How many dwarves accompany bilbo in the hobbit

Lord of the Eagles The chief eagle who rescues Bilbo, Gandalf, and the dwarves from the Wargs and flies them to his nest perched on the mountain. The eagles also fly over during the Battle of the Five Armies. Beorn Also called a skin-changer because of his power to change into a bear, which allows him to attack Goblins and Wargs.

He is hospitable to Gandalf, Bilbo, and the dwarves on their way to the Lonely Mountain and gives them ponies and provisions for their journey. He appears at the Battle of Five Armies and fights the Goblins. Gandalf and Bilbo spend Yule-tide with him on their way back to the hobbit-lands.

Elvenking King of the elves who imprisons Thorin and the other dwarves in his dungeon, from which they are rescued by Bilbo who hides the dwarves in barrels and floats them down a river to Lake-town also called Esgaroth. Elvenking appears at the Battle of Five Armies. Master of Lake-town The ruler of Esgaroth, the town of men also called Lake-town, to which Bilbo and the dwarves escape from the palace of the Elvenking.

The Master's power is challenged by Thorin, and the Master is ultimately replaced by Bard when the Master is corrupted by a share in the dwarves' treasure. Smaug The dragon who lives underground in the Lonely Mountain, where he keeps watch over the treasure hoard that rightfully belongs to Thorin.

Bard The archer from Lake-town who kills Smaug the dragon and eventually becomes Master of Lake-town. Previous About The Hobbit. He's like King Arthur to the British. Ten survive. These four Dwarves all appear in Ori's record of the expedition to Moria headed by Balin thirty years before the Ring quest. They all died in battle with Orcs. See our learning guide on The Hobbit for further details on his adventures. He has never been the most distinctive character — even in The Hobbit, where he has a much bigger role, he mainly appears as a background player in fight scenes.

He is an important-looking Dwarf with a "very long and forked" white beard, "a silver belt, and round his neck hung a chain of silver and diamonds" 2. He and Frodo fall to talking about his home at the Lonely Mountain, since Frodo doesn't want to discuss the Ring at dinner. Narvi is the Dwarf who built the western door of Moria, through which Gandalf and the Company pass. This door is only visible in starlight and moonlight, because it is marked in ithildin.

The formation of the group grew out of a meeting Gandalf had with Thorin in Bree which kindled Thorin's interest in recapturing his long lost family inheritance.

Thorin's grandfather had been the king of the Lonely Mountain when Smaug came and took it. Remembering that he had once known an adventurous Hobbit on his travels in the Shire , Gandalf decided to add Bilbo to their company because he knew that stealth and cunning were preferable to force. Gandalf also believed that someone like Bilbo could keep the sometimes prideful and stubborn Dwarves from rash action. The superstitious Dwarves also considered thirteen to be an unlucky number, and as Gandalf had planned to leave on other business, welcomed a fourteenth to fill into their party.

After a big tea and supper with Bilbo, they explained themselves and their intentions. Bilbo was at first reluctant to join the group but Gandalf rushed him out of the door. After traveling for some time and crossing the river Hoarwell , the company were caught and nearly killed and eaten by three hungry trolls. Gandalf returned in time to keep the monsters occupied until dawn when the light of the Sun turned them to stone.

Recovering themselves, the Dwarves found that these Trolls had a cave nearby filled with stolen weapons, food, and a small treasure. Amongst the many weapons were Sting which Bilbo armed himself with, and which he named after a battle with a giant spider , Orcrist claimed by Thorin , and Glamdring taken by Gandalf. Remarkably, all were ancient Elvish blades that had been forged several millennia earlier, in the First Age in Gondolin.

Elrond also read the runes on Orcrist and Glamdring, thus identifying them. After spending a short time there, the group resumed their journey through the Misty Mountains. On their way through the High Pass , the company minus Gandalf were captured by goblins. Taken before the Great Goblin , they were in mortal danger. Gandalf suddenly appeared and killed the Great Goblin, creating enough disarray for them to escape.

Unfortunately, Bilbo fell down a hole and was left behind during their hasty retreat. Wandering lost and alone in the depths of the mountain, he found the One Ring and met Gollum , described in The Hobbit as "a small slimy creature … as dark as darkness, except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face.

After a hazardous game of Riddles with the creature, Bilbo fortuitously discovered the ring he had found could make him invisible. Wearing the ring, Bilbo escaped Gollum and a group of goblins guarding the eastern door out of the caverns and soon reunited with his companions. Collecting themselves, the company made their way down the mountainside, where they were attacked by Wargs and forced to seek refuge in the trees.

Goblins soon arrived and tried to kill the company by getting them down on the ground by tampering down the trees. With all hope nearly gone, the hapless company was rescued by a group of giant Eagles. After thanking the Eagles, Thorin and Company made for Beorn 's house where they managed to impress the wary skin-changer.

Fully stocked and prepared the Company, they left Beorn's home and made for Mirkwood. When they reached the edge of the perilous wood, Gandalf announced that he had pressing business elsewhere and would not be coming with them through the forest. Grumbling, they went on ahead, taking the Forest Path into the darkness of Mirkwood. After a few days, they reached a dark stream which Beorn had warned them not to drink or bathe in, for it was enchanted and caused great drowsiness and forgetfulness.

They were able to cross it, but Bombur fell in.