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Bag End is the underground dwelling of the Hobbits Bilbo and Frodo Baggins in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. From there, both Bilbo and Frodo set out on their adventures, and both return there, for a while.
The protagonists of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, lived at Bag End, [d] a luxurious smial or hobbit-burrow, dug into The Hill on the north side of the town of Hobbiton in the Westfarthing. It was the most comfortable hobbit-dwelling in the town; there were smaller burrows further down The Hill.
Bag End, The Shire Bilbo Baggins ( Westron : Bilba Labingi ) is the title character and protagonist of J. R. R. Tolkien 's 1937 novel The Hobbit , a supporting character in The Lord of the Rings , and the fictional narrator (along with Frodo Baggins ) of many of Tolkien's Middle-earth writings.
Bilbo Baggins of Bag End, the protagonist and titular hobbit of the story. [T 1] Bungo Baggins, Bilbo's father. [T 1] (mentioned only) Belladonna Took, Bilbo's mother. [T 1] (mentioned only) The Old Took, Bilbo's maternal grandfather. [T 1] (mentioned only) Grubb, Grubb, and Burrowes, auctioneers managing the liquidation of Bilbo's effects.
The interior of Bag End was shot in a studio in Wellington). [15] The hobbit holes on site have been designed and built to one of three different scales. In addition to the smallest ones built to the correct size (hobbits are smaller than humans), some are built to a larger scale to make the hobbit actors appear smaller, and some have been ...
Tolkien made his Hobbits live in holes, though these quickly turn out to be comfortable, and in the case of Bag End actually highly desirable. Hobbit-holes range from the simple underground dwellings of the poor, with a door leading into a tunnel and perhaps a window or two, up to the large and elaborate Bag End with its multiple cellars, pantries, kitchen, dining room, parlour, study, and ...
Gandalf's singing can be heard on the track "Bag End" on Complete Recordings of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and Bilbo's on "Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe". [9] Large parts of the song were included in Billy Boyd's "The Last Goodbye" on the soundtrack and in the credits of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. [10] [11]
Bilbo returns to Bag End to find his belongings being auctioned off because he was presumed dead. He stops the sale and starts tidying up his home, revealing he still possesses the ring. Sixty years later, [ a ] Bilbo receives a visit from Gandalf on his 111th birthday.