Bilbo Baggins

"*Go back to your books, and your armchair and your gardens. If more people valued home above hoarded gold, this world would be a merrier place.* "
—Thorin to Bilbo[src]
**Bilbo Baggins**, also called **The Hobbit**, is the main protagonist of *The Hobbit*. Born in the rolling hills of the Shire, Bilbo was quite adventurous as a child. Chosen as the fourteenth member and lucky number in Thorin's company, facing trolls, orcs and Wargs during their travels. Bilbo ultimately escaped from Goblin town and came in possession of the One

Ring, succeeding Gollum as the Ring-bearer. When they were cornered by
Azog the Defiler, a terrifying white Orc, he saved the life of Thorin
Oakenshield, the King under the Mountain in exile and the leader of
their company. In late summer, early autumn, Bilbo and his friends
stayed in Beorn's house before making their way to Mirkwood. He and his
friends were found and captured by the spiders that dwelled there. After
 they escaped them, Bilbo's friends were captured by Elves and with the
use of his ring, Bilbo managed to get his companions out of the Elven
king's dungeons. Bilbo later reawakened Smaug from his slumber, leading
to the conflict in Erebor and they accidentally set the dragon lose upon
 Lake-town.

After Smaug was killed, Bilbo had to struggle with Thorin
falling into dragon sickness. He later tried to settle the conflict of
the Battle of the Five Armies from happening by trading off the
Arkenstone he had found and gave it to his friend's enemies, Bard and
Thranduil. His intentions were objected, and Bilbo was later thrown out
of the Lonely Mountain by Thorin. During the Battle of the Five Armies,
Bilbo fought bravely but had to warn Thorin of the army coming from the
North, but he was too late. Bilbo stayed goodbye to a dying Thorin
Oakenshield before returning to the Shire to live a peaceful life again,
 but Bilbo was not the same.

He later adopted his cousin and nephew, Frodo Baggins. Around the
 time Bilbo grew older, he had by then decided to stay with Elrond in
Rivendell for the time being and gave his younger cousin the One Ring.
He later assisted Frodo by giving him the mithril shirt Thorin gave him
and then Sting. When Bilbo had lived up all his years on Middle-earth,
being the bearer of the One Ring, bilbo later departed over the seas.

## Biography

### The War of the Ring

During the War of the Ring, Bilbo remained safe at Rivendell. Due to his role as a Ring-bearer, Bilbo was allowed to journeying to the Grey Havens

### Leaving Middle-earth

A couple of days after his 131st birthday, Bilbo rode for one last adventure with his nephew, Gandalf, Merry, Pippin and Sam. During the journey, Bilbo asked Frodo what happened the ring and wished to hold it one last time, but his nephew lied and said he lost the ring rather than telling him it was destroyed.

Bilbo, along with Gandalf, Lady Galadriel, Lords Elrond and
Celeborn and Frodo Baggins left for the Undying Lands and spent the rest of his
days there.

## Personality

As a child, Bilbo was very adventurous, and determined. He had been interested in Gandalf's stories about the outside world and one day, wished to see it. Most people would say he had more of his mother's Took blood within him instead of his father's.  As revealed through Gandalf and Bilbo's dialogue, as a child, Bilbo stayed out late after dark, looking for elves in the woods and dream of a life outside of the Shire. Desperately trying to keep it buried inside, Bilbo struggled with either his Baggins side to remain at home or to embrace his Took side to adventure. In other words, when he was a young man and inherited Bag End after the death of his parents, Bilbo became a highly respectable hobbit throughout the Shire, but still retained his desire for adventure.

In the very beginning of the trilogy, Bilbo didn't want to have any adventures, especially to Gandalf's cause when the wizard first approached him. During their first meeting, Bilbo was very stressed out when the dwarves came piling in and ruining his things. He was very protective of his parents and grandfather's possessions because they are the only things he has left of his parents. His adventurous, took side got the better of him, as Bilbo immediately changed his mind the next morning. The first time, he didn't sign the contract out of fear of never coming back home, but Bilbo couldn't help but answer to the dwarves' plight of no longer having a home, feeling pity on them for not having a home like he did.

Over time, Bilbo became close to the dwarves, especially to Thorin, Balin and Bofur. However, Balin and Bofur were the only ones initially friendly to Bilbo before he saved their king's life. Fili and Kili often played pranks on Bilbo, but he was very sadden by losing his two friends.

