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What country does the Hobbit take place?

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That means, therefore, that the events of Bilbo'sadventures in “Wilderland” would have occurredsomewhere in north central or eastern Europe. But it wouldbe more correct to say that The Hobbit takes place in animaginary eastern European land, just as the Shire is an imaginaryancient predecessor to modern England.


Accordingly, when and where does the Hobbit take place?

The Hobbit is the first published novel by J.R.R.Tolkien set in Middle-earth. The book was first published onSeptember 21, 1937 and is set in the years 2941 to 2942 of theThird Age before the events of The Lord of the Rings.

Also, where does The Hobbit take place in Middle Earth? Middle-earth is the north continent ofEarth (Arda) in an imaginary period of the Earth'spast (Tolkien placed the end of the Third Age at about 6,000 yearsbefore his own time), in the sense of a "secondary orsub-creational reality". Tolkien's Middle-earthstories mostly focus on the north-west of thecontinent.

Besides, where is the hobbit from?

The Hobbit is set within Tolkien's fictionaluniverse and follows the quest of home-loving Bilbo Baggins, thetitular hobbit, to win a share of the treasure guarded bySmaug the dragon. Bilbo's journey takes him from light-hearted,rural surroundings into more sinister territory.

Is Rivendell in The Hobbit a real place?

Rivendell is a valley in the fictional world ofMiddle-earth created by J. R. R. Tolkien. It is an importantlocation in Tolkien's legendarium, featured in The Hobbit,The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, and UnfinishedTales.

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How many pages is Lord of the Rings?

Here's how long they each are (excludingappendices): The Hobbit: 304 pages. The Fellowship of theRing: 479. The Two Towers: 415.

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Which hobbits die in the book?

What Dwarves die in The Hobbit and what isthe major role of the Dwarves in the story? The Dwarves ThorinOakenshield, rightful King of Erebor,and his nephews andpresumptive heirs, Fili and Kili, sons of his sister, Dis, werekilled at the Battle of the Five Armies.

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What age does Lord of the Rings take place?

The Third Age was the Age of Arda thatlasted for 3021 years, from the first defeat of Sauron by theforces of the Last Alliance and the deaths of Elendil andGil-galad, to the departure of Gandalf, Galadriel, Elrond, Bilbo,and Frodo to the Undying Lands after Sauron's final downfall duringthe War of the Ring.

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How does smaug die?

Smaug battles Thorin's small group of dwarveswhen they come to Bilbo's aid, before flying off to Lake-town. InThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Smaug attacksLake-town. He is killed by Bard with an elongated iron arrow andhis body falls on the boat carrying the fleeing Master ofLake-town.

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How tall are Hobbits?

In the prologue to The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien writesthat hobbits are between two and four feet (0.61–1.22m) tall, the average height being three feet sixinches (107 cm).

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Should I read Hobbit before Lord of the Rings?

You don't need to have read The Hobbit tounderstand the LotR, though there are many references toBilbo's journey in the trilogy. There are many fine versions of TheHobbit. The text itself should be pretty much thesame in any edition. "The Lord of the Rings" is neither aseries or a trilogy.

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Do hobbits wear shoes?

The prologue, Concerning Hobbits, has this to sayabout Hobbit feet: They dressed in bright colours, beingnotably fond of yellow and green; but they seldom woreshoes, since their feet had tough leathery soles and wereclad in a thick curling hair, much like the hair of their heads,which was commonly brown.

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Why are hobbits special?

Biological reasons: Hobbits are not a distinctrace among the Free Peoples of Middle-earth; they are Men who grewshort in stature as a result of a long evolution. They did sobecause of the grave dangers they faced. Tolkien stresses again andagain that Hobbits wanted peace and serenity, and that'stheir advantage.

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Do hobbits get high?

“There is another astonishing thing aboutHobbits of old that must be mentioned, an astonishing habit:they imbibed or inhaled, through pipes of clay or wood, the smokeof the burning leaves of a herb, which they called pipe-weed orleaf, a variety probably of Nicotiana.”

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Do female Hobbits have hairy feet?

yes, all hobbits have hairy feet and leatherysoles.

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Are Hobbits related to elves?

Men and Hobbits are indeed related.Hobbits are described as being an offshoot of Men. Dwarves,in Tolkien's world, had a separate origin from Elves andMen. Elves and Men are the direct creations of Iluvatar andare His Children.

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What is Bilbo's quest?

Gandalf suggested Bilbo Baggins to be hired byThorin and Company to be their burglar in the Quest ofErebor, and later fought in the Battle of the Five Armies.Bilbo was the first Hobbit to become famous in the world atlarge, and was one of the few to visit the The Undying Lands acrossthe ocean.

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Is the Lonely Mountain a real place?

Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, the LonelyMountain is a mountain in the north of Wilderland. It isthe source of the Celduin River, and the location of theKingdom under the Mountain. The town of Dale lies ina vale on its southern slopes.

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What movies were filmed at Hobbiton?

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  • Pelorus River. In The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, the epicscene where the dwarves plummet down the river in barrels wasfilmed down Pelorus River in Marlborough.
  • Piopio.
  • Twizel.
  • Earnslaw Burn.
  • Pass Burn.
  • Fiordland National Park.
  • Treble Cone.

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How tall is Aragorn?

Some time after the publications of the books, Tolkienwrote that he was six feet six inches tall. Aragornpossessed Elven wisdom due to his childhood in Rivendell withElrond and the foresight of the Dúnedain. He was also askilled healer, notably with the plant Athelas (also known asKingsfoil).

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Where does Boromir die?

Q: Where Did Boromir Die in the Lord of theRings? ANSWER: Boromir's death in both the book and themovie takes place near Parth Galen, the grassy slope leading fromthe wooded hill of Amon Hen down to the Anduin, just north of theFalls of Rauros.

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Why is it called Middle Earth?

The word Middle-earth is just amodernization of the Old-English word Middangeard, which meant "theinhabited lands of Men between the seas". (The same word whichMidgard is derived from) It had nothing to due with the planetearth. (Though Tolkien was known to include many languagepuns in his writings.)

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