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[[Image:J.R.R._Tolkien_-_The_Hall_at_Bag-End%2C_Residence_of_B._Baggins_Esquire.jpg|right|thumb|250px|''The Hall at Bag-End, the Residence of B. Baggins Esquire'' by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]]]
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{{quote|In a hole in the ground there lived a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]]. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a Hobbit-hole, and that means comfort.|''[[The Hobbit]]'', "[[An Unexpected Party]]"}}
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'''Bag End''' (Bag-End in [[The Hobbit]]) was a smial (or [[Hobbit-holes|Hobbit-hole]]) in [[Hobbiton]], at the end of [[Bagshot Row]].
| type=[[Smial]]
| location=[[Hobbiton]]
| inhabitants=[[Baggins Family]], [[Gardner Family]]
| realms=[[the Shire]]
| description=
| climate=
| othernames=
| etymology=
| created=Around {{SR|1280}}
| destroyed=
| events=[[Scouring of the Shire]]
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{{quote|In a hole in the ground there lived a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]]. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a Hobbit-hole, and that means comfort.|<ref name="Unexpected">{{H|Party}}</ref>}}


[[Bilbo Baggins]] inherited the home from his parents, [[Bungo Baggins|Bungo]] and [[Belladonna Took|Belladonna Baggins]], who built the smial in [[Third Age]] 2889. The Hobbit-hole is noted to have a green door with a round brass knob, all but countless rooms with round windows, and a garden. Although Hobbits are known to be of small stature, larger visitors were often seen, indicating that the ceilings were certainly taller than might be expected.  The grounds and home were kept by the [[Gamge Family|Gamgee family]], most notably Hamfast ("[[The Gaffer]]") and later his son, [[Samwise Gamgee|Samwise]]. The beautiful hole was a point of contention between Bilbo and his relatives, the Sackville-Bagginses, who very much desired to own it.
'''Bag End''' or '''Bag-End'''  was a [[Hobbit-holes|smial]]) in [[Hobbiton]], the residence of the [[Baggins Family]] and later the [[Gardner Family]].


Here, Bilbo lived a quiet existence until the wizard [[Gandalf]] appeared with thirteen [[Dwarves]] at the beginning of ''The Hobbit''. Upon his return, he discovered the contents of the smial being auctioned off, due to his presumed death. The Sackville-Bagginses were extremely disappointed and frustrated at his return, and their subsequent loss of Bag End.
==History==
Bag End was built into [[the Hill]] by [[Bungo Baggins]], where he went to live with his new wife, [[Belladonna Took]]. The hole was largely financed by her.<ref name="Unexpected"/> The earth removed was shot over the edge of the sudden fall in the hillside onto the ground; this lane would thenceforth be known as "[[Bagshot Row]]".<ref name="N">{{HM|N}}, p. 763-5</ref> The hole was inherited by Bungo's son [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]], who employed [[Holman Greenhand]], [[Hamfast Gamgee]],<ref>{{UT|Erebor}}</ref> and later [[Samwise Gamgee]] to tend to its gardens.<ref name="Long">{{FR|Party}}</ref>


[[Image:Jef Murray - Bag End.jpg|thumb|left|''Bag End'' by [[Jef Murray]]]]
Bag End in turn was left to Bilbo's adopted heir, [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], in {{SR|1401}}.<ref name="Long"/> When he too left [[the Shire]], he sold it his niece [[Lobelia Sackville-Baggins]], who had coveted it for years.<ref>{{FR|Shadow}}</ref> It was used by her son [[Lotho Sackville-Baggins|Lotho]] as he declared himself [[Chief Shirriff]]. [[Saruman|Sharkey]] also adopted the hole as his base, digging up Bagshot Row and erecting many houses in its stead. After the [[Battle of Bywater]], it was largely restored to normal, and Frodo took up residence in the hole again.<ref>{{RK|Scouring}}</ref>
In 2989, the eccentric Bilbo adopted his cousin (and nephew) [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] as his heir. Frodo became the Master of Bag End on their mutual birthday, at the age of 33, when Bilbo, then 111 years old, left to live with the [[Elves]] at [[Rivendell]]. Frodo remained content at Bag End until Gandalf returned and confirmed that Bilbo's ring was actually the [[One Ring]]. Preperations for departure ensued, with Frodo selling Bag End to the Sackville-Bagginses and removing to [[Crickhollow]], before beginning the quest to destroy the ring.


Upon their return during the [[Scouring of the Shire]], Frodo and company discover that [[Lotho Sackville-Baggins]] had made Bag End his power base as he became [[Chief]] of the Shire. He succeeded, if only too well, and lost control of the entire enterprise. After [[Saruman]] arrived, [[Gríma Wormtongue]] killed Lotho in his sleep.
After [[Frodo Baggins]] left Middle-earth, he gave Bag End to [[Samwise Gamgee]], whose family, the Gardners, would live in it for many years.<ref>{{RK|Havens}}</ref>


Frodo resumed living in Bag End and was joined by Sam, upon his marriage to [[Rose Cotton]]. However, with wounds too deep to heal, in 3021 he named Sam his heir, and departed across the sea. Bag End remained in the Gamgee family (later known as the [[Gardner Family|Gardners]]) for at least three generations following Sam.
==Etymology==


