th) birthday, (September 22, 3001), leaving the Ring and all the rest of his estate, including his home Bag End, to his relative and heir Frodo. He travelled to Rivendell, accompanied by three dwarves, where he lived a very pleasant life of retirement: eating, sleeping, writing poetry, and working on his memoir, There and Back Again, known to us as The Hobbit. He also wrote a book called Translations from the Elvish, which formed the basis of what is known to us as The Silmarillion.
At the end of The Return of the King, Bilbo accompanied Frodo Baggins, Gandalf, and Elves to the Grey Havens, there to take ship for Valinor across the sea, on September 29, 3021. He had already celebrated his 131st birthday, becoming the oldest Hobbit in Middle-earth.
The poem " Bilbo's Last Song" was published after Tolkien's death.
The name "Baggins" has often been changed for translated versions of the books:
In the 1966 BBC Radio serialization of The Hobbit, Bilbo is played by Paul Daneman.
In 1968, Leonard Nimoy released a record, "The Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy," which contained the song "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins."
In the BBC's 1981 radio serialization of The Lord of the Rings, Bilbo is played by John Le Mesurier.
In Peter Jackson's film (2001) Bilbo is played by Ian Holm, who played Frodo Baggins in the radio series 20 years earlier.