<P> In The Hobbit , Bilbo Baggins , a hobbit in comfortable middle age , was hired as a `` burglar '' -- despite his initial objections -- by the wizard Gandalf and 13 Dwarves led by their king , Thorin Oakenshield . The Dwarves were on a quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain and its treasures from the dragon Smaug . The adventure took Bilbo and his companions through the wilderness , to the elf haven of Rivendell , across the Misty Mountains , through the black forest of Mirkwood , to Lake - town in the middle of Long Lake , and eventually to the Mountain itself . There , after Smaug was killed and the Mountain was reclaimed , the Battle of Five Armies took place . In that battle , a host of Elves , Men , and Dwarves -- with the help of Eagles and Beorn the shapeshifter -- defeated a host of Goblins and Wargs . At the end of the story , Bilbo returned to his home in the Shire to find that several of his relatives -- believing him to be dead -- were trying to claim his home and possessions . </P>
<P> In The Hobbit , Bilbo Baggins , a hobbit in comfortable middle age , was hired as a `` burglar '' -- despite his initial objections -- by the wizard Gandalf and 13 Dwarves led by their king , Thorin Oakenshield . The Dwarves were on a quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain and its treasures from the dragon Smaug . The adventure took Bilbo and his companions through the wilderness , to the elf haven of Rivendell , across the Misty Mountains , through the black forest of Mirkwood , to Lake - town in the middle of Long Lake , and eventually to the Mountain itself . There , after Smaug was killed and the Mountain was reclaimed , the Battle of Five Armies took place . In that battle , a host of Elves , Men , and Dwarves -- with the help of Eagles and Beorn the shapeshifter -- defeated a host of Goblins and Wargs . At the end of the story , Bilbo returned to his home in the Shire to find that several of his relatives -- believing him to be dead -- were trying to claim his home and possessions . </P>
what part was bilbo to take in the adventure
what part was bilbo to take in the adventure
a `` burglar ''
a `` burglar ''