Questions tagged [the-hobbit]
For questions about The Hobbit, a 1937 Children's novel by Tolkien. Please always use with the [tolkiens-legendarium] tag. For questions about the film adaptations use in conjunction with the film tags, [an-unexpected-journey], etc.
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How Can Those Wearing the One Ring Be Seen in the Sunlight As a Shadow?
How can those wearing the One Ring be seen in the sunlight as a shadow?
[Bilbo] could see outside into the open air; there were a few steps running down into a narrow valley between tall mountains; ...
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How did the One Ring abandon Gollum?
I'm sorry I have to mix a little movie line with The Hobbit the novel.
In Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring, Lady Galadriel, while narrating the beginning of the movie, mentions that the ...
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What did the Dwarvish Runes Say in the Final Shot of the Hobbit (Part I)?
In the final shot of the first Hobbit film, there is a series of a runes displayed prominently on the wall
I cannot, unfortunately, locate a screenshot for it - too current, I think. Can anyone tell ...
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What non-canon elements were added to The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Taking into account the Lord of the Rings Appendices and all of Tolkien's other writings (including his letters) I'd like to know what elements of the film were entirely created by Peter Jackson and ...
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Did Radagast's saving of the hedgehog scare away the spiders?
I did not understand this scene. It was presented in a way that somehow communicated that saving the dying hedgehog somehow drove away the attacking spiders. They made it look like if the hedgehog ...
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Why didn't the dwarf women have beards in "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey?"
I may have missed it with the 3D, but I could have sworn I saw what I suspect was a lady Dwarf or two running from the Erebor in the beginning of The Hobbit, but they didn't seem bearded.
If dwarf ...
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What elements from non-Hobbit Tolkien canon have been included in the Hobbit movie?
I don't expect a great answer till all parts are released, but at least, as per the current knowledge, what elements (plot, characters, events, ideas, dialog, items etc..) are known to be in Peter ...
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What parts of the Hobbit book are covered by the first film?
The Hobbit is being adapted to film in several parts, the first of which is titled: "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"
What parts of the Hobbit book are covered by this film?
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Why did Smaug gather a treasure of gold and other precious objects?
In The Hobbit, the Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf are on a mission to rob Smaug. But why did he have so much to steal from? He's a Dragon! He is not the kind of dragon that eats gold and gems. He doesn't ...
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Was Mount Erebor called "The Lonely Mountain" because it was the singular feature in the area, or for some other reason?
Was Mount Erebor called "The Lonely Mountain" because it was the singular feature in the area, or for some other reason?
The map to The Lonely Mountain.
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What does Gandalf say To Galadriel in the Hobbit trailer?
In the Hobbit trailer Galadriel asks Gandalf:
And he responds:
What does he say to her? Its very hard to understand the last few words of his sentence
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Significance of the White Stag and Hunt in The Hobbit
I am re-reading Tolkien's The Hobbit (in anticipation of the movie), and was wondering if there was some further significance to the appearance of the white stag/deer. In the chapter "Flies and ...
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Was Gollum always a hobbit?
Gollum first appears in The Hobbit, as a pitiful creature from whom Bilbo 'steals' the ring. From what I remember, there is no mention of his hobbithood. He's just a unique creature Bilbo finds.
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What is the name of the Master of Lake-town?
I know that Tolkien never defined the Master of Lake-town to have a name. I want to have him appear in a game I organize and it would be very awkward if I could not use a name for him.
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"Three parts of the goblin warriors of the North perished on that day." How many does "three parts" represent?
In The Hobbit, there is this sentence:
Songs have said that three parts of the goblin warriors of the North perished on that day, and the mountains had peace for many a year.
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