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Old 11-26-2019, 01:35 PM   #30
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Okay I found somethings by pure chance that I missed when we were doing this chapter. I was reading Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth for the next post in the Maps and Pictures thread, when I came to a facsimily of Plot Note A for The Hobbit. Since Tolkiens handwriting is not easy I couldn’t read it fully, but then I thought, that as we have Mr Baggins and Return to Bag-End we must have these Plotnotes in transcription. And so it is, there are not only Plot Note A but a series from a First Outline over Plot Note A up to Plot Note F. With these we can handle story of Bilbo & Co. in much more similar way as that of Frodo & Co.. My approach to do that follows here.
Since this will become a very long message, I will split it into three postings. As always I will start with text with all our editing marks, but striped of source text as far as possible. But the possibility of stripping is small due to the necessary load of editing. This will be followed in the second post by some comments and then in the third post by the new part of the chapter in plain text.
As a matter of fact you find in both versions as well the new placement of the pictures that up to now have been collected together to kind of picture story. I will not here comment on these. The next on my agenda is a posting in the ‘Drawings, Pictures and Maps?’ thread with this and other information found in the process of reading mentioned above.
The markings are:
FY-HL-xx for all the headlines for the Fading Years.
TS-SL-xx for all expansions and changes to the narrative.
TS-FR-xx for all expansions and changes relating to the new Finding of the Ring material.
TS-BB-xx for all expansions and changes relating to the material from The History of the Hobbit

Some conventions of my writing:
Bold Text = source information, comments and remarks
{example} = text that should be deleted
[example] = normalized text, normally only used for general changes, as well as changes which are a part of replacement that is not grammatical.
Underlined Text = text changed for grammatical reasons in the process of combining and inserting and removing.
/example/ = text used to expaned an outline or plot notes
<source example> = additions with source information
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The Quest of Erebor
>TS-FR-03.5b<ORP Orcs were mustering, and far to the east and the south the wild peoples were arming. ... There it dwelt, until TS-SL-04.5b{even in the year of the assault upon Dol Guldur}as is told herafter it was found again, by a wayfarer, fleeing into the depths of the earth from the pursuit of the Orcs, and passed into a far distant country, even to the land of the Periannath, ... nor any of the Wise save Mithrandir had in all their counsels given thought to them.
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TS-QE-01<Quest of Erebor; Appendix Gandalf had not yet played any part in the fortunes of Durin's House. ... and rested for the night at Bree.>TS-QE-02b<The Quest of Erebor {I cannot remember all the tale now, but we gathered that to}To begin with Gandalf was thinking only of the defence of the West against the Shadow. TS-QE-03{
"I} He was very troubled at that time,{" he said, "}for Saruman was hindering all {my}his plans. {I}Gandalf knew that Sauron had arisen again and would soon declare himself, and {I}Gandalf knew that he was preparing for a great war. ... {I}Gandalf thought{ then, and I am sure now,} that to attack Lórien and Rivendell, ... and much worse for {us}the free Peoples.
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[Art of LotR; fig. 159; p. 202; Map of the northern part of Middle-earth]
{"You may think}It may be thought that Rivendell was out of his reach, but {I}Gandalf did not think so. ... The Dragon Sauron might use with terrible effect. Often {I}Gandalf said to {myself}himself: 'I must find some means ... I must make the Council see that.'
TS-QE-04b<Quest of Erebor; Appendix And then there was the Shire-folk. {I}He began to have a warm place in {my}his heart for them in the Long Winter TS-QE-05{, which none of you can remember}. They were very hard put to it then: ... that they survived. {I}Gandalf wanted them still to survive. TE-QE-05.1<Making of Appendix A He wished the Shire-folk to be ‘educated’ before evil days came{, and chose Bilbo (un-attached) as an instrument}.> But {I}he saw that the Westlands were ... To come through that {I}he thought they would need ... It is not easy to say what. {Well,}Probably they would want ... and where they stood.
{"}They had begun to forget: ... with some one person.>
TE-QE-05.2{"Those}These were {my}his dark thoughts as {I}he jogged along the road. {I}Gandalf was tired, and {I}he was going ... for more than twenty years.>
TS-QE-06b<The Quest of Erebor{I}He thought that if {I}he put {them}his dark thoughts out of {my}his mind for a while {I}he might perhaps find some way of dealing with these troubles. And so {I did}it happened indeed, though {I}he was not allowed to put them out of {my}his mind.
{"}For just as {I}he was nearing Bree {I}he was overtaken ... To {my}Gandalf’s surprise he spoke to {me}him; and it was at that moment that the tide began to turn.
{"He}Thorin was troubled too, so troubled that he actually asked for {my}Gandalf’s advice{.}>: TS-SL-03b<Appendix A 'Master Gandalf, I know you only by sight, ... if I had known where to find you.'
Gandalf looked at him ... that is the way also to your halls.'
'Call them so, ... and would be glad of your counsel.'
'I will come,' ... by the grandson of Thrór.'>
TS-QE-07<Quest of Erebor So {I}Gandalf went with {him}Thorin to his halls in the Blue Mountains>. TS-QE-08<Quest of Erebor; Appendix {we}They actually passed through the Shire, ... Indeed {I think }it was annoyance with his haughty disregard of the Hobbits that first put into {my}Gandalf’s head the idea of entangling {him}Thorin with them. As far as {he}Thorin was concerned ... ancestral road to the Mountains.>
TS-QE-09<The Quest of Erebor {So I went with him to his halls in the Blue Mountains, and I}Gandalf listened to {his}Thorin’s long tale{.}>: TS-QE-10 The History of the Hobbit; A Well-Planned Party ‘Many years ago, in my great-grandfather’s days, our family was driven out of the far North. Some went to the Iron Hills. But {Thror}[Thrór] my grandfather returned with most of our kin to {this Mountain on the map}Erebor, where {Thrain}[Thráin] the old his ancestor ... and {Thror}[Thrór] became King under the Mountain, ... The land was fat and fruitful {in those days [> }then{]}. Those were good years for us, ... So the halls of {Thror}[Thrór] were filled ... Dale was one of the wonders of the North.
Alas! that brought the dragon upon us! Greed has long ears. Dragons{, as no doubt a treasure-hunter will know,} steal gold and jewels ... Curse them!
There were still many dragons ... and came south> TS-QE-11b <Mr. Baggins; The Adventure Continues . The first we heard of it was a noise like a hurricane coming from the North, and the pine trees on the mountain-sides creaking and cracking in the wind. Some of the dwarves who happened to be outside (I was one, a fine lad in those days I was, always wandering about, and it saved my life that day) – well, from a good way off we saw in the middle of the wind the dragon settle on the mountain in a spout of flame. He came down the slopes, and when he reached the woods they all went up in fire. By that time all the bells were ringing in Dale, and the warriors were arming. The dwarves rushed out of their great gate, but there was the dragon waiting for them. None escaped that way. The River rushed up in steam, and a fog fell on Dale, and in the fog the dragon came and {[destroyed it >]}destroyed most of the warriors. Then he went back and crept in through the Front Gate and routed out all the halls, and lanes, and tunnels, alleys, cellars, mansions and passages. There were no dwarves left, and all their wealth he took for himself. Probably, for that is the dragons' way, he has piled it all up in {[}a{]} great heap in some hall far inside, and sleeps on it for a bed.
Out of the great gate he used to creep and come by night to Dale, and carry off people, especially maidens, to eat, until Dale was ruined, and all the people gone. What goes on now, I don't know, but I don't suppose anyone lives nearer to the mountain than the Long Lake nowadays.
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[Art of the Hobbit; fig. 73; p. 107; Smaug in flight]
Smaug in flight
The few of us that were well outside sat and wept in hiding and cursed Smaug; and there we were unexpectedly joined by my father and my grandfather with singed beards. They looked very grim, but they said very little. When I asked how they had got away, they told me to hold my tongue, and one day, in the proper time, I should know. After that TS-QE-12 The History of the Hobbit; A Well-Planned Party , when we had set our curse on the dragon,> we went away, and we have had to earn our livings as best we could up and down the lands, often enough sinking as low as blacksmith-work or TS-QE-13b{even }coalmining The History of the Hobbit; A Well-Planned Party , or even road-mending>. But we have never forgotten ... – here Thorin stroked the gold chain round his neck – " TS-QE-14{we still mean to get it back, and to bring our curses home to Smaug – if we can}The History of the Hobbit; A Well-Planned Party I still mean to get it back, and to bring my curse home to Smaug – if I can>."