==Portrayal in Adaptations==
[[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s aunt Jane Neave's farm was called Bag End by the locals in Dormston, Worcestershire.
{{quote|It [Bag End] was the local name for my aunt's [Jane Neave] farm in Worcestershire, which was at the end of a lane leading to it and no further...|[[Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings|''Nomenclature'']]<ref name="N"/>}}


In [[The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy]], a life-sized exterior of Bag End was constructed as part of the Hobbiton set near Matamata, New Zealand.  The interior sets of Bag End were built on two different scales, and their design was based on artwork by [[John Howe]].
The name can also be seen as a pun on "cul-de-sac" (literally "bottom of the bag").<ref name="N"/>


==Inspiration and Origin==
In the books, it is supposedly a translation of the [[Westron]] ''[[Laban-neg]], [[Labin-nec]]'', which has much the same meaning, and the same relationship to the Westron form of Baggins: ''[[Labingi]]''.<ref name="PM">{{PM|Languages}}</ref>


[[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s aunt Jane Neave's farm was called Bag End by the locals in Dormston, Worcestershire.
==Portrayal in Adaptations==
{{quote|It [Bag End] was the local name for my aunt's [Jane Neave] farm in Worcestershire, which was at the end of a lane leading to it and no further...|[[Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings|''Nomenclature'']]}}
'''2001-3: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy]]''"'''
:A life-sized exterior of Bag End was constructed as part of the Hobbiton set near Matamata, New Zealand. The interior sets of Bag End were built on two different scales.
 
'''2002: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)]]'':'''
:Bag End is the starting point. Prior to leaving, the deed and key have to be found.


The name can also be seen as a pun on "cul-de-sac" (literally "bottom of the bag").<ref name="Nomen">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "[[Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings|Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings]]" in [[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]] (eds), ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'', p. 753</ref>
'''2003: ''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)]]'':'''
:Bag End is the starting point.  


In the books, it is supposedly a translation of the [[Westron]] ''[[Laban-neg]], [[Labin-nec]]'', which has much the same meaning, and the same relationship to the Westron form of Baggins: ''[[Labingi]]''.<ref name="PM">{{PM|Languages}}, p. 48</ref>
'''2006: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'':'''
:Two different maps of the Shire are used: in the evil campaign, and a map is available for skirmishes. In the former, Bag End and the Hill are located in the top left; in the latter, in the lower right.


==See also==
==See also==
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*''[[Tolkien's Bag End]]''
*''[[Tolkien's Bag End]]''


== External Links ==
* [http://www.jrrtolkien.org.uk/Images/bagendmap.jpg A floorplan of Bag End]
* [http://www.ourhobbithole.com Fans who are building a Hobbit Hole]
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Bag End
Smial
File:J.R.R. Tolkien - The Hall at Bag-End, Residence of B. Baggins Esquire.jpg
General Information
LocationHobbiton
TypeSmial
Regionsthe Shire
People and History
InhabitantsBaggins Family, Gardner Family
CreatedAround S.R. 1280
EventsScouring of the Shire
GalleryImages of Bag End
"In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a Hobbit-hole, and that means comfort."
[1]

Bag End or Bag-End was a smial) in Hobbiton, the residence of the Baggins Family and later the Gardner Family.

History

Bag End was built into the Hill by Bungo Baggins, where he went to live with his new wife, Belladonna Took. The hole was largely financed by her.[1] The earth removed was shot over the edge of the sudden fall in the hillside onto the ground; this lane would thenceforth be known as "Bagshot Row".[2] The hole was inherited by Bungo's son Bilbo, who employed Holman Greenhand, Hamfast Gamgee,[3] and later Samwise Gamgee to tend to its gardens.[4]

Bag End in turn was left to Bilbo's adopted heir, Frodo, in S.R. 1401.[4] When he too left the Shire, he sold it his niece Lobelia Sackville-Baggins, who had coveted it for years.[5] It was used by her son Lotho as he declared himself Chief Shirriff. Sharkey also adopted the hole as his base, digging up Bagshot Row and erecting many houses in its stead. After the Battle of Bywater, it was largely restored to normal, and Frodo took up residence in the hole again.[6]

After Frodo Baggins left Middle-earth, he gave Bag End to Samwise Gamgee, whose family, the Gardners, would live in it for many years.[7]

Etymology

J.R.R. Tolkien's aunt Jane Neave's farm was called Bag End by the locals in Dormston, Worcestershire.

"It [Bag End] was the local name for my aunt's [Jane Neave] farm in Worcestershire, which was at the end of a lane leading to it and no further..."
Nomenclature[2]

The name can also be seen as a pun on "cul-de-sac" (literally "bottom of the bag").[2]

In the books, it is supposedly a translation of the Westron Laban-neg, Labin-nec, which has much the same meaning, and the same relationship to the Westron form of Baggins: Labingi.[8]

Portrayal in Adaptations

2001-3: The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy"

A life-sized exterior of Bag End was constructed as part of the Hobbiton set near Matamata, New Zealand. The interior sets of Bag End were built on two different scales.

2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game):

Bag End is the starting point. Prior to leaving, the deed and key have to be found.

2003: The Hobbit (2003 video game):

Bag End is the starting point.

2006: The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II:

Two different maps of the Shire are used: in the evil campaign, and a map is available for skirmishes. In the former, Bag End and the Hill are located in the top left; in the latter, in the lower right.

See also

References