Guide to The Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit/Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of the Hobbit - Roast Mutton Plot Biblo wakes up late after the visit by Gandalf. He is surprised and relieved that the dwarves have left. He is eating breakfast when Gandalf comes and takes him to Green Dragon Inn, where the dwarves are waiting for him. They start. By the time dusk approaches, the whole company is tired, hungry, ready to camp, and annoyed at Gandalf’s mysterious disappearance earlier in the day. Suddenly, they see fires in the distance. Bilbo is sent forward as his official role of Burglar. He goes forward and sees a clearing. Three trolls are sitting around a fire, eating a mutton. He tries to steal one of the trolls' money purse but they hear and catch him. Despite being dull-witted, they will eat anything and discuss what to do. The commotion attracts the dwarves, who come to the clearing one at a time. The trolls stop fighting just long enough to hide in the trees and throw a sack over each approaching dwarf. Soon, they have everyone tied up except Bilbo, whom they’ve forgotten. The trolls decide to cook the dwarves immediately, but then a voice, which sounds like one of the trolls, starts an argument, and the three trolls start fighting again. The argument continues until morning. When sunlight strikes them, they freeze - sunlight turns trolls into stone. Gandalf then steps triumphantly into the clearing. He had been throwing his voice to mislead the dwarves and to keep the trolls arguing until morning. He and Bilbo release the dwarves, who are shaken but otherwise unharmed. Searching nearby, they find the trolls’ cave and a number of well-wrought weapons, which they take as payment for their pains. Analysis The company faces the first real challenge to their journey. This would indicate that the further they go, the more challenging the obstacles get. Questions How did Bilbo react to the dwarves not being there when he woke up? How did Bilbo get caught by the trolls? What did they find in the troll cave? What did they do with what they found? What were the trolls arguing about when Bilbo arrived? What kept the trolls arguing until dawn? Characters Main Characters Bilbo Baggins Gandalf Thorin Oakenshield Tom, Bert and William Other Characters Dwalin Balin Fili Kili Oin Gloin Bifur Bofur Bombur Ori Nori Dori Mentioned Characters Elrond Locations Bag End, Hobbiton Bywater Trollshaws Portrayal in adaptations In The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Bilbo goes to the trolls when their ponies are taken. Fíli and Kíli force him into it and leave him behind. Bilbo tries to steal a knife from the Trolls' pocket which leads to his capture. Later, Kíli arrives with the rest of the Company to rescue Bilbo. Translations around the World Foreign LanguageTranslated nameAfrikaansBraai SkaapvleisAlbanianRosto Mish delejeArabicلحم ضان مشويArmenianՏապակել ոչխարի միսAzerbaijaniqovurma QoyunBelarusian Cyrillicсмажаная баранінаBengaliরোস্ট মেষ-মাংসBosnianPečena ovčetinaBulgarian CyrillicАгнешко печеноCambodianដុត សាច់ចៀមCatalanCarn de xai rostidaCebuanoInasal nga karneChinese烤羊肉CroatianPečena ovčetinaCzechPečené skopovéDanishFårekødstegDutchGeroosterd schapenvleesEsperantoRostita MutonoEstonianRöstitud lambalihaFilipinoInihaw na karne ng tupaFinnishLammaspaistiaFrenchGrillade de moutonGalicianAsado CarneiroGeorgianწვა ცხვრის ხორციGermanGebratenes HammelfleischGreekΨητό αρνίσιο κρέαςGujaratiરોસ્ટ મટનHaitian CreoleFè woti moutonHebrewצלי כבשHindiरोस्ट मटनHungarianSült bárányIcelandicSteiktu lambakjötIndonesianPanggang daging kambingIrish GaelicCaorach RóstaItalianMontone arrostoJapaneseローストマトンKannadaರೋಸ್ಟ್ ಮಟನ್Kazakh CyrillicҚуырдақ қой етіKorean로스트 양고기KurdishBijartin Beyindir ? (Latin)Kyrgyz Cyrillicкуйкалануу койдунLatvianCepta aitas gaļaLithuanianKepta avienaMacedonian CyrillicПечена Овчо месоMalayPanggang Daging kambingMarathiरोस्ट मटणMongolian CyrillicШарсан хонины махNepaleseरोस्ट मटनNorwegianFårekjøttstekPolishPieczeń baraniaPortugueseCarneiro assadoRomanianFriptură de oaieRussianБаранье жаркоеScottish GaelicCaoraich RòstaSerbianПечење овца (Cyrillic) Pečenje ovca (Latin)Sinhaleseරෝස් මැට්න් ?SlovakPečené baranieSlovenianPečeno ovčjeSomalianDubid Beertu ?SpanishCarnero asadoSwedishRostafårköttTamilரோஸ்ட் மட்டன்Teluguరోస్ట్ మటన్Thaiย่างเนื้อแกะTurkishKızarmış koyun etiUkrainian CyrillicПеченя з бараниниUrduروسٹ گوشتUzbekҚовурилган қўй гўшти (Cyrillic) Qovurilgan qo'y go'shti (Latin)VietnameseThịt cừu nướngWelshMolltgig RhostYiddishבראָטן שעפּס