The head of the Took clan, usually but not always the Thain, was called 'The Took' and uniquely the title could be held by Hobbit women, including the wife of the previous holder, as was the case with Lalia Clayhanger Took.
A smaller clan called the North-Tooks would settle Long Cleeve and the Northfarthing ; these were descendants of the legendary hero Bandobras "Bullroarer" Took. Even as many Hobbit families relocated over time, most Tooks still inhabited the Westfarthing, especially the Tookland.
Tooks were mainly of Fallohide Hobbit stock. They were more ambitious and adventurous than other Hobbits, with a reputation for unusual behavior - qualities valued or respected by few in the Shire. They were also among the richer clans of a very frugal race. Bilbo Baggins and Meriadoc Brandybuck both had Took mothers. It was rumored that one of the Took ancestors had taken a fairy wife in the past, whose blood left the clan not entirely hobbit-like.
Took is pronounced like 'Luke', not 'book'. Explore Wikis Community Central. Thror then became King under the Mountain, but his fantastic treasure attracted unwanted attention. The dragon has been guarding the treasure ever since. Thorin and the dwarves are out to reclaim their rightful inheritance, even though they are unsure of what to do with Smaug when they find him.
SparkTeach Teacher's Handbook. Themes Motifs Symbols. Suggestions for Further Reading J. Tolkien and The Hobbit Background. Summary Chapter 1. His mother was a member of the Took family, who are considered a little irregular because they were rumored to have intermarried with a fairy and because they love adventure. Bilbo himself is very well off and fond of food and clothes.
His house is a beautifully furnished hole in the ground. Bilbo Baggins greets a passer-by, not recognizing him as Gandalf the wizard. Gandalf tells Bilbo that he is looking for someone to share an adventure with, but Bilbo firmly declines the invitation even after Gandalf reveals his identity to Bilbo and reminds him of Gandalf's longtime friendship with the Took family. Bilbo invites him to tea the next day; Gandalf makes a strange mark on the outside of Bilbo's front door and leaves.
They demand refreshments, and while they eat, they talk, smoke, sing, and play musical instruments. The dwarves sing of seeking a treasure that lies buried under a mountain guarded by a dragon. Thorin, their leader, addresses the group, including Bilbo, whom he calls a fellow conspirator, reminding them that they are embarking the next day on a journey from which they may not return. Bilbo, who had not planned to join the group, becomes frightened and falls into a fit.
When he comes to, he learns that Gandalf had advertised his services as a burglar — the meaning of the secret mark on the door — hoping that the dwarves would recruit him. Neither has a moral, they were not intended to be that kind of story. The Hobbit is my favorite book. It is a fantasy and it is rather childish, but it lays the foundation for The Lord of the Rings.
I've got a dozen or so copies in four different languages. I think so. But that's just my opinion. It is one of my favorites.
I have about a dozen copies in five languages as well as the primary books about the writing and history of The Hobbit. The Hobbit was written by JRR Tolkien after a random sentence came to his mind during, of all things, a bike ride. The sentence was "In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit", which ended up being the opening line of the book. His curiosity was stoked at the idea of a creature called a hobbit, so he set off in his mind to discover what a hobbit was.
He set the creature in the world of Middle-earth, telling the tale of Bilbo Baggins and the Dwarves to his children and wrote, thus giving us The Hobbit. But when he sent his book The Silmarillion in to his publishers, they asked him for another Hobbit story instead.
Yes Frodo is in the Hobbit in the movie yes I believe so in the book because i read it twice not two long ago. This book would be explained as boring, odd, unusual, stupid, incredibly stupid and so on. No, the third movie concluded the Hobbit movie series. The events at the very end of the Hobbit, lead on to the events of the beginning of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Legend has it that he got his inspiration for The Hobbit when he climbed Mulanje Mountain.
Then the hobbit and all the dwarves are caught by trolls and Gandalf saves them from being eaten. Bilbo is the Hobbit from the book The Hobbit. NOTE: Bilbo is an only child, so he has no nephews.
Frodo Baggins is Bilbo's first cousin, once removed. The third movie for Hobbit has only just come out so some of the DLC content for the games has not yet been put out to the public. He's So Unusual was created in She's So Unusual was created in
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