Because it wouldn't be very wise to enter through the front door of a cave inhabited by a dragon. When they found it, they had to decide who would sneak in there and see if the dragon was there. ... He was outraged, and with dragons keen sense of smell he knew that the thieves were still there. ... Days past and the party had not heard nor seen the dragon. ... 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. ...

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They them ask him to go on a quest with them, to find an incredible amount of treasure guarded by a fire-breathing dragon. ... Since Bilbo can move the swiftest and most quietly they tell him to go find the dragon and search for a weak spot. ... He also notices that the dragon is sleeping on piles, and piles of gold and jewels. ... One day when the dragon goes out to eat a man named Bared from a nearby town shoots the dragon threw the spot not covered with armor. The dragon is sleighed the gold is theirs. ...

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In their quest to find this dragon, Bilbo Baggins and the dwarves must pass through forests frequented by troll, caves used by goblins, and other perilous places. ... The second part of the book begins when the troop finally finds the home of the dragon they seek. They manage to awaken the dragon, which then goes on a rampage on a local town of humans. The dragon is killed, but not before it burns the entire town to the ground. Here, the plot thickens as people begin to claim the dragon's treasure for themselves. ...

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After days of negotiation Bilbo uneasily decides to join in on the adventure along with 13 dwarves, to raid the treasure of Smaug, a large and dangerous dragon. ... A great example of this usage is near the end of Bilbo's great adventure, when the time had come for him to advance forward and confront the dragon Smaug. Bilbo had been chosen to go forward into the dragons" lair to seek the treasure. ... At the moment before Bilbo's encounter with the dragon "he knew that going on from there was the bravest thing he"d ever done", as quoted in the book. ...

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Gandalf, the Great Wizard himself, and thirteen dwarves (their names were Dwalin, Balin, Kili, Fili, Dori, Nori, Ori, Oin, Gloin, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, and Thorin, for those of you who are adept in remembering names) burst into his life, pulling the hobbit out of his quiet home, and sending him in an adventure filled with dangers, dragons, gold, and most certainly unpeaceful realms. ... He hoped to indeed live up to Gandalf's standard of him, since he was the one who chose him to journey into the desolate lands of Smaug, a golden- red dragon who had stolen hoards of gold and sil...

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Gandalf, the Great Wizard himself, and thirteen dwarves (their names were Dwalin, Balin, Kili, Fili, Dori, Nori, Ori, Oin, Gloin, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, and Thorin, for those of you who are adept in remembering names) burst into his life, pulling the hobbit out of his quiet home, and sending him in an adventure filled with dangers, dragons, gold, and most certainly unpeaceful realms. ... He hoped to indeed live up to Gandalf's standard of him, since he was the one who chose him to journey into the desolate lands of Smaug, a golden-red dragon who had stolen hoards of gold and silver...

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He is the only one of the party with the gall to face the dragon. ... Smaug: Smaug is the dragon of Lonely Mountain and the antagonist of the tale. ... He is almost caught by the dragon when it bursts from the mountain. ... He understands the words of the thrush, and slays the dragon. ... He also observes Bilbo telling the dwarves about the dragon's weak spot. ...

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Basically, a firedrake dragon from the Withered Hearth has desolated and taken as his own the mountain kingdom of the dwarfish people, named Erebor. This dragon, named Smaug, has also taken the enormous treasure of the dwarves as his own, and he hoards it in the middle of the mountain in a grand chamber. ... Firedrake dragons in that time period of middle earth where very intelligent creatures. ...

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When they reach the mountain where Smague the dragon is, that is where you can tell that Bilbo's character has developed. He talks with the dragon in confidence and he believes in himself. ... He is just happy that he gets the gold back to the Misty Mountain, to old dwarfs and away from the dragon. ...

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It was about a hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, who was chosen by and wizard, Gandalf, and 13 dwarves to go on a mission with them to get the dwarves" gold back from a dragon, Smaug, that stole it hundreds of years ago. So Bilbo went with them and they met many obstacles on the way, such as getting kidnapped by goblins, and being attacked by wild wolves, eagles taking them up to their nests, nearly being eaten by giant spiders, being taken by Forest-elves, and finding the hidden door (in which was the reason for Bilbo to come, because he was the only one that could fit down the passage), fighting the dr...

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The next day, he is visited by dwarves who believe Bilbo can be of use to them in their journey to the Lonely Mountain to reclaim their ancestral treasure, now in the possession of Smaug the dragon. ... The film takes its time with the backstory that brings 13 rambunctious dwarves led by Thorin Oakenshield to acquire "young" Bilbo Baggins for a quest to reclaim the dwarf treasure stolen by the dragon Smaug. ... In the book The Hobbit, Smaug is the dragon of Lonely Mountain and the antagonist of the tale. ... One of the last things that The Hobbit novel and the movie had in common was...

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In JRR Tolkien's "The Hobbit," Bilbo is taken from his home to travel on an unforgettable journey, challenging some of his greatest enemies; giant spiders, goblins, and the dragon, Smaug - just to find that the most powerful enemy of all is not of the physical, but the intangible: greed. ... He is an evil, greedy dragon who hoarded all of his gold so no one could take it from him. ...

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This is a story about a Hobbit whose name is Bilbo Baggins. One morning thirteen Dwarfs and Gandalf The Wandering Wizard appeared at Bilbo's door. The Dwarfs wanted Bilbo to help them conquer a dragon named Smaug, who had taken over their land. When Bilbo woke up the next morning, they started ou...

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This is a story about a Hobbit whose name is Bilbo Baggins. One morning thirteen Dwarfs and Gandalf The Wandering Wizard appeared at Bilbo's door. The Dwarfs wanted Bilbo to help them conquer a dragon named Smaug, who had taken over their land. When Bilbo woke up the next morning, they started o...

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The Plot: This book is about a hobbit (a race that are short and are generally very merry and have happy lives). Now this Hobbit's name was Bilbo and he had the average live of a hobbit (routine, organized, planning ahead, being very lazy, and eating half the time). He got a surprise knock on his d...

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"Luck marches with those who give their very best," said H. Jackson Brown, Jr. "The Hobbit," by J.R.R. Tolkien, is a fantasy adventure book full of magical creatures and action; however it shows a groups quest to claim back the dwarves gold from Smaug, the dragon. In The Hobbit, luck plays an import...

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Could a burglar be a hero? J.R.R. Tolkien, author of "The Hobbit," thinks so. In "The Hobbit," Bilbo Baggins is introduced as an ordinary hobbit who lives just as any hobbit would; in his hobbit hole. Later after a visit from Gandalf, a group of dwarves led by Thorin Oakenshield presents a plan t...

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Bilbo was one you would never expect to do anything unexpected. He was well respected and renowned in the land of the Shire, being one who scoffed and crinkled his nose at the thought of adventure. But once tangled into the fate of a wizard, one named Gandalf the Grey, and a company of dwarves, Bilb...

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"Far over the misty mountains grim. To dungeons deep and caverns dim. We must away, ere break of day, To win our harps and gold from him!"" (Tolkien, 16). This was Thorin's beautiful hum and a real intention of this song, which all of the people have to search for their truly self and enhance to be ...

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Imagine being in a world before the industrial world and into a world where magic and mystery are the dominant force of life. Step back into a world where there are monsters, demons and evil wizards, but with this, there are friends all of kinds, fairies and good wizards. Here one has entered the ...

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Tolkien's Archetypal Hero(s) When J.R.R Tolkien published the first book in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, in 1954 he broke ground and paved the way for fantasy all the way to the twenty-first century -- a century that still holds Tolkien's works on a glorious pedestal that stands far and above t...

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