Luck & Magic in "The Hobbit" 2021 Flashcards
Bilbo is able to sneak in and around the Wood Elves’ palace without getting caught.
Magic. He wears the ring that makes him invisible.
Bilbo climbs the tree in Mirkwood, but is unable to see that the end of the path is close.
Bad luck. The fact of the matter is Bilbo is on a tree in a valley and the rolling hills make it appear like the forest goes on forever.
Gollum accepts Bilbo’s question: “What have I got in my pocket? “ as a riddle.
Good luck. Had Gollum not accepted this, he may have won the game and cost Bilbo his life.
In chapter 8, Bombur falls into the water and loses their memories of the adventure.
Magic. The water makes you drowsy and forgetful.
Gandalf breaks the rock to reveal the sunlight and defeat the trolls.
Magic- the rock breaks and the goblins turn to stone when exposed to the sun.
Bilbo lost his buttons as he squeezed through the goblin’s door.
Bad luck. They were his favorite buttons.
In chapter 5, page 83, Bilbo was trying to escape Gollum and Bilbo jumped, seven feet forward and three in the air.
Magic. The ring gave him the agility and strength to make such an amazing jump.
The dwarves came to Bilbo’s house because there was a symbol etched into his door saying he was a burglar.
Magic. Gandalf marked the front door with a magic and universal sign translated as “Burglary/Quest being organized”.
Beorn helps the Bilbo & the dwarves by giving them food, supplies and lends them his ponies.
Good luck. Beorn does not always take kindly to strangers, and is rarely helpful to them.
At the end of chapter 7, Gandalf leaves the group.
Bad luck. It isn’t long before they have exhausted their supplies and have become lost in Mirkwood forest without Gandalf’s assistance.
Bilbo climbs a tree while in Mirkwood, and cannot see anything but forest.
Bad Luck: While in the tree, it looks as if the forest goes on forever, but Bilbo doesn’t realize that he is in a valley and that the river is just over the next hill.
Bilbo neglects to take care of himself, and narrowly escape the wood elves after having made sure the dwarves got out safely.
Good luck. If Bilbo left a few seconds later the wood elves would’ve heard the commotion and he would’ve been caught.
When the flying deer landed on the other side of the river after it was shot by Thorin (page 136 chapter 8)
Bad luck. the group was low on food, and the best possible meal to be had was now on the wrong side of the river.
Beorn is a skinchanger.
Magic. He can turn himself into a bear.
Bilbo hears voices shortly after deciding to go back into the mountain to find his friends.
Good luck. Had Bilbo not heard the voices, he would have gone into the mountain and probably been captured by the goblins.
