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The Hobbit: or There and Back Again
If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Thorin recognises the limits of the treasure he fought to reclaim. His farewell grants Bilbo’s ordinary pleasures a wisdom that royal pride had failed to see.
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In context
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In chapter 18 of The Hobbit, Thorin reconciles with Bilbo after the Battle of Five Armies. His farewell values food, cheer and song above the hoard whose recovery drove the expedition. This page follows the novel’s wording; the later film adaptation uses a shortened version.
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- Chapter 18, “The Return Journey”, Thorin’s deathbed reconciliation with Bilbo — reference 1Chapter 18, “The Return Journey”, Thorin’s deathbed reconciliation with Bilbo; wording and sceneReference checked
- Chapter 18, “The Return Journey”, Thorin’s deathbed reconciliation with Bilbo — reference 2Chapter 18, “The Return Journey”, Thorin’s deathbed reconciliation with Bilbo; wording and sceneReference checked
- Chapter 18, “The Return Journey”, Thorin’s deathbed reconciliation with Bilbo — reference 3Chapter 18, “The Return Journey”, Thorin’s deathbed reconciliation with Bilbo; wording and sceneReference checked
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