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Bilbo Baggins is the title character and protagonist of the novel "The Hobbit", a supporting character in "The Lord of the Rings", and the fictional narrator of all Tolkien's Middle-earth writings.
Bilbo Baggins
Bilbo Baggins is the title character and protagonist of J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel "The Hobbit", a supporting character in "The Lord of the Rings", and the fictional narrator of all Tolkien's Middle-earth writings. 
who played gandolf in the lord of the rings UNANSWERABLE where did the name come from? Tolkien derived the name "Gandalf" from "Gandálfr".  In Old Norse, the name means "staff-elf". who is he? Gandalf is a protagonist in "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings". He is a wizard, one of the "Istari" order, and the leader and mentor of the Fellowship of the Ring. can you describe the character? Tolkien once described Gandalf as an angel incarnate; later, both he and other scholars have likened Gandalf to the Norse god Odin in his "Wanderer" guise. Others have described Gandalf as a guide-figure who assists the protagonist what kind of a work is the hobbit? It is a children's fantasy novel who is the author? J. R. R. Tolkien is the book adapted into anything else? Yes,  stage production, motion picture what is the storyline? The story follows the quest of home-loving Bilbo Baggins, the titular hobbit, to win a share of the treasure guarded by Smaug the dragon. Bilbo's journey takes him from light-hearted, rural surroundings into more sinister territory who are the characters? Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, Thorin Oakenshield, Smaug,  Elrond,  Gollum, etc
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Bilbo Baggins [SEP] Introduction
Bilbo Baggins is the title character and protagonist of J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel "The Hobbit", a supporting character in "The Lord of the Rings", and the fictional narrator of all Tolkien's Middle-earth writings. The Hobbit is selected by the wizard Gandalf to help Thorin and his party of Dwarves to reclaim their ancestral home and treasure, which has been taken over by the dragon Smaug. Bilbo sets out in "The Hobbit" timid and comfort-loving, and through his adventures grows to become a useful and resourceful member of the quest. "Baggins" is from a Yorkshire dialect word for tea as a meal.