2. HERE BEGINS THE JOURNEY……….
• 25/04 (25 Astron) - Gandalf approaches Bilbo Baggins
about going on an adventure.
• 26/04 (26 Astron) - Thirteen dwarves led by Thorin
Oakeshield and Gandalf the Grey throng to Bag End.
Bilbo is recruited as their burglar in the Quest of Erebor.
Gandalf gives Thorin his grandfather's map and key.
• 27/04 (27 Astron) - Thorin and Company depart from
Bywater.
• Gandalf disappears. Bilbo and the dwarves
encounter and are captured by the three trolls, Bert
Bill, and Tom. Gandalf tricks the trolls into a
prolonged argument and they turn to stone at dawn.
3. • The company cross the ford of Bruinen and meet Elrond
at the Last Homely House, Rivendell.
• Midyear's Day -
• 2 Lithe - The company depart from Rivendell.
• Bilbo and the dwarves are captured by the goblins in the
Misty Mountains. Having avoided capture himself,
Gandalf rescues the company. In their haste to escape
Bilbo is separated from the rest of the group.
• Bilbo finds a Magic Ring on the floor of a tunnel.
• Bilbo meets Gollum and they play a game of Riddles.
• With the help of the ring, Bilbo escapes from Gollum and
the goblins and is reunited with Gandalf and the
dwarves on the east side of the Misty Mountains.
4. • The company is trapped by wargs and goblins, and are
rescued by eagles.
• The eagles fly the company to the Carrock.
• Gandalf meets Beorn and introduces the company to
him. They stay at Beorn's halls.
• The company depart from Beorn's halls.
• Gandalf leaves the company at the western eaves of
Mirkwood.
• The company cross the Enchanted River. Bombur falls in
and enters into a deep sleep.
• Bombur eventually awakes and tells the company of his
dream of a great feast in the forest. Drawn by similar
apparitions, the company departs from the forest path.
5. • The dwarves are captured by giant spiders. Bilbo rescues
them.
• The dwarves are captured by the Wood-elves and taken to
Thranduil's halls.
• Bilbo frees the dwarves from imprisonment and the company
travel down the river in barrels.
• 22/9 (22 Halimath) - The company eventually reach Lake-town
and they are given a warm welcome by the Lake-men.
• The company depart from Lake-town.
• The company leave the river and ride towards the Lonely
Mountain.
• Bilbo finds the hidden path.
• Durin's Day. The Secret Door is opened. Bilbo enters the
Lonely Mountain as the company's burglar and steals a two-
handed cup whilst Smaug sleeps.
6. • Bilbo returns to the treasure chamber and encounters
Smaug.
• Smaug leaves the mountain, smashes the Secret Door and
destroys Lake-town.
• Smaug is killed by Bard the Bowman, who is provided the
secret information of Smaug’s weak spot by an old thrush
(who had overheard Bilbo’s conversation about the weak
spot with the dwarves)
• Word of Smaug's death spreads far and wide.
• Thranduil and a host of elves head for Lake-town.
• The joint force of Lake-men, led by Bard, and elves, led by
Thranduil, besiege the Lonely Mountain as Thorin refuses
to share the treasure with the men of Lake-town.
• Bilbo sneaks out and gives Bard and Thranduil the
Arkenstone.
7. • Thranduil and Bard offer Thorin the Arkenstone in exchange
for their share of the treasure. Thorin casts out Bilbo.
• The battle of five armies takes place.
• Thorin and Bilbo meet. Thorin repents his words and dies.
• Bilbo, Gandalf, and Beorn leave the Lonely Mountain.
• Gandalf and Bilbo stay at Beorn's halls before departing
eastward.
• Gandalf and Bilbo reach Rivendell.
• Gandalf and Bilbo return to Hobbiton only to find that most
of the contents of Bag End have been auctioned off.
• THIRD AGE 2949
• - Balin and Gandalf visit Bilbo in Hobbiton sometime during
the autumn.
8. WE KNOW ONE THING FOR SURE,
THAT AS GANDALF SAYS, BY THE
END OF THE ADVENTURE, BILBO
WAS NO LONGER THE HOBBIT HE
ONCE WAS.