bilbo's last song
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THISISABORZOIBOOKPUBLISHEDBYALFREDA.KNOPFTextcopyright©1974byTheOrderoftheHolyParacleteIllustrationscopyright©1990byPaulineBaynes
AllrightsreservedunderInternationalandPan-AmericanCopyrightConventions.PublishedintheUnitedStatesbyAlfredA.Knopf,adivisionofRandomHouse,Inc.,NewYork.DistributedbyRandomHouse,Inc.,NewYork.OriginallypublishedinslightlydifferentforminGreatBritainbyTheRandomHouseGroupLtd.in1990.FirstpublishedintheUnitedStatesbyAlfredA.Knopf,adivisionofRandomHouse,Inc.,in1992.
randomhouse.com/kidsKNOPF,BORZOIBOOKS,andthecolophonareregisteredtrademarksofRandomHouse,Inc.ThequotationsaretakenfromthesecondhardbackeditionofTheLordoftheRings(©GeorgeAllen&Unwin(Publishers)Ltd.,1966)andthefourthhardbackeditionofTheHobbit(©GeorgeAllen&Unwin(Publishers)Ltd.,1978)andarereproducedbykindpermissionofHarperCollinsPublishers.
CIPdataavailableuponrequest
ISBN:978-0-385-75296-1(eBook)
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CONTENTS:
TitlePage
Copyright
FirstPage
NotesonthePictures
AbouttheAuthor
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NotesonthePictures
Thepicturesinthisbookspringfromtwosources.ThelargepaintingsarebasedonepisodesattheendofTheLordoftheRings(thespecificvolumeisreferredtobyitsinitials),inwhichtheRing-bearersridewestwardstotheGreyHavens,wheretheytakeshipfortheUndyingLands.ThenarrativedescribesFrodoandSamridingtomeetacompanyincludingBilbo,Elrond,GaladrielandGildor,aswellasmanyotherelves.WemayassumethatthispartyhadsetoutfromRivendell:ElrondhadtoldFrodotwoyearsbeforethathewouldsoondepart.(ROTK,p.267)ThepoemthatformsthetextofthisbookisBilbo’s.LikeElrond,hehad
indicatedtoFrodothathisthoughtswereturningtowardsdeparture.(ROTK,p.266)Itthereforeseemedrighttothinkofthebeginningofthatlastjourney,andof
Bilbo’spartinit.Thefirstfourlargepicturesarethusbasedonasequenceofeventswhichwecanonlyimagine,butwhichmustlogicallyhaveoccurred.Thesmallerpictures,runningatthebottomofthepages,showscenesfrom
TheHobbit.Bilboremembershisfirstjourneyashegoesonhislastjourney.
Endpapers.‘Nonesawthempass,savethewildcreatures.’(ROTK,p.310)Thepictureshowsthe‘manyElvesoftheHighKindred’whoaccompaniedElrond,Galadriel,GildorandBilboontheirlastjourneythroughtheautumnalcountryside.Galadrielleadstheprocession,ridingawhitepalfrey,followedbyGildor.ElrondridesbehindGildor,andispartlymaskedbythetreeinthecentre.Bilboonhisgreyponyappearsontheleft-handside,intheforeground.
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1.ThereareseveralfleetingglimpsesofBilboatRivendell‘inhislittleroom.Itwaslitteredwithpapersandpensandpencils’.(ROTK,p.264)
i.‘Aperfectlyrounddoorlikeaporthole,paintedgreen,withashinyyellowbrassknobintheexactmiddle.’(H,p.11)
ii.‘AllthattheunsuspectingBilbosawthatmorningwasanoldmanwithastaff.’(H,p.13)
2.Bilbolookingoutofhiswindow,thinkingaboutmakinghislastjourney.‘ThewindowopenedontothegardensandlookedsouthacrosstheravineoftheBruinen.’(FOTR,p.250)
i.‘Gandalfsatattheheadofthepartywiththethirteendwarvesallround:andBilbosatonastoolatthefireside.’(H,p.19)
ii.Afterhisunexpectedtea-party,Bilbosleptlatethefollowingmorning.Inconsequence,hedidn’tgetthedwarves’letteruntilhalfpastten–andhadtenminutestomeetthemateleveno’clockattheGreenDragonInn,Bywater.‘Bilbocouldneverrememberhowhefoundhimselfoutside…runningasfastashisfurryfeetcouldcarryhim.’(H,p.33)
3.ItwasjustasFrodoandtheotherhobbitsleftRivendelltoreturntotheShire
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on5thOctober3019(ShireReckoning1419)thatElrondsaid,‘Aboutthistimeofyear,whentheleavesaregoldbeforetheyfall,lookforBilbointhewoodsoftheShire.Ishallbewithhim.’(ROTK,p.267)BilboandElrondareheretalkingaboutthatlastjourney.TheringVilya,‘mightiestoftheThree’,withitssapphirestone,canbeseenonElrond’shand.
