Ninepins, also known as Skittles, is the ancestor of modern bowling.[1] Bilbo Baggins was skilled at this game.[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, John D. Rateliff (ed.), “The Second Phase: Mirkwood,” in The History of The Hobbit: Mr. Baggins (2007), note 25, p. 321
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Flies and Spiders"