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Bilbo Baggins, hobbit of the Shire, was born in TA 2890. He went down in history as a poet, a writer, a translator from elvish and the author of one of the parts of the Red Book of Westrmarch. In TA 2941 he along with Torin Oakenshield and other twelve dwarves went to Erebor, the Lonely Mountain, to reclaim the treasures stolen by Smaug, the dragon. His reliable fellow-traveler was a wizard Gandalf the Grey. The journey changed Bilbo a lot � he became a brave and respected hobbit. Bilbo Baggins was the key figure of the journey. If it had not been for him, Smaug would have remained in the dwarves� caves with a huge pile of gold. Bilbo Baggins played an important role in the life of Middle-earth. It was he who found the One Ring in a cave under the Misty Mountains, which caused the War of the Ring some decades later. It should be noted that Bilbo was rather a lucky hobbit. Having embarked on a dangerous journey with the dwarves, at first he as if accidentally fought with enemies and only thanks to luck he came out victor. Little by little, Bilbo learned how to twist any enemy round his finger.It was difficult for Bilbo to leave the Ring behind. No doubt, it prolonged his life, but tempted him every now and then. When talking about the Ring, Bilbo strikingly changed, became angry and aggressive. When talking with Gandalf, he called the Ring �my precious� as Gollum did once. It was a terrible ordeal for him to see the Ring again in Rivendell. In the abode of Elrond Bilbo did a lot of thinking, finished writing the Red Book of Westmarch, composed verses and songs, but most of the time he slept, for old age made itself felt. At the Council of Elrond, Bilbo volunteered to bring the One Ring to Orodruin, although everyone knew he wouldn�t be able to do that. Behind this brave act, was an urge to destroy the Ring. After the end of the War of the Ring in TA 3021 Bilbo Baggins decided to sail over the Sea to Valinor. Bilbo Baggins went down in history of the Shire as a long-liver for he lived as long as 131 years and 8 days. He and Frodo were Tolkien�s favorite characters and probably Tolkien gave some of his traits to Bilbo, like a love for pipe, yarning for quietness and tranquility.
