Bilbo Baggins

Intro A loveable hobbit from Tolkein’s stories. Bilbo is a very friendly and well-mannered hobbit “fond of food, drink, a full pipe, his friends and good cheer.” The son of the homebody Bungo Baggins and the more adventurous Belladonna Took, Bilbo at times recognized two sides within himself, his "Took side" and "Baggins side.” He secretly relished having adventures, but still wanted to remain settled and was anxious in the face of a real prospect of adventure. Bilbo seemed to be happy with his life at Bag End, and would have been content to remain a child of his father, had adventure not come upon him. Still very afraid and wishing he had never left his hobbit-hole, the Took side eventually won out, even after he returned home to his old life. Thus, his desire for another adventure never truly departed from him in his heart even into his old age.