## Relationships

* Belladonna Took - Mother
* Gerontius Took - Grandfather
* Adamanta Chubb - Grandmother
* Mungo Baggins - Grandfather
* Laura Grubb - Grandmother
* Balbo Baggins - Great-Grandfather
* Berylla Boffin - Great-Grandmother
* Longo Baggins - Uncle
* Camellia Sackville - Aunt
* Hildigrim Took - Uncle
* Rosa Baggins - Aunt/First Cousin Once Removed
* Mirabella Took - Aunt
* Gorbadoc Brandybuck - Uncle
* Hildibrand Took - Uncle
* Ponto Baggins - Great-Uncle
* Mimosa Bunce - Great-Aunt
* Largo Baggins - Great-Uncle
* Tanta Hornblower - Great-Aunt
* Bullroarer Took - Great-Great-Great-Uncle
* Sigismond Took - Cousin
* Otho Sackville-Baggins - Cousin
* Rorimac Brandybuck - Cousin
* Adalgrim Took - Cousin
* Primula Brandybuck - Cousin
* Rosamunda Took - Cousin Once Removed
* Ferdinand Took - Cousin Once Removed
* Paladin Took - Cousin Once Removed/Second Cousin
* Esmeralda Took - Cousin Once Removed/Second Cousin
* Drogo Baggins - Second Cousin
* Saradoc Brandybuck - Cousin Once Removed
* Fosco Baggins - Cousin Once Removed
* Frodo Baggins - Cousin Once Removed
* Pippin Took - Cousin Twice Removed/Second Cousin Once Removed
* Pearl Took - Cousin Twice Removed/Second Cousin Once Removed
* Pimpernel Took - Cousin Twice Removed/Second Cousin Once Removed
* Pervinca Took - Cousin Twice Removed/Second Cousin Once Removed
* Merry Brandybuck - Cousin Twice Removed/Second Cousin Once Removed
* Estella Bolger - Cousin Twice Removed
* Fredegar Bolger - Cousin Twice Removed
* Lobelia Sackville-Baggins - Cousin-in-law
* Odovacar Bolger - Cousin-in-law once Removed

Allies* Gandalf - Best Friend and Former Companion
* Line of Durin
	+ Dwarves of Erebor - Allies
		- Thorin and Company - Friends, Former Companions and Teammates
			* Thorin Oakenshield † - Leader and Close Friend
			* Bofur - Friend
			* Fíli † - Close Friend and Teammate
			* Kíli † - Close Friend and Teammate
			* Balin † - Mentor
			* Dwalin
			* Óin †
			* Glóin
			* Bifur
			* Bombur
			* Dori
			* Nori
			* Ori †
	+ Dwarves of the Iron Hills - Allies
		- Dáin Ironfoot †
* Elves of Mirkwood - Temporary Enemies turned Allies
	+ Thranduil - Brief enemy turned Ally
	+ Tauriel
* Men of Dale and Lake-town - Temporary Enemies turned Allies
	+ Bard † - Smuggler, Friend and Former host
	+ Bain
	+ Sigrid
	+ Tilda
	+ Percy
	+ Hilda Bianca
* Elves of Rivendell
	+ Lord Elrond - Friend and Former Host
	+ Lindir
* Beorn - Former Host
* Fellowship of the Ring
	+ Merry Brandybuck
	+ Gimli
	+ Samwise Gamgee
	+ Pippin Took
	+ Aragorn - Friend
	+ Legolas Greenleaf
* Hobbits of The Shire
	+ Mr. Worrywort
	+ Hobbit Auctioneer
* Orcs
	+ Azog the Defiler † - Attempted Killer and Attempted Victim
	+ Bolg † - Attempted Killler
	+ Hunter Orcs - Hunters
		- Fimbul †
		- Yazneg
		- Narzug †
	+ Azog's Executioner † - Victim
* Azog's army
	+ Bats of Dol Guldur
	+ Ragash
	+ Goblin Mercenaries †
	+ Orc Berserkers †
	+ Were-worms
* Trolls
	+ Bert
	+ William
	+ Tom
* Wargs
	+ Warg Attacker † - Victim
	+ Warg Matriarch - Attempted Killer
* Saruman
* Smaug † - Attempted Killer and Attempted Victim
* Spiders of Mirkwood
	+ Bilbo's Spider Attacker † - Victim
	+ Bombur's Spider Attacker † - Victim
	+ Baby Spider † - Victim
* Stone Giants
* Goblins of the Misty Mountains
	+ Great Goblin †
	+ Grinnah †
* Gollum † - Attempted Killer and Former Attempted Victim
* Sackville Bagginses
	+ Lobelia Sackville Baggins
	+ Otho Sackville-Baggins † - Cousin and Enemy

## Behind the Scenes

* Bilbo Baggins was portrayed by Ian Holm in the film adaptation of *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* and *The Return of the King.* In *The Hobbit*, Holm reprised his role as an older Bilbo in An Unexpected Journey and *The Battle of the Five Armies* while Martin Freeman portrays Bilbo in all three films.