>TS-QE-15<The Quest of Erebor{I}Gandalf soon understood that {his}Thorin’s heart was hot ... Dwarves take such duties very seriously.> TS-QE-16<The Quest of Erebor, Appendix {I}Gandalf heard all his tale, and {I}he thought: ... of Dwarves before.'>
TS-QE-17<The Quest of Erebor{"I}He promised to help {him}Thorin if {I}he could. {I}He was as eager as {he was}Thorin to see the end of Smaug, ... and {I}Gandalf could see no hope in that. So {I}he left him and went off ... It was a strange business. {I}He did no more than follow the lead of 'chance,' and made many mistakes on the way.>
TS-QE-18<The Quest of Erebor; Appendix "How would you select any one Hobbit for such a purpose?" {said }Gandalf thought. {"I}He had not time to sort them all out; but {I}he knew the Shire very well by that time, although when {I}he met Thorin {I}he had been away for more than twenty years ... the Hobbits that {I}he knew, {I}he said to {myself}himself: 'I want a dash of the Took{' (but not too much. Master Peregrin) '}and I want a good foundation of the solider sort, a Baggins perhaps.' That pointed at once to Bilbo.> TS-QE-19<The Quest of Erebor Somehow {I}Gandalf had been attracted by Bilbo ... when {I}Gandalf had last seen him. He had stayed in {my}Gandalf’s mind ... As soon as {I}Gandalf entered the Shire {I}he heard news of {him}Bilbo. He was getting talked about, ... and he had never married.> TS-QE-20<The Quest of Erebor; Appendix {I}Gandalf thought that odd though {I}he guessed why it was; and the reason that {I}he guessed was not that most of the Hobbits gave {me}him: that {he}Bilbo had early been left very well off and his own master. No, {I}Gandalf guessed that {he}Bilbo wanted ... or he had made up his courage. {I}Gandalf remembered how {he}Bilbo used to pester {me}him with questions when {he}Bilbo was a youngster ... uncles on the Took side that had done so.[Footnote to the text: These uncles were Hildifons Took, who "went off on a journey and never returned," and Isengar Took (the youngest of the Old Took's twelve children), who was "said to have 'gone off to sea' in his youth".]> TS-QE-21<The Quest of Erebor {He}Bilbo was already growing a bit queer, ... even Dwarves.
{"}'Even Dwarves!' Suddenly in {my}Gandalf’s mind these three things came together: ... sick at heart ({I}he guessed) for a sight of the wide world. {I}Gandalf laughed at {myself}himself; but {I}he went off at once ... when {I}Gandalf asked after him. 'Off again,' said one Hobbit. It was Holman, the gardener{, I believe}[Footnote to the text: Holman the gardener: Holman Greenhand, to whom Hamfast Gamgee (Sam's father, the Gaffer) was apprenticed{: The Fellowship of the Ring, and Appendix C}.]. 'Off again. He'll go right off one of these days, if he isn't careful. Why, I asked him where he was going, and when he would be back, and I don't know he says; and then he looks at me queerly. It depends if I meet any, Holman, he says. It's the Elves New Year tomorrow![Footnote to the text: The Elvish solar year (loa) began with the day called yestarë, which was the day before the first day of tuilë (Spring); and in the Calendar of Imladris yestarë "corresponded more or less with Shire April 6."] A pity, and him so kind a body. You wouldn't find a better from the Downs to the River.'
'Better and better!' {I}Gandalf thought. 'I think I shall risk it.' Time was getting short. {I}He had to be with the White Council in August ... unless he had something else to deal with.>
TS-QE-22<Quest of Erebor; Appendix At last {I}Gandalf made up {my}his mind, and {I went back to Thorin.} TS-QE-23<The Quest of Erebor{"So I} rode off back to Thorin in haste, ... in danger of coming true!> {I}Gandalf found {him}Thorin in conclave with some of his kinsfolk. Balin and Glóin were there, and several others.
{"}'Well, what have you got to say?' Thorin asked {me }as soon as {I}Gandalf came in.
{"}'This first,' {I}Gandalf answered. ... They will help one another. TS-QE-24{' And they certainly would have done so, if I had not attacked Dol Guldur at the same time. '}Open war would be quite useless; ... indeed something desperate.'
{"}'You are both vague and disquieting,' said Thorin. 'Speak more plainly!'
{"}'Well, for one thing,' {I}Gandalf said, 'you will have to go on this quest yourself, and you will have to go secretly. No messengers, ... something unexpected.'
{"}'Name it!' said Thorin.
{"}'One moment!' {I}Gandalf said. ... and his sense of smell.'
{"}'Naturally,' said Thorin. ... and you are not instructing the ignorant.'
{"}'Very good,' {I}Gandalf answered; 'but your own plans did not seem to me to consider this point. My plan is one of stealth. Stealth. TS-QE-25<Added back from Manuscript A Also a scent that cannot be placed, at least not by Smaug, the enemy of Dwarves.> Smaug does not ... prick-eared for the sound of – Dwarf-feet.'
{"}'You make your stealth sound as difficult and hopeless as any open attack,' said Balin. 'Impossibly difficult!'
{"}'Yes, it is difficult,' {I}Gandalf answered. 'But not impossibly difficult, or I would not waste my time here. I would say absurdly difficult. ... and he has certainly never smelt them.'
{"}'What!' cried Glóin. ... dragonet new from the shell!'
{"}'Now, now!' {I}Gandalf said, 'that is quite unfair. ... before you find out what is in them.'
{"}'The test cannot be made,' Thorin answered. ... to avoid tight places.'
{"}'Quite true,' {I}Gandalf said. ... an adventure.'
{"}'Not at my expense!' said Thorin, ... even if he could be persuaded to start.'
{"}'Fail to see! You would fail to hear it, more likely,' {I}Gandalf answered. ... professional stealth.'
{"}'Professional stealth?' cried Balin, taking up {my}Gandalf’s words rather differently ... Can they still be found?'
{"I}Gandalf hesitated. This was a new turn, and {I}he was not sure how to take it. 'I think so,' {I}he said at last. ... and get what you desire.'
{"}Thorin's eyes glistened ... they cannot tell a gem from a bead of glass.'
{"}'I wish you would not always speak so confidently without knowledge,' {I}Gandalf said sharply. ... and drinks wine out of shapely crystal.'
{"}'Ah! I see your drift at last,' said Balin. 'He is a thief, then? That is why you recommend him?'
{"}At that {I fear I}Gandalf lost {my}his temper and {my}his caution. ... was more than {I}he could stand at that moment. 'A thief?' {I}he said, laughing. ... Then being angry {I}he got up, and {I}he said with a warmth that surprised {myself}himself: 'You must look for that door, Thorin Oakenshield! I am serious.' And suddenly {I}Gandalf felt that {I}he was indeed in hot earnest. This queer notion of {mine}him was not a joke, it was right. It was desperately important that it should be carried out. The Dwarves must bend their stiff necks.
{"}'Listen to me, Durin's Folk!' {I}he cried. ... until the Shadow falls on you!'
{"}Thorin turned and looked at {me}Gandalf in astonishment, ... if you are not merely crazed.'
{"}'Good!' {I}Gandalf said. ... but you must not let him.'
{"}'Haggling will not help him, ... and no more.'
{"}It was not what {I}Gandalf meant, but it seemed to him useless to say so. 'There is one other thing,' {I}he went on; ... east of your quest.'
{"}'He sounds a very strange creature, this thief of yours,' said a young Dwarf called Fíli (Thorin's nephew{, as I afterwards learned}). 'What is his name, or the one that he uses?'
{"}'Hobbits use their real names,' {I}Gandalf said. 'The only one that he has is Bilbo Baggins.'
{"}'What a name!' said Fíli, and laughed.
{"}'He thinks it very respectable,' {I}Gandalf said. ... At least you will be well entertained.'
{"}'That is enough,' said Thorin. ... and my heart is hot within me.'
{"I}Gandalf took no notice of this. 'Look now, Thorin,' {I}he said, 'April is passing ... on the following day.'
{"}And with that {I}Gandalf took {my}his leave, ... The rest of the story is well known TS-QE-26{to you }– from Bilbo's point of view. {If I had written the account, it would have sounded rather different. }He did not know all that went on: ... should not come to his ears too soon.
