Bilbo's age - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Ringannunwen · 12-06-2002, 05:51 AM

i just don't get this - its the only thing i don't understand - in the fellowship of the ring, bilbo turns 111, then when the ring has been destroyed and frodo & co get back to rivendell bilbo is 129 or something like that! and when they go past weathertop or it's exactly 1 or 2 years after he got stabbed - he gets a pain. I don't understand. I've probably got totally confuddled and muddled but anyway i was just wondering how long the whole LOTR book(s) took.

Selmo · 12-06-2002, 06:28 AM

In the first chapter of The Fellowship of the Ring, Bilbo is 111 years old and Frodo is 33.

The second chapter opens when Frodo is 49 years old. He leaves Bag End the day after his 50th birthday.

This gap of seventeen years is ignored in the film.

Merri · 12-06-2002, 03:45 PM

Selmo's right . . .

This is why you should never try to understand a novel based off of a movie- just in general [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Manwe Sulimo · 12-06-2002, 04:42 PM

Quote:

This is why you should never try to understand a novel based off of a movie- just in general

What????

Saurannûn the Wood Elf · 12-06-2002, 07:13 PM

What that means is that you shouldn't try to base the novel on the movie. Don't look for the movie in the book, but look for the book in the movie! It's much more reliable! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

12-06-2002, 05:51 AM	#1
Ringannunwen Animated Skeleton Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: round here Posts: 39	Bilbo's age i just don't get this - its the only thing i don't understand - in the fellowship of the ring, bilbo turns 111, then when the ring has been destroyed and frodo & co get back to rivendell bilbo is 129 or something like that! and when they go past weathertop or it's exactly 1 or 2 years after he got stabbed - he gets a pain. I don't understand. I've probably got totally confuddled and muddled but anyway i was just wondering how long the whole LOTR book(s) took. __________________ I am going now . . . if i return before i get back, please ask me to wait.

12-06-2002, 03:45 PM	#3
Merri Wight Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The Shire Posts: 221	Selmo's right . . . This is why you should never try to understand a novel based off of a movie- just in general [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] __________________ Knowledge is just opinion that you trust enough to act upon. -Children of the Mind, by Orson Scott Card.

12-06-2002, 07:13 PM	#5
Saurannûn the Wood Elf Haunting Spirit Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mirkwood Forest Posts: 59	What that means is that you shouldn't try to base the novel on the movie. Don't look for the movie in the book, but look for the book in the movie! It's much more reliable! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ Purple is a fruit.

12-06-2002, 06:28 AM	#2
Selmo Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Shire (Staffordshire), United Kingdom Posts: 273	In the first chapter of The Fellowship of the Ring, Bilbo is 111 years old and Frodo is 33. The second chapter opens when Frodo is 49 years old. He leaves Bag End the day after his 50th birthday. This gap of seventeen years is ignored in the film.