Born in 2890 (The Third Age) into the home of
Belladonna
Took and Bungo Baggins, Bilbo grew up like any other Shire-Hobbit. He
never
was a very daring fellow, like all Bagginses naturally are: yet he is
of
a rare and ‘dangerous’ (as most hobbits thought) mix of person for
these
families were much unlike the other with their completely different
lifestyles.
Bagginses are known to be ungallant and settled folk who like nothing
more
than a fluffy pillow, and the sweet scent of rice cakes and tea in the
morning. Whereas Tooks are adventurous, full of great stories to share
and are very exciting. Bilbo took to his Baggins side and lived the
life of a plain, ordinary hobbit under the Hill.
But all that was about to get old when Gandalf the
Grey
showed up on his doorstep. Accompanied by 13 stray Dwarves, Gandalf
sent
Bilbo on the adventure of his life! Through the many stages of this
journey,
Bilbo slowly began to change: from dull to ripe. Bilbo became more
brave,
tolerant, accepting, and a leader. When he finally returned home, he
was
found to be outlandishly dressed and rather ‘queer’ to his fellow
Harfoots,
but found great praise with his family of Tooks and other kin of
Middle-earth. Nonetheless, Bilbo kept to his unordinary life and lived
with his second cousin Frodo Baggins (whom was left orphaned after the
death of his parents, so Bilbo took him in) under the Hill once again.
Now and forever on, Bilbo was very interested in
others’
culture and ways, and so, started a hobby in writing. He became excited
over maps and ever after visited Rivendell regularly, and in his older
days
he returned to Rivendell (after many other adventures, and after Frodo
left
on his own adventure) to retire from his busy life feeling “Thin, like
butter
scraped over too much bread.” There, in Rivendell, he began a novel:
There
and Back Again
A Hobbit’s Tale
By Bilbo Baggins
and being years over his one hundred and eleventh age, he left with
Elves
of Rivendell to Valinor in the time of the Passing of the Elves. No
further information is given on Bilbo’s account.
Reference: The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, LOTR
appendix.
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