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[Art of LotR; fig. 18; p. 36; Map of the Shire]
Map of the Shire
{"}It was on the morning of Tuesday, April the 25th, 2941, that {I}Gandalf called to see Bilbo; and though {I}he knew more or less what to expect {I must say that my}his confidence was shaken. {I}He saw that things would be far more difficult than {I}he had thought. But {I}he persevered. Next day, Wednesday, April the 26th, {I}he brought Thorin ... badly for {me}Gandalf from the beginning; ... only made matters worse. {I}Gandalf was thankful that {I}he had told Thorin {we should}they would all stay the night at Bag End, since {we should}they would need time to discuss ways and means. It gave {me}Gandalf a last chance. If Thorin had left Bag End before {I}he could see him alone, {my}Gandalf’s plan would have been ruined.> TS-QE-27<The Quest of Erebor{" So I rode off back to Thorin in haste, to tackle the difficult task of persuading him to put aside his lofty designs and go secretly – and take Bilbo with him. Without seeing Bilbo first. It was a mistake, and nearly proved disastrous. For Bilbo had changed, of course. At least, he was getting rather greedy and fat, and his old desires had dwindled down to a sort of private dream. Nothing could have been more dismaying than to find it actually in danger of coming true! He}Bilbo was altogether bewildered, and made a complete fool of himself. Thorin would have left in a rage, but for another strange chance, which {I }will be mention in a moment.
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[Art of Hobbit fig. 1; p. 20; One morning early in the Quiet of the World]
One morning early in the Quiet of the World
{"But you know how things went}The story of Thorin’s meeting with Bilbo is told elsewhere, at any rate as Bilbo saw {them}it. The story would sound rather different, if {I}Gandalf had written it. For one thing {he}Bilbo did not realize at all how fatuous the Dwarves thought him, nor how angry they were with {me}Gandalf. Thorin was much more indignant and contemptuous than {he}Bilbo perceived. He was indeed contemptuous from the beginning, and thought then that {I}Gandalf had planned the whole affair simply so as to make a mock of him. It was only the map and the key that saved the situation.
{"}But {I}Gandalf had not thought of them for years. It was not until {I}he got to the Shire and had time to reflect on Thorin's tale that {I}he suddenly remembered the strange chance that had put them in {my}his hands; and it began now to look less like chance. {I}He remembered a dangerous journey of {mine}his, ninety-one years before, when {I}he had entered Dol Guldur in disguise, and had found there an unhappy Dwarf dying in the pits. TS-QE-27.1{I had no idea who he was. }He had a map that had belonged to Durin's folk ... he had possessed a great Ring.
{"}Nearly all his ravings were of that. The last of the Seven he said over and over again. ... But he gave the map and the key to {me}Gandalf. 'For my son,' he said; and then he died, and soon after {I}Gandalf escaped {myself}himself. {I}He stowed the things away, and by some warning of {my}his heart {I}he kept them always with {me}him, safe, but soon almost forgotten. TS-QE-27.2<The Making of Appendix A He was{ probably} unaware who the dwarf was{ in Dol Guldur}, since the 7th ring {would be}was no clue (Dwarves kept the possession of rings very secret), and {Thráin}the dwarf did not know his own name{ (Hobbit p. 35)}. >{I}Gandalf had other business in Dol Guldur more important and perilous than all the treasure of Erebor.
{"}Now {I}Gandalf remembered it all again, and it seemed clear that {I}he had heard the last words of Thráin the Second,[Footnote to the text: Thráin the Second: Thráin the First, Thorin's distant ancestor, escaped from Moria in the year 1981 and became the first King under the Mountain.] though he did not name himself or his son; and Thorin, of course, did not know what had become of his father, nor did he even mention the last of the Seven Rings.{'}> TS-QE-28<The Quest of Erebor, Appendix It was nine years after {Thrain}[Thráin] had left his people that {I}Gandalf found him, and he had then been in the pits of Dol Guldur for five years at least. {I do}Gandalf did not know how {he}Thráin endured so long, nor how he had kept these things hidden through all his torments. {I think that the}The Dark Power had probably desired nothing from him except the Ring only, ... Small oversights often do.> TS-QE-29<The Quest of Erebor{I}Gandalf had the plan ... And {I}he had kept them, though without any design of {my}his own, until the moment when they would prove most useful.
{"}Fortunately, {I}Gandalf did not make any mistake in {my}his use of them. {I}He kept them up {my}his sleeve, as {you say}it is said in the Shire, ... to follow {my}Gandalf’s plan, as far as ... to ease his heart's longings.
{"}But that was not enough for {me}Gandalf. {I}Gandalf knew in {my}his heart that Bilbo must go with {him}Thorin, or the whole quest would be a failure – or, as {I}we should say now, ... So {I}Gandalf had still to persuade Thorin ... but for {me}Gandalf this was the most difficult part of the whole affair. Though {I}he argued with {him}Thorin far into the night ... early the next morning.
{"}Thorin was contemptuous and suspicious. ... other purposes than helping me.'
{"}'You are quite right,' {I}Gandalf said. ... not less.' {I}He spoke at last with great heat. 'Listen to me, Thorin Oakenshield!' {I}he said. ... I am warning you.'
{"}'I know your fame,' Thorin answered. ... have disordered your wits.'
{"}'They have certainly been enough to do so,' {I}Gandalf said. ... though your hands be full of gold.'
{"He}Thorin blenched a little at that; ... as in all that concerns me.'
{"}'Do so then!' {I}Gandalf said. ... to the end of your days.'
{"I}Gandalf said that without hope of persuading {him}Thorin; but {I}he could have said nothing better. ... look after your darling.'
{"}'Good!' {I}Gandalf answered. ... but at the time {I}Gandalf was troubled, for {I}he had the urgent matter of the White Council on {my}his hands.
{"}So it was that the Quest of Erebor set out. {I do}Gandalf did not suppose that when it started Thorin had any real hope of destroying Smaug. There was no hope.> FY-HL-14.6<
The Broken Bridge
>TS-QE-30<LotR; Of the Finding of the Ring As is told in The Hobbit, ... far off in the East.>
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[Art of the Hobbit; fig. 12; p. 35; Thorin’s letter to Bilbo]
Thorin’s letter to Bilbo
TS-QE-31<The History of the Hobbit; The Broken Bridge{They} At first they were still in the Shire, of course, and went at a leisurely pace, spending nights in good inns. TS-QE-32b<The History of the Hobbit; Itinerary /The night of April the twenty-eighth they spend/{Spend night} at the All-welcome Inn, at junction of the Northway and the East Road (on Hobbiton side of Frogmorton). So-called because it was much used by travellers through the Shire, especially by dwarves on the way to Thorin’s home in exile, which was in the west-side of the Blue mountains (southern part, in Harlindon). {None of this is mentioned in the text, but The All-welcome Inn should be marked on the needed Shire-map in any new edition of The Hobbit. }It has to be remembered that the East Road ... in its inns ({It}it would also appear that they were sometimes employed as roadmenders and bridge-repairers), but they seldom turned off it,... and gave what was asked.
{2. April 29. Night}/The next night Thorin and his companions were/ at Whitfurrows.>{; not} Not until the Saturday afternoon ... where outlandish things might be expected at any turn. TS-QE-32.5{ At last he felt that his Adventure had begun.}
But beyond the Bridge the road was still good, ..., but gave them no more than a grin and a nod.
In a day or two they came to Bree on the Hill. ... well-known to the hobbits of the east side of the Shire. TS-QE-33.7<The History of the Hobbit; Itinerary {They reach Bree (another 20miles).} There they {stay the night, and purchase}also purchased a good many supplies (including pipe-weed).>{ Bree was as far as Bilbo’s knowledge reached, even by hearsay.} Beyond {it}Bree the lands had been desolate for many long years. When in a day’s journey more they came to the Last Inn, TS-QE-33{they found it deserted.} <The History of the Hobbit; Itinerary but {are}they were depressed at finding it deserted and {go}went no further.> They camped in its ruins, and the next day they passed ... but it was grey now and rather sad.
TS-QE-33.5{Bilbo’s spirit fell, and he said very, little, thinking always of the next stop for food, though meals came much more seldom (and more scanty) than he would have liked. }So they went on for many days, ... as if the land was listening{ (so Bilbo thought to himself)}. TS-QE-34<The History of the Hobbit; Itinerary {by}By the evening of May the tenth {have}they had only reached Weathertop (80 miles from the Last Inn). They {camp}camped on its east side. >After a time the flat lands began to rise before them; ... as if men of evil days had built them.