i.ThefirstpartofBilbo’sjourneywiththedwarveswasmerry,butoncetheyhadlefttheShiretheweatherturnedcoldandwet.Theycameacross‘drearyhills,risinghigherandhigher,darkwithtrees.Onsomeofthemwerecastleswithanevillook,asiftheyhadbeenbuiltbywickedpeople.’(H,p.34)
ii.‘“Dawntakeyouall,andbestonetoyou!”’(H,p.42)Tom,BertandWilliam(Bill)Huggins–thetrolls–hadcapturedthedwarvesandBilbo.Gandalftrickedthemintoarguingallnightaboutthebestwaytocooktheirprisoners,untilthesunroseandturnedthetrollstostone.Thetrolls’cavewheretheswordsGlamdringandOrcristwerediscovered,andwhereBilbofoundtheknifehelatercalledSting,isinthehillontheleft.
4.‘WiththemwentmanyElvesoftheHighKindredwhowouldnolongerstayinMiddle-earth.’(ROTK,p.309)TheelveswhohaddecidedtoleaveassembleatRivendell.Galadrielisintheforegroundonherwhitepalfrey,withBilboonhisgreypony.
i.ThecompanywithElrond,whentheyrestedattheLastHomelyHouseforawhile.Thedwarvesare(fromtheleft):Ori(greyhood),Dwalin(darkgreenhood),Bifur(yellowhood),Gloin(whitehood),Balin(redhood),Bofur(yellowhood,attheback),Fili(bluehood,fairhair),Bombur(palegreenhood),Kili
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(bluehood,fairhair),ThorinOakenshield(skybluehoodwithasilvertassel,keyonchainaroundneck),Oin(brownhood,attheback),DoriandNori(purplehoods).
ii.‘Onedaytheymetathunderstorm–morethanathunderstorm,athunderbattle.’(H,p.55)
5.‘Riding…behindonasmallgreypony…wasBilbohimself.’(ROTK,p.308)TheringNenya,madeofmithrilwithawhitestone,canjustbeseenonGaladriel’shand.
i.‘Outjumpedthegoblins…andtheywereallgrabbed.’(H,p.58)
ii.‘Suddenlyhishandmetwhatfeltlikeatinyringofcoldmetallyingonthefloorofthetunnel.’(H,p.65)
6.22ndSeptember3021(S.R.1421):‘FrodoandSamhaltedandsatsilentinthesoftshadows,until…thetravellerscametowardsthem.’(ROTK,p.308)Frodo,ridingStrider,andSam,ridingBill,setoutfromBagEndon21stSeptember,andontheeveningof22ndjoinedtheLastRidingoftheKeepersoftheRingsinWoodyEnd.Frodohasagreyhood,Samaredone.
i.‘DeepdownherebythedarkwaterlivedoldGollum.’(H,p.67)
ii.‘Itwasthetreesatthebottomthatsavedthem.’(H,p.88)Havingescapedfromthegoblins,andcomeoutontheeasternsideoftheMistyMountains,Bilboandhisfriendsarecaughtinarockslide.
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7.Dawn,29thSeptember3021(S.R.1421):‘TheycametotheFarDowns…andlookedonthedistantSea.’(ROTK,p.310)
i.‘“Fifteenbirdsinfivefirtrees”’(H,p.94)TheLordoftheEaglescomestotherescueofthecompany:theflamesfromthegoblins’firescanbeseeninreverseatthebaseofthetrees.Fromtheleft,FiliandKilihaveclimbedalarchtree,Dori,Nori,Ori,Oin,GloinandBilboareinapine,andBifur,Bofur,BomburandThorinareinanother.DwalinandBalinhavetakenrefugeinafirtree,andGandalfisaloneinalargepinetree.
ii.‘“Whoareyouandwhatdoyouwant?”’(H,p.105)Beorntheskin-changertalkswithGandalfandBilbo.Hisbees(biggerthanhornets)andbeehivesareontheleft,andhislonglowwoodenhousewithtwowingsisinthebackground,withtwoofhishorses.
