1. The Hobbit/J.R.R Tolkien
Early in the tale, he finds a magic ring that makes him invisible. ... Beorn: The skin-changing man who lives near the edge of Mirkwood. ... Despite being grossly outnumbered, the party is saved at the last minute by Beorn, the skin-changing man who lives near the edge of Mirkwood. ...
Bilbo is half the size of a man and likes comfortable, peaceful life. ... The hobbit puts on the ring and realizes that it makes him invisible and Gollum runs right past and unintentionally leads him to the exit. The hobbit invisibly runs passed the goblins and meets up with the dwarves and Gandalf. ...
The narrator tells us that hobbits are a little people, half the size of a man, and they have become rare and are no longer seen around. ... On the day the story begins, he is enjoying a pipe outside his front door when an old man with a long cloak and a staff drops by. Bilbo recognizes the old man as the wizard Gandalf, who has created spectacular fireworks displays on holidays in Hobbiton, but Bilbo still looks on Gandalf with a suspicious eye. ... He goes back to his island in the middle of the lake to get his "precious," a golden ring that turns the wearer invisible--the very ring that Bil...
While greeting Gandalf at his door, he does not display the sort of respect a man such as Gandalf deserves, let alone the respect a hero would assume any person worthy of receiving. ... Bilbo then uses the ring's power of invisibility to escape first Gollum and then the Goblins, sneaking about in the shadows to find an exit. ... Overhearing them talking of Bilbo's disappearance, he suddenly reappears, using the ring to be invisible just until he enters their circle. ...
In one such conflict Bilbo found a magic ring that allowed him to become invisible. ... Meanwhile the dragon had already been killed by a very brave man, Bard, who was already on his way to claim his part of they treasure so that he could rebuild his kingdom that had also been taken by the dragon in the past. ...
The time period J.R.R. Tolkien was a part of helped influence the fantasy he is so well known for today. If he was not able to experience World War I or witness the environmental impacts of the Industrial Revolution, novels such as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings may never have existed. Althou...