It was at about this time that things took a bad turn. ... bringing low clouds and driving rain. TS-QE-34.5{Bilbo shivered. ‘Not what I call June!’ he grumbled as he splashed along behind all the others in a deep muddy track that was fast becoming a stream. Poor hobbit, he was quite out of his reckoning; it was the nineteenth of May, but the three weeks on the road began to seem endless. ‘Bother adventures and everything to do with them!’ he thought. ‘I whish I was at home by the fire with the kettle just beginning to sing!’ It was not the last time that he wished that.
}The track climbed to the top of a ridge, ... and the road faded from sight under the shadows at their feet.
‘Ha!’ said Gandalf, peering through the rain. ... Elrond must be told TS-QE-34.7<The History of the Hobbit; Note at the end of Fifth Phase{Ch. III should make clear Elrond’s} He has the care for the roads {etc.}[/u]and bridges[/b] from Greyflood to the {<}Mountains{>}>’.
They did not know what he meant. ... but the arch was broken in the middle.
‘Well, what’s to be done?’ said Gandalf. ‘None are better at bridge-building than dwarves’.
‘Maybe’, said Thorin. ‘But not in the wilds, without the tools or the tackle, nor in a storm of rain!’
‘Just so’ said Gandalf. ... and see the worst!’
They came to the bridge-end, ... cold grey stream.
‘It might be worse’, said Gandalf. ... by the Mines of Moria’.
The dwarves stared at him sullenly, ... ‘What is your advice now?’
‘I also said that no roads are now safe’ answered the wizard. ... Róhald, his horse, answered his commands, spoken softly in a strange tongue. TS-QE-34.9b<The History of the Hobbit; Note at the end of Fifth Phase{Also insert the} The white horse{ Róhald} belonged to Rivendell, {&}and had been lent by Elrond to Gandalf.> The{ white} horse tried the water and then walked on, ... and neighed.
The ponies snorted. ... Neither were the dwarves.
‘Now or never!’ Gandalf called ... to follow. {Fili}[Fíli] und {Kili}[Kíli] at once obyed, ... even the pack-ponies.
Thorin mopped his face, ... There’s no shelter here’.
‘Don’t you want the hobbit any more?’ said Gandalf. ‘I think you may need him’.
They had quite forgotten poor Bilbo! There he was still on the other side, sitting and shivering, more frightened than he had yet been in his life.
‘Confound your hobbit!’ said Thorin, ‘When will he learn to look after himself?’
‘In time’, said Gandalf. ... I will come and help’.
Then the wizard went back over the stream, ... and your own land is not so far ahead!’

At last they had all crossed: ... as if something there alarmed them.> TS-QE-35<The History of the Hobbit; The Broken Bridge Gandalf spoke in the ear of his white horse, ... There all the company mounted again.> TS-QE-36<HoMe 6;From Weathertop to the Ford The Road looped away southward, towards the river> TS-QE-37<HoMe 6; From Weathertop to the Ford {‘That is} Loudwater, the Bruinen of Rivendell. {,’ answered Strider. ‘}The Road {runs}ran along it for many leagues to the Ford.{’}>
TS-QE-38<Appendix A The story is told elsewhere of what came {of that meeting: of the strange plan that Gandalf made for the help of Thorin}after TS-QE-38.1b<Mr. Baggins; Trolls one of the ponies took fright at nothing and bolted{. He} and got into {the}that river before they could catch him>, and how Thorin and his companions set out from {the Shire}Rivendell on the quest of the Lonely Mountain that came to great ends unforeseen.>
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[Art of the Hobbit; fig. 13; p. 36; Troll’s Hill]
Troll’s Hill
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[Art of the Hobbit; fig. 15; p. 39; The Three Trolls are turned to Stone]
The Three Trolls are turned to Stone
FY-HL-15b<
Of the Finding of the Ring
>TS-FR-00.5<ORP {the}The matter would scarcely have concerned later history, or earned more than a note in the long annals of the Third Age, but for an ‘accident’ by the way.>TS-FR-01b<LotR; Of the Finding of the Ring The party was assailed by Orcs in a high pass of the Misty Mountains ... It seemed then like mere luck.
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[Art of the Hobbit; fig. 88; p. 124; Wilderland]
Wilderland
Trying to find his way out, ... spying on the orcs of the mines.
Maybe he would have attacked Bilbo at once, ... a way out of the tunnels.
Since he was lost in the dark without hope, ... the ring he had picked up and forgotten: What have I got in my pocket? This Gollum failed to answer, though he demanded three guesses.
The Authorities, it is true, ... he would not fear any weapon at all.
But the ring was not on the island; ... too late. What has it got in its pocketses? he cried. ... escape from the orcs and from Gollum.
At length they came to a halt before an unseen opening ... pursued by his enemy's cries of hate and despair: Thief, thief! Baggins! We hates it for ever!
Now it is a curious fact that ... give him a present, if he won the game; ... written by the old hobbit himself.
Gandalf, however, disbelieved Bilbo's first story, ... but he did not discover the truth in this point for many more yearsTS-QE-39{, as will be seen in this book}.
><LotR; Of the Finding of the Ring Of Bilbo's later adventures … but he kept it secret from them as long as he could.> TS-BB-01<Mr. Baggins; Medwed As {a matter of fact in old days he had known the very}they passed through that part of the mountains {Bladorthin was now describing, and he nodded, and groweld, when he heard of the hobbit’s reappearance, of their}they scramble {[added: }down the mountain side{]} and {of the}found a wolf-ring {[added: }in the woods{]}. {When he heard of their}They climbing their trees and the wolves were all underneath, {he got up and strode about muttering ‚I wish I had been there; I would have given}while Gandalf gave them {more than}some fire works{!’
’Well’ said Bladorthin very relieved to see that his story was making a good impression ’there we}. There they were with the wolves gone mad under {us}them, and the forest beginning to blaze in places, when the goblins came down from the mountains, {&}/and/ discovered {us}them. They yelled with delight and sang songs making fun of {us}them:
“fifteen birds in five fir trees“>
TS-BB-02<Mr. Baggins; Medwed When the wizard had {finished the story, and told of}/prepared for his last stroke/ the eagles/ came to their rescue,/ and/ little Bilbo remembered/ of their flight to the Carrock>. TS-BB-03<Mr. Baggins; Medwed; First Outline{Medwed the bear.}/At last they came to the house of Beorn./> TS-BB-04<Mr. Baggins; Plot Notes A They {tell}told Beorn of their quest.
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[Art of the Hobbit; fig. 40; p. 64; Eagles’Eyrie]
Eagles’ Eyrie
Darkness {falls. They are}fell, and they were given beds in the hall. Moon {shines}shone in through the louver. Beorn {stands up and bids}stood up and bid them goodnight, but {warns}warned them /that/ they must not stray outside the hall till dawn on their peril. He {goes out. They go}went out, and they went to sleep.
Bilbo {wakes}woke up to hear growling outside, {&}/and/ scraping {&}/and/ snuffling at the doors. Next morning/ they could find/ no sign of Beorn; but they {find}found breakfast laid on the veranda. The sheep, horses and dogs {wait}waited on them. Night {comes}came again{. More}/, and Bilbo hared more/ growling. Next morning Beorn {is}was there. He {is}was very pleasant to them. They {find}found out/ that/ he {has}had been right away back to the mountains {&}/and/ found out their story was true. He {has}had caught a warg and a goblin{. He is} and was delighted to think of the death of the chief goblin. So they {tell}told him of their quest {&}/and/ {ask}asked his help. He {lends}lent them ponies and food. They {are}were to ride these as far as the edge of the great forest, then to send them home; but to treat them well and not ride them fast.

They {start}started of{ – [or so it >]} and {ride}rode till dark. Bilbo {thinks}thought he {sees}saw a big bear sneaking in the trees at their side. Sh!,’ {says}said Gandalf{ (=Blad) - }, ‘take no notice.
They {camp}camped at edge of the great forest; and send back the ponies. In the moon they {see}saw them trotting back with a big bear trotting after them.
In the morning it {is}was as dark in the forest almost as night.
‘Do we have to go through?’ {says}said Bilbo.
Yes,’ {says}said {Bladorthin}[Gandalf]{ – we shd}, ‘you would have to go a hundred miles either way to get round it – and /in /the North {we should}you would be back at the Misty Mountains again and {[added: }at the{]} south end the Necromancer lives. At this point there is a track … you won’t find the path again {&}/and/ I don’t know … There is a path across the Marches. We know, we know,’ said {Gandalf}[Thorin]{ – }, ‘that is on the borders of our own land, {&}/and/ we have not forgotten … but {<}hurrying{>} straight on we shall come to the {<}west{>} of the Mountain and the Secret Entrance.

