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'''Bilbo's Farewell Party''' was a grand celebration held by [[Bilbo Baggins]] on his 111st birthday in the [[Party Field]]. It was coincidentally also the 33rd birthday of his nephew [[Frodo Baggins]]. As recounted in ''[[A Long Expected Party]]'', it was a huge and expensive celebration attended by most hobbits in the area, but a portion of the party was "invitation only" with 144 guests. The party included copious amounts of food and drink, and [[Gandalf|Gandalf the Grey]] provided fireworks for entertainment.
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'''Bilbo's Farewell Party''' was a grand celebration held by [[Bilbo Baggins]] on his 111st birthday in the [[Party Field]], on [[22 September|September 22]], {{TA|3001}}. It was coincidentally also the 33rd birthday of his nephew [[Frodo Baggins]].  
Another significance was that Bilbo's and Frodo's years on that day summed up 144 - a [[One Gross|gross]], and for that reason a portion of the party was "invitation only" with 144 guests.
==History==
===Preparations===
In {{TA|2989}} Bilbo had taken into his custody his orphan younger cousin, [[Frodo Baggins]], with whom he shared a birthday, and they celebrated with lively parties in [[Bag End]]. However as years passed Bilbo felt weary (possibly because of his use of [[One Ring|his magic ring]]) and around {{TA|3001}} he decided to leave [[the Shire]]. He scheduled his disappearance as an abrupt event to occur during his birthday speech.  


The occasion was notable in [[Hobbiton]] for Bilbo's abrupt disappearance (he used the [[One Ring|Ring]] to disappear at the end of his birthday speech), but the most historically important event was Bilbo leaving the Ring in Frodo's keeping when he departed.
That year he would celebrate his 111st year and also Frodo's coming-of-age, and announced "a party of special magnificence", which caused a sensation in the vicinity, because of his eccentricity and wealth. Indeed, since [[Third Age 3000|previous year]] he had ordered special gifts from [[Erebor]] and [[Dale]], and [[Dwarves of Erebor]] started arriving with wagons full of packages; a bigger excitement came when the "conjurer" [[Gandalf]], famous for his fireworks in the [[Old Took]]'s parties years ago, also arrived.


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The following days Bilbo was busy writing and sending invitations, managing his list and packaging the gifts, refusing curious folk who pretended to come for helping. The post-offices of [[Hobbiton]] and [[Bywater]] were overwhelmed by the number of invitations and responses. His catering from miles around [[Hobbiton]] had depleted the stocks of most of the stores, cellars and warehouses.
 
In the days leading up to the party the [[Party Field|large field]] in front of Bag End was repurposed for the needs of the feast, with ropes, poles, lanterns, tents and pavilions, and a new gate was built to connect it to the road.<ref name=party>{{FR|Party}}</ref>
 
===The Party===
It was a huge and expensive celebration attended by most hobbits in the area.  Bilbo welcomed the attendees in person at the new white gate, giving each their presents (some secretly exited by a back way and came in again by the gate to get a second present).
 
Outside of food and drink there were music, songs and dances. There were copious amounts of food and drink and people were continuously feasting from elevenses. Many children came by parental permission (especially since they were fed a free meal). At lunch and [[tea]] the guests sat to eat together. At six-thirty Gandalf began a show with all kinds of fireworks. The last one was designed and made especially to honor Bilbo: the figure of a mountain which spouted a lifelike [[fire-drake]], which roared and whizzed three times over the crowd before flying and exploding above Bywater. That was the signal for the supper/dinner.
 
After the last meal, Bilbo began giving his inevitable and much-dreaded speech, but the guests were already satisfied and could tolerate anything and cheer with every word. As Bilbo began his speech, talking about his age and thanking them for coming, they thought he had said what was necessary and started playing with the musical crackers and dancing the [[springle-ring]]. Bilbo had to take and blow a horn in order to silence them. Then he said they were there for three reasons: to tell them that he is fond of all of them; to celebrate his and Frodo's birthday (reminiscing of his arrival to [[Esgaroth]] years ago); and to say farewell as it would be the end.
 
The moment was notable for Bilbo's abrupt disappearance (he used the [[The One Ring|Ring]] for that effect, and Gandalf improvised a flash) at the end of his speech. Bilbo then passed behind the surprised guests, who were mumbling and gossipping and sought comfort in more food, and returned to Bag End. He was joined by Gandalf, who persuaded him to leave the Ring in Frodo's keeping, and Bilbo departed for the east<ref name=party/> with [[Nar (companion of Bilbo)|three]] [[Anar (dwarf)|Dwarf]] [[Hannar|companions]].<ref>{{RS|Return}}</ref>
 
===Aftermath===
As the host's heir, Frodo had the duty to comfort the shocked guests and fare them well. Around midnight carriages came to take the important guests home, and those who were too drunk or heavy, were taken by gardeners on wheelbarrows.
 