8.‘Astheycametothegates,CírdantheShipwrightcameforthtogreetthem.’(ROTK,p.310)GandalfisbehindCírdan,wearingtheRingofFire,NaryatheGreat,withitsredstone.
i.‘Theideacametohimtoleadthefuriousspidersfurtherandfurtherawayfromthedwarves.’(H,p.138)ItwasinhisfirstfightwiththespidersofMirkwoodthatBilbogavehisswordthenameSting.ItwasablademadethousandsofyearsbeforeinthehiddencityofGondolin.
ii‘Longandsearchinglyhequestionedthedwarvesabouttheirdoings.’(H,p.148)Thranduil,kingoftheWood-elves,sitsonhischairofcarvenwoodinhis
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hallslitwithredtorch-light,andheiscrownedwithberriesandredleaves.Thorinhadbeencapturedearlier,andwasimprisonedseparately.Bilbo(invisiblebecausehewaswearinghisring)wasnevercaught.
9.‘ThenCírdanledthemtotheHavens,andtherewasawhiteshiplying.’(ROTK,p.310)Elrond,holdingasilverharp,isstandingbehindthehobbits.
i.‘FirstheunlockedBalin’sdoor.’(H,p.154)Bilbofoundbeinginvisibleenabledhimtotrackdownthecellsinwhicheachdwarfwasimprisoned.Hewasvisiblewhenherescuedthem:thedwarveshadtoseewhohewasandbeabletofollowhim.
ii.‘Hefounditquiteasdifficulttostickonashehadfeared.’(H,p.159)ThispictureisbasedonJ.R.R.Tolkien’sowncolourpaintingofthebarrelsfloatingdowntheForestRiver.
10.‘UprodeMerryandPippiningreathaste.’(ROTK,p.310)Gandalfhadsentthemamessage,sothattheycouldsayfarewell,andsothatSamshouldnothavetogohomeonhisown.
i.‘TheycouldseetheLonelyMountaintoweringgrimandtallbeforethem.’(H,p.173)AsBilboandthedwarvesjourneyedtowardstheLonelyMountain(MountErebor)theystoredsomesparegoodsinatent(extremerightofpicture).TheRiverRunningroseoutofthemountainandflowedoutthroughtheFrontGate.
ii.‘Standbythegreystonewhenthethrushknocks,andthesettingsunwiththe
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lastlightofDurin’sDaywillshineuponthekey-hole.’(H,p.52)Thedwarves’NewYear’sDaywasthefirstdayofthelastmoonofAutumnonthethresholdofWinter.WhenthemoonandthesunwereintheskytogetheritwascalledDurin’sDay.
11.‘AndtheshipwentoutintotheHighSea.’(ROTK,p.310)
i.Bilbo,invisiblebecauseheiswearingthering,stealsacupfromSmaug’svasthoard–thedragondoesn’tquitewakeup.(H,pp.184–5,189)
WhenSmaugattackedEsgaroth,hewasfiercelyresistedbyarchersledbyBard.Smaug’sfierybreathsetlighttothethatchedroofs,andmanypeople,includingtheMaster,triedtoescapeinboats.Bardwastoldbythethrushoftheoneplace–ahollowpatchontheleftbreast–whereSmaugwasnotarmouredwithjewelsandgoldembeddedinhishide.(H,pp.209–12)
12.Evening,29thSeptember,3021.TheEndoftheThirdAge.‘Sam…sawashadowonthewatersthatwassoonlostintheWest.’(ROTK,p.311)TheRing-bearersdepart,andfromthismomenttheFourthAgeisdated.
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J.R.R.Tolkienwasbornin1892inBloemfontein,SouthAfrica,butcametoEnglandwithhismotherattheageofthreeandahalf.AfterservingintheFirstWorldWarhebecameadistinguishedprofessorofAnglo-SaxonandlaterofEnglishLanguageandLiteratureatOxfordUniversity.Hisfirstworkoffiction,TheHobbit,waspublishedin1937.TheLordoftheRings,hismasterpiece,tooktwelveyearstowriteandwasoriginallypublishedinthreevolumesbetween1954and1955.Tolkiensaidofthisgreatwork,‘Itiswritteninmylifeblood,suchasthatis,thickorthin;andIcandonoother.’TheauthordiedatOxfordin1973attheageofeighty-one.
PaulineBayneswasborninHove,Sussex,in1922andstudiedatFarnhamSchoolofArtandlaterattheSlade.HerassociationwithTolkienbeganwhenhechosehertoillustrateFarmerGilesofHam,andshewentontoillustrateseveralofhisbooksincludingTheAdventuresofTomBombadil,SmithofWottonMajorandTreeandLeaf.AswellasbeingTolkien’sfavouriteartistshewasalsochosenbyC.S.LewistoillustratetheNarniabooks.
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