All right, then,’ said {Blad}[Gandalf]. Now of you go. Take care of yourselves {&}/and/ goodbye.
He wouldn’t stay. No,’ he said. This is your affair. I have come … that can wait no longer. And off he went back towards {Medwed}[Beorn].>FY-HL-15.5b<Mr. Baggins; Second Phase; chapter VII
Mirkwood
>TS-SL-04b<ORP {But ever}Ever the shadow in Mirkwood {grew}had grown deeper, … the Elves and the survivors of Númenor. TS-QE-41c<The Quest of Erebor, Appendix
{That is why, to jump forward, I}Gandalf went off as soon as the expedition against Smaug was well started, {and persuaded}to persuade the Council to attack Dol Guldur first, before he attacked Lórien.
>Therefore at last the Council was … saying:
‘It is not needed … We must strike.’
To this Curunír now assented, … was made wholesome again. TS-FR-03.5a<ORP And {in}at that {year}occasion the White Council met for the last time, … with none save himself.> TS-QE-41d<The Quest of Erebor, Appendix
But their stroke was too late. … the dark towers of Barad-dûr. TS-QE-44a<The Quest of Erebor, Appendix And yet that was not his original plan; … free from the Shadow.{ How could the Ringbearer have escaped, if there had been no Lórien or Rivendell?} And those places might have fallen{, I think,} if Sauron had … in the assault on Gondor.>
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[Art of LotR; fig. 176; p. 220; Dust-jacket design for The Two Towers: Cutout of Barad-dûr]
<editorial addition Barad-dûr>
TS-BB-06<Mr. Baggins; Plot Notes A
The dwarves {&}/and/ Bilbo {plung}plunged into the forest. Very dark and silent/ it was/. {Black}Black squirrels {peep}peeped at them; and all kinds of queer {<}sneaky{>} creatures in the undergrowth. They {see}saw a sort of track like a rabbit track {&}/and/ {stick}stuck to it – in a long line. They {go}went on till their food {is}was getting short{ (- strech}, so they streched it out with beechnuts {&}/and/ acorns{)}. Bilbo {climbs}climbed a tree and {<sees>}saw Purple Emperors only they are black, but the forest {seems}seemed still to stretch on far ahead. Night {comes. They see}came, and they saw a light not far from/ the/ track. {peering}Peering through the trees they {see}saw people sitting in a clearing having a feast. They {are}were so hungry that they {disobey}disobeyed the warning and {creep}creped off towards the light to beg food. {when}When they {get}got there the lights {go}went out and they {are}were in pitch dark. They {can’t}couldn’t even see one another{. Fall}, and fell over in dark trying to find one another. They {cannot}could not find /the /track again. {See}Later they saw a light again. It {goes}went out again as they {creep}creped up. This {goes}went on till they {are}were quit bewildered. At last they {[get into spider’s >] lose [track >]}lost one another. {Vocies}Bilbo hared voices all over/ the/ wood answering and calling{. Die away.}, but they died away until Bilbo was alone. {Finds}He found himself in a huge spiders web.

This spider {come}came at him. He {kills}killed her{ – takes her thread and in dim light of day has marvellous luck to come across the track. Ties thread to a tree; puts}, put the ring on and {goes}went off{. back} towards spiderwebs{ – which he finds by thread}.
He {calls}called for Dori, Nori, [Ori], {Oinn & Gloinn}Óin and Glóin, Balin, Dwalin, {Bivur}[Bifur], {[Bovur]}[Bofur] {&}/and/ {Bombr}[Bombur], {Fili}[Fíli], {Kili}[Kíli], {Gandalf}[Thorin]. {Faint}But no answer {comes}came. {, and he finds them all hung up, in webs twined round – like spider-meat. All except Gandalf who with orcrist had killed a spider & escaped. He cuts down Dori and with his help is releasing others when the spiders come back swinging from the branches of the trees.
Battle with spiders. When the spiders cannot overcome them they go off and spin black webs all round so that the dwarves are shut in – and hundereds more come up: poisonous spiders.

}The spiders {are}were sitting up in the branches spinning black webs – and guarding their prisoners. Bilbo {hears}hared them talking about the nice {<}pretty{>} meat. TS-BB-07<moved from above {he finds}He found them all hung up, in webs twined round – like spider-meat. All except {Gandalf}[Thorin]>. Luckily {he has}Bilbo had his ring. He {picks}picked up a stone and {<strikes>}struck a spider down. Great {<}commotion{>. They} went up about the spiders, and they all {come}came towards him. He {slips}slipped off in another direction {&}/and/ {knocks}knocked down another spider.
Then when they {have}had all swung down on the ground he {sings}sang a song.
Old fat spider spinning in a tree
{ “ “ “ }/Old fat spider/ can’t spy me
Attercop! Attercop!
Won’t you Stopp,
Stop your spinning and seek for me?
Old Tom-noddy all big body
Old Tom noddy can’t spy me
Attercop! Attercop
Down you drop,
You never will catch me in your tree.

Then he threw another stone. Only {<}a few{>} spiders came down, others ran along the branches and swung from tree to tree. They wove webs all round the clearing.
He went to a different place and sang.
Lazy lob and crazy Cob
Are weaving webs to wind me.

{Then he <illegible>
<}See the{>} tender meat is hanging sweet
but still they can not find me.
Here
{[}am{]} I naughty little fly
{[I go by and laughing fly >]} You are fat and lazy
{[Th I go by >]} and {[}I{]} laughing fly as I go by
Through your cobwebs crazy

Then he slashed one of their webs to pieces.
They all came in that direction and so he led them far away {&}/and/ then crept back and loosed the dwarves.
{The}But the spiders found out before he {<}finished{>} - and the dwarves found out /about /his ring, but they did not lose their respect because of his brave deed.
They had a dreadful time following Bilbo{’s thread. Spiders} with the spiders after them{. Spiders} and others in front weaving thick webs to stop them. But the dwarves beat them off with branches at the rear while Bilbo cut the webs ahead.
At last the spiders got tired of following. So they got {back to the track}/free/.
Where was {Gandalf}[Thorin]?{

}Caught by {wood elves}[Wood-elves]. {Took}They took him to the caves of their king. They had had a battle with dwarves long ago and did not like them so he shut {Gandalf}[Thorin] up and sent people to look for the {<}others{>}.

The dwarves were all captured by the {woodelves}[Wood-elves] but Bilbo popped on his ring and followed them into the caves.> TS-BB-08<Mr. Baggins; Plot Notes A{[added in top margin:]
In spring <he>
All shut up in it} Bilbo{ can’t find his way out [> get} got out the magic gates{]. lives}, but mostly lived by stealing food. {Finds}/By luck he found/ {Dori}[Thorin]’s cell. {<Must>}/He thought that he must/ get a message to {Bladorthin}[Gandalf]{ (Dwarves made to work). Winter comes & Bilbo must go}.>TS-BB-09<Mr. Baggins; Plot Notes B; [page] 1 He {goes}went from cell to cell and {manages}managed to speak to the dwarves; and he {tells}told them he {has}had found {Gandalf}[Thorin] in a very deep dungeon. {Gandalf}[Thorin] {will}would not tell the king his errand, because he {will not}was not willing to share his treasure with the {wood-elves}[Wood-elves].
The river {flows}flowed under part of the caves {&}/and/ {issues}issued by a secret water gate. That way the {wood-elves}[Wood-elves] {get}got many of their supplies, … to the Long Lake.
{<All/}At{>} {<}times{>} Bilbo {<illegible>}/kept/ {<}on{>} lurking in the king’s passages, … he had a desperate idea.
{Steal}He stole the jailers keys and {lets}let out a dwarf at a time. {Hides}He hid them in barrels. In this way they are all were {<?}thrown{>} {[}in{]} the water.
{<}Indeed{>} Bilbo {escape}escaped only by sitting outside one. {Difficulty of getting through Watergate. the}The barrels were assembled{. Grumbles}, even so grumbles about the barrels not being empty arose of /the /elves.
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[Art of the Hobbit; fig. 63; p. 94; Sketch for Bilbo comes to the Huts of the Raft-elves]
Bilbo comes to the Huts of the Raft-elves
{Raft. Floating}Made up as a raft, the barrels were floated past the marshes. {Raftsmen tell}The raft-elves told tales of the disappearance of the {<}rafts{>} and the loss of men {&}/and/ beasts in these places.
