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The story is about the [[Hobbit]] [[Bilbo Baggins]], who is taken from his simple life by the [[Wizard (fiction)|wizard]] [[Gandalf]], to go on an adventure. Together with a group of [[Dwarf (Middle-earth)|Dwarves]] they travel to the Lonely Mountain, to reclaim the Dwarves' home and treasure from the [[dragon]] Smaug.<ref>''The Hobbit'', by J.R.R. Tolkien, Houghton Mifflin, 1937.</ref>  

The story is about the [[Hobbit]] [[Bilbo Baggins]], who is taken from his simple life by the [[Wizard (fiction)|wizard]] [[Gandalf]], to go on an adventure. Together with a group of [[Dwarf (Middle-earth)|Dwarves]] they travel to the Lonely Mountain, to reclaim the Dwarves' home and treasure from the [[dragon]] Smaug.<ref>''The Hobbit'', by J.R.R. Tolkien, Houghton Mifflin, 1937.</ref>  

''The Hobbit'' was conceived as a story for his children, and at first not part of his [[Middle-earth]] world. Having begun to write the sequel, Tolkien set both the ''Hobbit'' and ''Lord of the Rings'' stories into his Middle-earth world. Because of this he made some changes in later editions, mostly concerning Gollum and the Ring. In the story of the Middle-earth legendarium, ''The Hobbit'' as Bilbo's story of his  journey and the finding of the Ring, and ''The Lord of the Rings'' as Frodo's later additions from the ''War of the Ring'' form the ''[[Red Book of Westmarch]]''.  

''The Hobbit'' was conceived as a story for his children, and at first not part of his [[Middle-earth]] world. Having begun to write the sequel, Tolkien set both the ''Hobbit'' and ''Lord of the Rings'' stories into his Middle-earth world. Because of this he made some changes in later editions, mostly concerning Gollum and the Ring. In the story of the Middle-earth legendarium, ''The Hobbit'' as Bilbo's story of his  journey and the finding of the Ring, and ''The Lord of the Rings'' as Frodo's later additions from the ''War of the Ring'' form the ''[[Red Book of Westmarch]]''.  

Just when there seems no way out, Gandalf reappears to warn of an approaching army of Goblins and Wargs. The dwarves, men, and elves band together against their common enemy, resulting in the ''Battle of Five Armies'', which they manage to win with the help of the Eagles and Beorn. Thorin's nephews Fíli and Kíli are killed, and Thorin himself mortally wounded. He dies after the battle, but lives long enough to reconcile with Bilbo, whom he now holds in high regard and as a dear friend. Dáin becomes ''King under the Mountain'', and parts of the dwarves' treasure are rewarded to the involved parties. In the end Bilbo returns home, richer and grown for his experiences, and lives happily thereafter.<ref>J. R. R. Tolkien, ''The Hobbit''</ref>

Just when there seems no way out, Gandalf reappears to warn of an approaching army of Goblins and Wargs. The dwarves, men, and elves band together against their common enemy, resulting in the ''Battle of Five Armies'', which they manage to win with the help of the Eagles and Beorn. Thorin's nephews Fíli and Kíli are killed, and Thorin himself mortally wounded. He dies after the battle, but lives long enough to reconcile with Bilbo, whom he now holds in high regard and as a dear friend. Dáin becomes ''King under the Mountain'', and parts of the dwarves' treasure are rewarded to the involved parties. In the end Bilbo returns home, richer and grown for his experiences, and lives happily thereafter.<ref>J. R. R. Tolkien, ''The Hobbit''</ref>

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