He grew up under the guardianship of the Master of Buckland Rorimac 'Goldfather' Brandybuck, who was his uncle. After his parents died in a boating accident, Frodo went to live in Brandy Hall with his mother’s relatives, the Brandybucks. History Childhood and youth įrodo, the child of the respectable Drogo Baggins and Primula Brandybuck, was born on 22 September of S.R. He is also peculiar for being, as a Ring-bearer, one of the three Hobbits who sailed from Middle-earth to Aman, there to die in peace. During this epic quest, he bore the One Ring to Mount Doom and there destroyed it, giving him renown like no other Halfling throughout Middle-earth. ' And though all the mighty elf-friends of old, Hador, and Húrin, and Túrin, and Beren himself were assembled together, your seat should be among them.' ― Elrond to Frodo Baggins in The Fellowship of the Ring, ' The Council of Elrond'įrodo Baggins was a hobbit of the Third Age, the most famous of all Hobbits in the histories for his leading role in the Quest of the Ring. For the the son of Samwise Gamgee, see Frodo Gardner.īearing the One Ring to the land of Mordor, and bringing it to the Cracks of Doom

This article or section needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of article quality. Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of guile and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollumâs âpreciousâ ring that holds unexpected and useful qualitiesâ¦ A simple,Â gold ringÂ that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.' I shan't call it the end, till we've cleared up the mess.' - Sam Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain, first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life foreverâ¦ Gollum. Their journey will take them into the Wild through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior Thorin Oakenshield. ÂTheÂ Hobbit: An Unexpected Journeyâ follows title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Hereâs the synopsis forÂ The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: He began recounting his adventures that comprise The Hobbit as part of what looks to be a frame story, so it's safe to assume that Frodo is part of this 'Storytime with Bilbo.' Â The images also featureÂ Ian McKellan as Gandalf and Martin Freeman as our hero, Young Bilbo.Hit the jump to check out the images.Â The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opens in 3D on December 14th, followed by The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugÂ on December 13th, 2013 and The Hobbit: There and Back AgainÂ July 18th, 2014.Images courtesy of Cinemarcado (via CBM): A batch of new images from Peter Jacksonâs upcoming The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has landed online, giving us our first look at Elijah Wood reprising his role as Frodo.Â We previously saw Wood in costume in one of the earlier Hobbit production videos that Jackson shared from the set, but this is our first look at the actor in character in the film.Â The appearance is likely a brief one, as we saw Ian Holm reprising his Bilbo role in the first trailer.

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