The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey follows title character Bilbo Baggins,
who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of
Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached out
of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining
a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior Thorin
Oakenshield. Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of
the Lonely Mountain, first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where
Bilbo
meets the creature that
will change his life forever... Gollum. Here, alone with Gollum, on the
shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only
discovers depths ofguile and courage that surprise even him, he also
gains possession of Gollum's "precious" ...a simple, gold ring that is
tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know
