Unlike in the movie, there’s a 17-year gap between Bilbo’s birthday and the beginning of Frodo’s adventure when Gandalf urges him to take the ring away from the Shire.įrodo is joined by various companions along the way, leading to the formation of The Fellowship of the Ring.
It was edited down and separated into three volumes for publication, with each volume containing two books.įellowship kicks off in earnest during Bilbo’s 111th birthday, when the hobbit bequeaths the One Ring to his cousin Frodo Baggins. The saga was conceived as a single story and written across 9,250 pages between 19. Nearly two decades after The Hobbit, Tolkien published the first volume of The Lord of the Rings. The adventure culminates in the Battle of Five Armies, which lent its name to the final Hobbit film. Along the way, we’re introduced to Gollum and discover how Bilbo came into possession of the One Ring. The Hobbit follows Thorin and Company - Bilbo, Gandalf, and 13 dwarves led by Thorin Oakenshield - as they set off to reclaim the dwarves’ ancestral home beneath Lonely Mountain from the dragon Smaug.
The tale of Bilbo Baggins was first published in 1937, 17 years before the first volume of The Lord of the Rings. The Hobbit is Tolkien’s first Middle-earth book by in-universe chronology and real-world release date. With potential series newcomers in mind, these brief plot synopses contain only mild spoilers such as broad plot points and character introductions. The Hobbit and LotR books chronicle the stories of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins and are listed by their narrative chronology the additional reading section contains Middle-earth-related works published after the death of Tolkien and is ordered by publication date. Below we’ve split Tolkien’s Middle-earth works into two sections: The Lord of the Rings saga and additional reading.
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