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[Art of the Hobbit; fig. 87; p. 122; The Lonely Mountain and Map of the Long Lake; the Map]
<editorial additionMap of the Long Lake>
{Reach}They reached Long Lake and a town of men. The dwarves {leap}at night stole out of their {Barrels}barrels and {gallop off with the wagons. [But only go off towards Mountain far with >] To}went to the town.
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[Art of the Hobbit; fig. 65; p. 97; Esgaroth]
Esgaroth
{Argument of}Arguments arose about the imprisonment by the elves between {Gandalf}[Thorin] and the Mayor. They {buy}got food, and wagons on credit{(but <how> to get the stuff back <large> quest!)} and {go}went off. The elves {go}went back to the king who {makes}made a plan.> FY-HL-15.7<Mr. Baggins; Second Phase; chapter VII
The Lonely Mountain
>TS-BB-10<Mr. Baggins; Plot Notes B; [page] 2{All}/Coming near the mountain all/ the land {desert}was deserted.
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[Art of the Hobbit; fig. 87; p. 122; The Lonely Mountain and Map of the Long lake; the Mountain]
The Lonely Mountain
The dwarves camped in a hollow near the skirts of the mountain. Form here some went {<}taking{>} Bilbo up the river from/ the Long/ Lake, the Running river. They {look}looked on the Ruins of Dale. Smoke {comes}came out of the Front Door.
Then Smaug is still alive?’ asked Bilbo. ‘Doesn’t {<}tell{>}. Inside of {M.}/the Mountain/ is probably pretty hot!’ answered Balin.
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[Art of the Hobbit; fig. 85; p. 120; Plan of the Lonely Mountain]
Plan of the Lonely Mountain
A whole {year}[summer] had now gone by since they stayed with Elrond. It was {summer. But}autumn now, but exceptional bleak and lonely. They crept {near<er>}/nearer/ the mountain by stages but only saw crows{ and ravens}, and were afraid of them as spices. The {summer}[autumn] waned. After endless search … a kind of bay. {<}Strangely{>} flat … make any of it stir.
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[Art of the Hobbit; fig. 69; p. 102; The Back Door]
The Back Door
Bilbo was wandering disconsolately. The dwarves were silent {<}fierce{>} and unfriendly, and he {wd.}/would/ hear them muttering that the burglar – {esp}/especially/ with his ring – ought to go in by {F.G.}/the Front Gate/ if necessary. He had {<}clombered{>} up the hill and {<}on{>} to the little flat terrace platform where the flat rock-face stood. Looking back he could see the trees in the distance going brown towards /late /autumn. Suddenly he saw … snails upon the stone.
Crack crack.
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[Art of the Hobbit; fig. 70; p. 103; View from the Back Door]
View from the Back Door
Bilbo {<yells on>}yelled on the hill{. <Fetches>}, and fetched the dwarves. They {watch}watched excitedly as sun {sinks}sank lower and lower. It {goes}went behind a cloud to their despair. But suddenly just before it {touches}touched the rim of the forest a red ray {shoots}shot through a rent in the sky and {falls}fell on the rock-slab. There {is}was a crack{. There is}, and there was a hole in the wall as if {<illegible> }by the sun a flake of rock {falls}had fallen of.
The TS-BB-11{troll-key}<Hobbit; On the Doorstep key that went with the map> {fits}fitted/ and/ the door {swings}swung in. Darkness {falls}fell suddenly and the moon {goes}went quickly after the sun.
>TS-BB-12<Return to Bag-End; Plot Notes C; [new page] 3 {Bilbo earns his reward: - the}The dwarves {say}said now {he}[Bilbo] must go in, if he {is}were to fulfil his contract. They {won’t}wouldn’t go with him, only Balin Yellow-beard {comes}came part of the way, in case he {calls}called for help.
/The /Hobbit {creeps}creped into /the /dark mountain. {Easier}It was easier than he thought. {Absol.}/There was an absolutely/ straight tunnel going gently down for a great way. {Begins}Bilbo began to see a light at /the /end, getting redder and redder. {A}He hared a bubbling snoring sound. It {gets v.}got very warm{. Vapours}, and vapours started to float up.
{B. peeps}Bilbo peeped into the great bottommost dungeon at Mountain’s root/ which was/ nearly dark, save for/ the/ glow from Smaug. The great red dragon {is}was fast asleep upon a vast pile of precious things. He {is}was partly on one side: {B. can}Bilbo could see that he {is}was crusted underneath with gems.
{B. steals}Bilbo stole a cup to show he {has}had been there. {[ Describe some of the things dimly seen especially swords and spears]}/He saw dimly shields and swords and spears./
{Dwarves pat}The dwarves patted him on the back. TS-BB-13{Wrath of Dragon, who comes out}<Mr. Baggins; Plot Notes B; [page] 3 {Warth}But he had aroused the wrath of the Dragon. He {comes}came out – {<}of course{>} he {cannot}could not get up /the /tunnel - to hunt the thief, and {settles}settled flaming on the {Mount}/Mountain/. Then {flies}he flew all round it roaring.
{Terror of}In great terror the dwarves{, hiding} hideTS-BB-14{under rocks. They dig holes.}<Return to Bag-End; Conversation with Smaug{They had barely time to get back to} in the tunnel, pulling and dragging in their bundles when Smaug came whirling from the North, licking the mountain wall with flames, beating his great wings with a noise like a roaring wind.>

/Later /Bilbo {goes}went back again. The {D. is}Dragon was only pretending to be asleep. Bilbo {catches}caught a glint in his eye and {stays}stayed at /the /mouth of /the /tunnel{. [added: slips} and slipped on his ring. {D. asks}The dragon asked where he {has}had gone to.{] [added in margin: B. does} Bilbo did not say who he {is}was but {says}said he came over the water TS-BB-15{in}<on> a barrel, {D}/the dragon/ thinks he is one of Long{Lake men}[Lake-men]{] (Riddling?)}. {D. tries they}The dragon tried to poison his mind with half-truths {ag.}/against/ the dwarves. {Says}He said that they don’t worry about him or paying him. Supposing they could get treasure how {cd.}/could/ they carry it off? he asked, and that they {They <}didn’t{>tell you} told him that {<}shares won’t{>} work.
{B. says}[b]Bilbo said[/u] they have not only come for treasure but revenge.
{D. laughs}[b]The dragon laughed[/u].
{B. flatters}[b]Bilbo flattered[/u] him, {says}saying that he {cert.}/certainly/ never imagined Smaug was so tremendous.
