Bilbo Baggins

Bilbo Baggins is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth world, appearing as main character in The Hobbit and in The Lord of the Rings.

Through much of the beginning of his life, he lived a quiet life in Hobbiton, a hobbit village. Indeed, Tolkien initially portrays him as timid and businesslike, but he draws upon deep resources of courage and fortune to emerge an unlikely hero.

He was the son of Bungo Baggins and Belladonna Took, and master of Bag End after his father. Bilbo never married, but rather adopted his nephew Frodo Baggins as his heir.

The Hobbit is the story of how he along with 13 dwarves and a wizard went on a difficult adventure and defeated a dragon, with the help of a magic ring.

In The Lord of the Rings, Bilbo left Frodo in custody of One Ring before beginning his travels again. In his absence, Frodo received his inheritance of Bag End.

Bilbo's adventures were also recounted in the song "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins", by Star Trek actor Leonard Nimoy.