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What is the quest in The Hobbit?

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The Quest of Erebor was the quest taken by Thorin and Company, accompanied by Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf, to reclaim the Dwarven kingdom of Erebor in the Lonely Mountain from the Dragon Smaug in T.A. 2941. It makes up the central story of The Hobbit, and also inadvertently led to the War of the Ring.

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Herein, what is the main message of the Hobbit?

The most prominent theme in The Hobbit is bravery, and the transformation of Bilbo Baggins from a timid homebody living quietly in his hobbit hole in the Shire to the brave hero at the center of a dangerous adventure. It was an act of bravery for Bilbo to simply leave the comfort of his home in the first place.

Likewise, how long was the quest in The Hobbit? TL; DR: Frodo and Sam's journey from The Shire to Mordor took 6 months, but three months were spent in Rivendell and Lorien. So their actual travel time was about three months. Frodo left Bag End on September 23, Third Age 3018.

Also question is, what is Bilbo's quest?

In The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit in comfortable middle age, is hired as a "burglar" – despite his initial objections – by the wizard Gandalf and 13 Dwarves led by their king, Thorin Oakenshield. The Dwarves are on a quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain and its treasures from the dragon Smaug.

Is the hobbit an allegory?

ANSWER: No. The only allegorical stories that J.R.R. Tolkien published were “Leaf by Niggle” (which represented his own near-slavish devotion to improving and extending the details of his literature) and “Smith of Wootton Major”.

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What is the main problem in the Hobbit?

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What does the ring symbolize in The Hobbit?

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How is Thorin greedy?

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What does the Arkenstone symbolize?

The stone belonged to Thorin's father, Thrain, and Thorin will do anything to get it back. For Thorin, the Arkenstone is a symbol of his family, and of his family's lost kingdom and greatness. For Gollum, the thing he loves most in the world is his ring of invisibility.

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What literary devices are used in The Hobbit?

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What do the goblins represent in the Hobbit?

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How does Bilbo die?

On September 29, he, Gandalf, Elrond, Galadriel, and Frodo boarded a ship docked at the Grey Havens and sailed away from Middle-earth. His fate afterward is not known but as he too was a mortal being, he most likely died in the light of the Blessed Realm of Valinor.

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What killed Gandalf the GREY?

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How old is Legolas?

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Does Bilbo live forever?

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How long after the hobbit is Lord of the Rings?

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How far is Hobbiton from Mordor?

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How old is Bilbo at the end of The Hobbit?

2 Answers. You are correct, Bilbo is 50 when he meets Gandalf in the Hobbit in Third Age 2941, 60 years before the party in TA 3001, at the start of the Lord of the Rings. He will turn 51 later that year in the story.

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How old is Frodo?

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When did Bilbo return home in the Hobbit?

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