{D says}The dragon said no warrior could kill him now{. He}, since he is armoured with gems underneath. {B. asks}[b]Bilbo asked[/u] him to show – and {sees}saw a /bare/ patch. Then he {escapes}escaped but {D. sends}the dragon send fiery spurts after him TS-bb-16<Mr. Baggins; Plot Notes B; [page] 4 , and poor {B. is}Bilbo was burned badly.>
TS-BB-17{B goes back and talks to dwarves. Warns them dragon knows of exit. <Asks> them about plans.}<Mr. Baggins; Plot Notes B; [page] 4 He {goes}went back to the dwarves filled with misgivings and {asks}asked them about their future plans.> They {are}were a bit flummoxed. They {tell}told him of the {Jem}[Gem] of Girion king of Dale, which he had paid for his sons’ arming in gold {&}/and/ silver made like steel/ and the Arkenstone/.> TS-BB-18<moved from above {B goes back and talks}Bilbo talked to /the /dwarves{.}TS-BB-19<Return to Bag-End; Conversation with Smaug about the bare patch in the old Smaug's diamond waistcoat{ may come in useful yet.}> TS-BB-20<Return to Bag-End; Conversation with Smaug , and all the while the thrush listened, and at last as the sun sank towards the forest he flew away.> {Warns them}Bilbo warned the dwarves /that the /dragon {knows}knew of /the /exit.> TS-BB-21<Mr. Baggins; Plot Notes B; [page] 3 Greater wrath of/ the/ Dragon:>TS-BB-22<Mr. Baggins; Plot Notes B; [page] 3 He {comes}came out {– <of course> he cannot get up tunnel -}and {sniffs}sniffed all round the mountain, {fly}flying fiercely round and round to find the thief. {Terror of}In terror the dwarves>TS-BB-23<Return to Bag-End; Conversation with Smaug {He pushed the door and} kicked {[added: }away{]} the stone that blocked the door. Then {he}they thrust upon it and it closed with a snap and a clang. {[They were shut >] No trace of a key hole was there left. They were shut in the Mountian. }And not a moment too soon. A blow smote the side of the Mountain like the crash of battering rams{ made of forest oaks and swung by giants. The rock boomed; stones fell on their heads}. They fled far down the tunnel glad to be {[added: }still{]} alive, pursued by the roar without where Smaug was breaking rocks to pieces smashing wall and cliff with his great tail, till their little lofty camping ground{, the thrush's stone the scorched grass the narrow ledge and} all disappeared in a jumble of smashed boulders, and an avalanche of splintered stones fell over the cliff into the valley underneath.>
TS-BB-24<Mr. Baggins; Plot Notes B; [page] 3 {Dragons thinks}The dragon thought that it {is}were men from {Long lake}[Long Lake]{. Goes}, and went off in dreadfull rage to destroy their town. The people {see}saw him coming {[and fly. But he dare not come down >] }and cut down the bridge to their lake-dwelling.> TS-BB-25<Return to Bag-End; Plot Notes C; [new page] 4 {D flies}The dragon flew over them and set houses alight, but {dare}dared not settle right in /the /lake. They TS-BB-26<editorial addition tried to >quench fire with water and {shoot}shot darts at him. Glint of gems in dragon’s belly in light of fire/ were seen/.> TS-BB-27<editorial addition based on Mr. Baggins; Plot Notes B; [page] 3 At last most people {fly}flew on boats. The Dragon {plans}planed to>TS-BB-28<Return to Bag-End; Plot Notes C; [new page] 4 {He settles}settle at the side of /the /lake and{ tries} starve them out.> TS-QE-43b<Appendix A The Dragon was slain by Bard of Esgaroth>TS-BB-29<Return to Bag-End; Plot Notes F {Send}, who received a message send by/ the/ Thrush to Lake Town – it {arrives}arrived too late but {reaches}reached Bard before his last shot.{

Bring} It brought him {<?}word{>} in /the /last {<}moment{>}/ of the bare patch/.>TS-BB-30<Return to Bag-End; Plot Notes D; [newer page] 4 & 5 {What happened [<?when> >] at}/When the Dragon fell he crushed/ {Esgaron}[Esgaroth] {(}(Lake-town){).}/ and sunk into the lake so that/TS-BB-31<Mr. Baggins; Plot Notes B; [page] 3 fast clouds of steams {go}went up.> {<How>}But Bard escaped. The anguish of the Lake-men {&}/and/ {<}wrath{>} of the Master/ was great/. They now {hate}hated the dwarves as source of the {<}trouble{>}: some even {suggest}suggested that the {<?}driving forth{>} of the dragon against them was deliberate.
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[Art of the Hobbit; fig. 78; p. 112; Death of Smaug]
Death of Smaug
{<}Messengers{> go} went to /the /{wood-elves}[Wood-elves]; and the king’s spies {bring}brought him news. He {leads}led forth the soldiers and they {join}joined with the {lake men}[Lake-men] {<}under{>} Bard. They {go}went north to capture {<}the{>} dwarves and the gold.
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TS-BB-32<Return to Bag-End; Plot Notes D; [newer page] 4 & 5 The Dwarves and Bilbo {sit}set and {<?quake>}quaked. {Unable}They were unable to tell passage of time. The silence {goes}went on and on. {and}And still they {dare}dared note move. They {doze}doused and {wake}woke and still the silence was unbroken. The next day and next night and no sign of the dragon they could find. They {try}tried to open/ the/ door – no good of course.
We are trapped,’ they said and {grumble}grumbled at Bilbo.
{[Only > }In desperation they {go}went down the tunnel.
Bilbo {slips}slipped on his ring. {Absolute}It was absolute dark in the hall. No sign or {<}sound{>} of Smaug was to be found. The stillness {is}was uncanny.
{<Illegible> he gets [Oin to light >]}He got {Gloin}[Glóin] to light him a little torch. He {climbs}climbed the mound of gold – the dwarves {see}saw him from afar like a little spark. They {see}saw him stoop but {don’t}didn’t know why. TS-BB-33<Return to Bag-End; Plot Notes C; [new page] 4 {He steals}Bilbo stole a bright gem which {fascinates}fascinated him> {The}the TS-BB-34{gem of Girion & its fascination for him}[Arkenstone]. TS-BB-35<Mr. Baggins; Plot Notes B; [page] 4 {He}Bilbo thought that he must earn it.>
He {explores}explored all the hall{. Peeps}, and peeped through its door into the vast passages above. The Dwarves {prepare}prepared to creep through the old halls.
Thorin {is}was their guide.
Dreading at every step to hear Smaug’s return thy {climb}climbed the long stairs and passages {<}through{>} dark deserted halls {<illegible>}/following his torch/.
At last {<?}they{> reach} reached the outer gate. {<}A whirl{>} of bats flew out. {A}The gate was a smooth and slimy passage worn by the dragon by the river-side. They {stand}stood in the blessed light of day and {see}saw it {is}was early morning in the east.
Crows {are fly[ing]}were flying South in flocks.>
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[Art of the Hobbit; fig. 76; p. 110; The Front Door]
The Front Door
{<Thorin> <?interprets> their speech. There is great feasting <?&> a <slaughter> <?there>
[They <wonder> if <Smaug> <had> <?truly> has been <?destroy[ed]> >]
}And armies {are}were on the march{.} North.
In the evening {[the crows >] }a raven {brings}brought word. {Bows}It bowed to Thorin (now /that /Smaug {is}was dead) and they {learn}learned of the Battle {&}/and/ Smaug’s {<}overthrow{>. The <illegible>}, and that the armies of the {Lake men}[Lake-men] {&}/and/ {wood elves}[Wood-elves] {are}were coming to take the gold.>
TS-BB-36<Return to Bag-End; Plot Notes E; ‘Little Bird’ Raven {tells}told of {2}two or {3}three ponies still alive{. Offers} and offered also to {<}assemble{>} {<}their{>} folk and bring {food from far and wide}/messages to Thorins relatives./
{Fili}[Fíli] and {Kili}[Kíli] {go}went off too catch ponies. {Others go}The others went into /the /Mountain. Great {<}labours{>} they began day and night at the great door. Bilbo {keeps}kept watch on Ravenhill.
The birds {bring}brought news of /the /approach of the men of lake and the Elvenking and the {<joining> of the host with that of <?men> }host of the Elves.{ Fili and Kili have not come back they are pursued by warriors.}
The dwarves {gather}gathered weapons and store of arrows to the {G.D.}/Front gate/ which now {is}was blocked with stones {<}with crevices{>} for shouting from.{ The opening on Ravenhill is guarded by Dori & Nori.}
Three days later /Fíli and /{Kili}[Kíli] {[rides up >] comes}came to the {G.D. & begs}Front gate and begged for admittance. {Their horses were shot under them but they have laid}They had recovered all the stores they could carry /from /near the foot of the great spur{, but as they climbed the hillside Fili was wounded & captured}. The host {is}was already at the foot of the mountain.{
Each of the ravens fly bringing meat and bread. But} And that night the{ dwarves steal out and recover the <bags>. The} camp fires {start}started up in the {<}ruins{>} of Dale.
{The}Next day it came to the parley at the Gates. Thorin’s scornful words{. He will}, he would give nothing to demand. What got they out of the last {K.u.M}/King under the Mountain/? The Elvenking on behalf of the {lake men}[Lake-men] {demands}demanded payment {<}for{/from>} {<illegible>}/the killing/ of Smaug, the destruction of the town, all /the /{<}slain{>}. Thorin {says }said, ‘first remove your menace from my {<?}palace{>}.’ But stores{ Stores} run low{ for the elves shoot at the ravens}.>
TS-BB-37<Return to Bag-End; Plot Notes D; [newer page] 5 continued The siege of the mountain is set by Elves and Men.
Bilbo {<sneaks>}sneaked forth at night and {comes}came to the camps. He {calls}called {<}for{>} Bard and {sits}sat {<}amid{>} the counsellors. He {says}said the {Gem of Girion}[Arkenstone] {is}was his own since he {<is> <illegible> <illegible>}was entitled to choose his share. If it were all – and the dwarves prize it more dearly than all else – he would give it to Bard the heir of Girion to let his friends go in peace. The {woodelves}[Wood-elves] and other counsellors {speak ag[ainst]}spoke against him.
An old man {rises}rose from the floor. It {is}was Gandalf!
