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At the beginning of The Hobbit ... Bilbo Baggins seems little more than a conservative but good-natured innocent.
But their chief role was to offer sage advice: Merlin as a tutor and counselor to King Arthur; Gandalf through stories and wisdom in his itinerant travels throughout the countryside.
Despite his concerns, The Hobbit went on to sell 100 million copies.
Today The Hobbit has sold 100 million copies and been translated into something like fifty languages, including (two of Tolkien's favourites) Icelandic and West Frisian.
The prelude to The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Hobbit has been translated in to more than 50 languages and has sold 100 million copies worldwide.
Today The Hobbit has sold 100 million copies and been translated into something like fifty languages, including (two of Tolkien's favourites) Icelandic and West Frisian.