Table of Contents
- 1 Why do the wood-elves capture the dwarves and not Bilbo?
- 2 What was the long standing quarrel that stood between the dwarves and the elves?
- 3 How does Gandalf get into the goblins tunnel by surprise?
- 4 Who said I will be avenged on anyone who finds it and withhold it?
- 5 What did Gandalf use to fight the wolves?
- 6 Did the elves betray the dwarves?
- 7 Who or what is Glamdring the Foe Hammer And what do the goblins call it?
- 8 How does Gandalf save the adventurers?
Why do the wood-elves capture the dwarves and not Bilbo?
Trying to find their way out of the forest of Mirkwood, the dwarves are captured by armed Wood-elves; Bilbo avoids capture because he is wearing the ring. Invisible, he follows the dwarves, who are taken by the elves across a bridge to the cave palace of the Elvenking. Thorin’s respect for Bilbo grows.
What was the long standing quarrel that stood between the dwarves and the elves?
The dwarves and elves had a history of disputes over treasure, so Thorin refused to tell the king their business and the king imprisoned him until he told the truth.
How does Bilbo help the dwarves escape from the wood-elves?
The night after the battle with the spiders, the dwarves are captured by the Wood-elves, but Bilbo escapes by using his ring. Then the king’s butler and the chief of the guards fall asleep over wine, so that Bilbo is able to steal the guard’s keys. He frees the dwarves and brings them to the cellar.
How does Gandalf get into the goblins tunnel by surprise?
Terms in this set (7) How does Gandalf rescue Bilbo and the dwarves? Gandalf fonds a way to get in the goblin’s tunnels, magically turn off the lights, kills the Great Goblin, and guids them to safety.
Who said I will be avenged on anyone who finds it and withhold it?
Thorin tells them “‘that stone of all the treasure I name unto myself, and I will be avenged on anyone who finds it and withholds it. ‘” Chapter 16, pg. 266.
How does Gandalf feel about Bilbo?
Gandalf ‘felt’ that he was bolder than the other hobbits and he decided to have Bilbo join Thorin and his company. Gandalf (and many others) regarded Bilbo and Frodo as the best hobbits in whole Middle-earth. Gandalf never explicitly said why he had chosen poor Bilbo to join him and the dwarves in their expedition.
What did Gandalf use to fight the wolves?
The Wargs, thinking that the Dwarves are allies of the Woodmen, surrounded the glade and didn’t let them descend. Gandalf then used his magic to light up pinecones and hurl them against the Warg until he drove them out.
Did the elves betray the dwarves?
Many of Tolkien’s stories involve or revolve around treachery. Elves betrayed Elves, Elves betrayed Dwarves, Men betrayed Elves — the histories of Beleriand are filled with betrayal after betrayal. The Dwarves of Belegost did not participate in the war (in the later versions).
How did Bilbo deceive bombur?
Bilbo takes the Arkenstone and goes to Bombur, who is on guard during the night, and volunteers to take his watch for him. When Bombur agrees, he puts on his ring of invisibility and goes to the elves.
Who or what is Glamdring the Foe Hammer And what do the goblins call it?
Glamdring was a sword, said to have belonged to Turgon, but best known as the weapon of Gandalf during the War of the Ring. It was known in Westron as the Foe-hammer, and Orcs knew it as Beater.
How does Gandalf save the adventurers?
How did Gandalf save the adventures from the trolls? Gandalf tricked the trolls into staying out until after sun-up. What does Bilbo find before the adventurers locate the trolls’ cave? What is the name of the mountain where Smaug protects his stolen treasure?
What treasure is worth more than a river of gold in itself?
Thorin’s is the Arkenstone of Thrain, a giant diamond that “is worth more than a river of gold in itself, and to [Thorin] it is beyond price” (16.2). The stone belonged to Thorin’s father, Thrain, and Thorin will do anything to get it back.