#middleearthinspired #tolkieninspired ‘You ought to go quietly, and you ought to go soon,’ said Gandalf. Two or three weeks had passed, and still Frodo made no sign of getting ready to go.
(C) The Lord of the rings #middleearthinspired #tolkieninspired All Lobelia found to say was: ‘You’ll live to regret it, young fellow! Why didn’t you go too? You don’t belong here; you’re no Baggins — you — you’re a Brandybuck!’ ‘Did you hear that, Merry? That was an insult, if you like,’ said Frodo as he shut the door on her. ‘It was a compliment,’ said Merry Brandybuck,
(C) The Lord of the rings #middleearthinspired #tolkieninspired Chapter 1 A LONG-EXPECTED PARTY then in a low voice, as if to himself, Bilbo sang softly in the dark:
#middleearthinspired #tolkieninspired The second disappearance of Mr. Bilbo Baggins was discussed in Hobbiton, and indeed all over the Shire, for a year and a day, and was remembered much longer than that. Frodo at once began to carry on Bilbo’s reputation for oddity.
#middleearthinspired #tolkieninspired When Mr. Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced that he would shortly be celebrating his eleventy-first birthday with a party of special magnificence, there was much talk and excitement in Hobbiton. ...it was understood that something quite exceptional was being planned for that autumn.
(C) The Lord of the rings #middleearthinspired #tolkieninspired This book is largely concerned with Hobbits, and from its pages a reader may discover much of their character and a little of their history.
...nothing very notable occurred in the Shire until Mr. Baggins began the preparations for the celebration of his hundred-and-eleventh birthday (S.R. 1401). At this point this History begins.
(C) The Lord of the rings #middleearthinspired #tolkieninspired Hobbits character As for the Hobbits of the Shire, with whom these tales are concerned, in the days of their peace and prosperity they were a merry folk. They were hospitable and delighted in parties, and in presents, which they gave away freely and eagerly accepted.