THE HOBBIT CHARACTERS
Bilbo Baggins - Answers -the hobbit, main character, and the burglar
Gandalf - Answers -Wizard; smart, long white beard. Leads the group with part of their
adventure
Thorin Oakenshield - Answers -Son of Thrain; head dwarf, loves to fight, dies in War of
Five Armies
Bifur - Answers -One of the thirteen dwarves who is almost caught by Smaug when he
bursts from Lonely Mountain.
Bofur - Answers -Another of the dwarves who is almost caught by Smaug when he
bursts from Lonely Mountain.
Bombur - Answers -fat dwarf who fell in the enchanted river
Dori - Answers -carried Bilbo in the Misty Mountains
Nori - Answers -sixth dwarf to arrive
Ori - Answers -seventh to arrive
Gloin - Answers -Dwarf; Gimli's father, part of Thorin's Company
Oin - Answers -eighth to arrive of the dwarves
Dwalin - Answers -the first dwarf who arrived at Bilbo's to talk about the quest, has a
blue beard tucked under a gold belt
Balin - Answers -second in command of the dwarves. Whenever Thorin is not present,
he makes the decisions.
Fili - Answers -Another of the two youngest dwarves, he is almost always shown doing
something alongside Kili. The pair are practically inseparable. The die together in the
battle at the end of the novel. He has the best sight of all the dwarves. He is the one
who throws the hook at the end of the rope when they must cross the stream in
Mirkwood.
Kili - Answers -One of the two youngest dwarves, he is almost always shown doing
something alongside Fili. The pair are practically inseparable. They die together in the
battle at the end of the novel.
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