He {speaks}spoke to Bard. Prophecies often come true in {diff.}/different/ {<}guise{>. },’ he said. ‘Be not a greater fool than the fools who {<illegilbe>}drove the dragon {<}from{>} his wealth. Believe not prophecies less because you yourself have {<}aided{>} in their fulfilment. The gold is not yours. Prosperity shall reign if the real King under the {M.}Mountain comes back. Be not outdone in generosity by {<}plain{>} Mr. Baggins who has {<?}bargained{>} all his reward for his friends. {[Girion >] }Dale {&}/and/ Lake Town are to be rebuilt.’
‘Who are you?’ says the king of the {wood elves}[Wood-elves].
‘I am Gandalf!’
Then he believed at last that Thorin is indeed Thorin son of {Thrain}[Thráin] son of {Thror}[Thrór]. {why}‘Why did he not say so? {[A >] }Your own acts {<?}condemn{>} you{.} – because dwarves understood better than all others the {<}power{>} of the greed of gold{.} and fear therefore more {<}certainly{>} to {<?}extend{>} it. You owe {<}them{>} aid not {<?}enmity{>}.’
Thus came the peace and pact of the Ruined {<}City{>}.>
TS-BB-38<Return to Bag-End; Plot Notes D; [newer page] 5; left margin {<}Thorin{>} {<?grieves>}grieved at first when he {learns}learned of Bilbo’s dealing with the {Gem of Girion}[Arkenstone]>.
TS-QE-43.5b<LotR; Of the Finding of the Ring Yet, though before all was won the Battle of Five Armies was fought>TS-QE-43c<Appendix A in Dale. For the Orcs came down upon Erebor as soon as they heard of the return of the Dwarves; and they were led by Bolg, son of that Azog whom Dáin slew in his youth. TS-BB-39<Mr. Baggins; Plot Notes B; [page] 5 {B. puts}Bilbo put on {[the > }a suit of silver mail made for {an elf-king’s}a son[ of Girion], and {goes}went with the {wood-elves}[Wood-elves] to battle.> TS-QE-43d<Appendix A In that first Battle of Dale, Thorin Oakenshield was mortally wounded{; and he died and was laid in a tomb under the Mountain with the Arkenstone upon his breast}. There fell also Fíli and Kíli, his sister-sons>. TS-BB-40<Mr. Baggins; Plot Notes B; [page] 5 Beorn {Medwed is}was there {with a troop of bears}/as a great bear and carried Thorin out of the fray/>TS-BB-41<Mr. Baggins; Plot Notes B; [page] 5 and the goblins of the Misty Mountains {&}/and/ wargs {are}were defeated{[}.{]}>
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[Art of the Hobbit; fig. 80; p. 116; Coming of the Eagles]
Coming of the Eagles
TS-BB-42<Return to Bag-End; Plot Notes D; [newer page] 5; left margin {but after a while he says}/But before Thorin died he said to Bilbo:/ ‘There is indeed more {<}in{>} you than you know yourself. We {<}have{> <illegible>} as seemed unlikely to be thankful to Gandalf. And yet perhaps you have more to thank him for than all – even though you went hence empty-handed.’>TS-QE-43e<Appendix A Thorin was laid in a tomb under the Mountain with the Arkenstone upon his breast> and the TS-BB-43<Return to Bag-End; Plot Notes F Wood-elf king {gives}gave back orcrist /which was laid on his tomb./>
TS-QE-43f<Appendix A But Dáin Ironfoot, {his}Thorin’s cousin, who came from the Iron Hills to his aid and was also his rightful heir, became then King Dáin II, and the Kingdom under the Mountain was restored, even as Gandalf had desired.> TS-QE-41c<The Quest of Erebor, Appendix {They will}Sauron and Smaug would have helped one another{.” And they certainly would have done so,} if {I}the Council had not attacked Dol Guldur at the same time.
>TS-QE-43g<Appendix A Dáin proved a great and wise king, and the Dwarves prospered and grew strong again in his day.> TS-BB-44<Return to Bag-End; Plot Notes D; [newer page] 5 continued /The /{Woodelves}[Wood-elves] got rich presents.
{<}Huge{>} {<?}sums{>} of {<}money{>} were given for rebuilding of {Esgaron}[Esgaroth].>
TS-BB-45<Return to Bag-End; Plot Notes F They {bid}bad Bilbo take his share over {&}/and/ above the gem. He says he {is}was sick of the sight of gold – yet in the end he {accepts <illegible>}accepted a bag filled with treasure by the {<}dwarves{>} a set of golden dinner service and {a silver kettle.} TS-BB-46<Mr. Baggins; Plot Notes B; [page] 5 the Gem of Girion>. TS-BB-47<Return to Bag-End; Plot Notes F With these he {sets}set out home with Gandalf. An escort of {wood-elves}[Wood-elves] {is}was found {<through>}/until/ Mirkwood.> TS-BB-48<Return to Bag-End; And Back Again {‘I beg you’ said Bilbo stammering ‘to accept a gift,’ he brought out a silver necklace [> necklace of silver and pearls].}[The Gem of Girion Bilbo gave as a gift to the Elvenking at their parting.]>
TS-BB-49<Mr. Baggins; Plot Notes B; [page] 5 After the battle the way {is}was clear over the mountains.{ Bilbo with only a little treasure – a nice set of golden dinner service – and the Gem of Girion – goes home. The wizard won’t have <any more>.} They {uncover}uncovered the trolls’ gold {&}/and/ {leave}shared it.
{Breif stay}Briefly they stayed at Elrond’s. But in/ the/ end {B.}/Bilbo/ {<thinks>}thought he will go home to his own hole. Took {is}was getting tired.
{Arrival}Arriving at own home{.} Bilbo found that he was ‘Presumed dead’{[}.{] In} He came in the middle of an auction.{ Puts Gem in a safe but looks at it every day.} Otherwise he became {<}just{ becomes>} a hobbit again – but very different. {Takes}He took to writing poetry and {is}was regarded a bit queer.{
Long after when he is very old he returns the Gem.}
His ring he used/ only/ when unwelcome callers came.>
TS-FR-03b<Prologue After {his}Bilbo’s return to his home he never spoke of it ... that he was writing.
His sword, Sting, ... remained in his pocket.>
TS-FR-05<Return of the Shadow; In the House of Elrond{'}Balin took to travelling again{,' he answered. 'You may have heard that he}. He visited Bilbo in Hobbiton {many years ago: well}, and not very long after that ... discovered wandering masterless in the South and East. He wanted {Dain}[Dáin] to go back to Moria - or at least to allow him to found a colony there and reopen the great mines. {As you probably know, }Moria was the ancestral home of the dwarves of the race of Durin, and the forefathers of Thorin and {Dain}[Dáin] dwelt there, ... especially in silver. {Dain}[Dáin] was not willing ... and many gifts of silver were sent to {Dain}[Dáin]. Then fortune changed. {Our}The messengers of the Dwarves of the Mountain were attacked and robbed by cruel Men, well-armed. No messengers came from Moria; but rumour reached {us}the Mountain that the mines and dwarf-city were again deserted. For long {we}the Dwarves could not learn what had become of Balin and his people - but {now we have}then they had news, and it {is}was evil.{ It is to tell these tidings and to ask for the counsel of - of those that dwell in Rivendell that I have come. But to-night let us speak of merrier things!}> FY-HL-15.8<editorial addition
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>TS-SL-07b<Appendix A Fengel {He} was the third son and fourth child of Folcwine of Rohan. He is not remembered with praise. ... won honour in the service of Turgon.>
TS-SL-05b<Appendix A Turgon followed Túrin TS-SL-06 in the line of the Stewards, but of his time it is chiefly remembered that two years ere his death, Sauron arose again, and declared himself openly;{ and he re-entered Mordor long prepared for him. Then the Barad-dûr was raised once more,} and Mount Doom burst into flame, and the last of the folk of Ithilien fled far away. When Turgon died Saruman took Isengard for his own, and fortified it.>
TS-SL-08<[b]Appendix A Thengel {He }took no wife until late, ... Her brother loved her dearly.
It was soon after Thengel's return ... supporting its enemies.>
TS-SL-10<Appendix A In 2989 Théodwyn married Éomund of Eastfold, ... lay in wait in the rocks.
Not long after Théodwyn took sick and died to the great grief of {the king}here brother, King Théoden. Her children he took into his house, ... and Théoden did not wed again.>
TS-SL-11<Appendix A Éomer and Éowyn grew up at Edoras ... whom the Rohirrim had called Steelsheen.> TS-SL-12<Appendix A When still young {he}Éomer became a Marshal of the Mark (3017) and was given his father's charge in the east marches.>
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