The [[23 September|next day]], workers were ordered to clean up the [[Party field]], the installations, the decoration and the culinary and other forgotten things like bags, gloves and handkerchiefs. The news alarmed everyone and Bag End was flooded by the guests who demanded a logical explanation, and to collect the presents Bilbo left for them.
 
The guests were so full that the next weeks there were almost no purchases of provisions throughout the district.
==Attendees==
[[File:LOTR 1990-2--1-.png|thumb|Bilbo's party in the [[J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (1990 video game)|The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I]].]]
Everyone around Hobbiton and Bywater was invited, even from Buckland. Some were distant relatives living in distant parts of the Shire. A few were overlooked by accident, but they came anyway.
 
A select 144 from the extended families of Bilbo and Frodo (including Gandalf and other special guests) joined the special family dinner-party, held in the great pavilion by the Tree.
:''In alphabetical order''
* [[Adelard Took]] and daughters<ref name="Took"/>
* [[Angelica Baggins]]<ref name="Baggins"/>
* [[Asphodel Brandybuck|Asphodel Burrows]]<ref name="Brandybuck"/>
* [[Berilac Brandybuck]]<ref name="Brandybuck"/>
* [[Bruno Bracegirdle]]<ref name="Boffin"/>
* [[Celandine Brandybuck]]<ref name="Brandybuck"/>
* [[Daisy Baggins|Daisy Boffin]]<ref name="Baggins"/>
* [[Dinodas Brandybuck]]<ref name="Brandybuck"/>
* [[Doderic Brandybuck]]<ref name="Brandybuck"/>
* [[Dora Baggins]]<ref name="Baggins"/>
* [[Dudo Baggins]]<ref name="Baggins"/>
* [[Eglantine Banks|Eglantine Took]]<ref name="Took"/>
* [[Esmeralda Took|Esmeralda Brandybuck]]<ref name="Took"/>
* [[Estella Bolger]]<ref name="Took"/>
* [[Everard Took]]<ref name="Took"/>
* [[Ferdibrand Took]]<ref name="Took"/>
* [[Ferdinand Took]]<ref name="Took"/>
* [[Thain]] [[Ferumbras Took III]]<ref name="Took">{{App|Took}}</ref>
* [[Filibert Bolger]]<ref name="Baggins"/>
* [[Folco Boffin]]<ref name="Boffin"/>
* [[Fredegar Bolger]]<ref name="Took"/>
* [[Frodo Baggins]]<ref name="Baggins"/>
* [[Gandalf]]<ref name="Party">{{FR|Party}}</ref>
* [[Gerda Boffin|Gerda Bolger]]<ref name="Boffin"/>
* [[Gilly Brownlock|Gilly Baggins]]<ref name="Baggins"/>
* [[Griffo Boffin]]<ref name="Baggins"/>
* [[Heribald Bolger]]<ref name="Bolger"/>
* [[Hilda Bracegirdle|Hilda Brandybuck]]<ref name="Brandybuck"/>
* [[Hugo Bracegirdle]]<ref name="Boffin"/>
* [[Ilberic Brandybuck]]<ref name="Brandybuck"/>
* [[Lobelia Sackville-Baggins]]<ref name="Baggins"/>
* [[Lotho Sackville-Baggins]]<ref name="Baggins"/>
* [[Marmadas Brandybuck]]<ref name="Brandybuck"/>
* [[Melilot Brandybuck]]<ref name="Brandybuck"/>
* [[Mentha Brandybuck]]<ref name="Brandybuck"/>
* [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]]<ref name="Brandybuck"/>
* [[Merimac Brandybuck]]<ref name="Brandybuck"/>
* [[Merimas Brandybuck]]<ref name="Brandybuck"/>
* [[Milo Burrows]]<ref name="Baggins"/>
* [[Minto Burrows]]<ref name="Baggins"/>
* [[Moro Burrows]]<ref name="Baggins"/>
* [[Mosco Burrows]]<ref name="Baggins"/>
* [[Myrtle Burrows]]<ref name="Baggins"/>
* [[Nora Bolger]]<ref name="Bolger"/>
* [[Odo Proudfoot]]<ref name="Baggins"/>
* [[Odovacar Bolger]]<ref name="Took"/>
* [[Olo Proudfoot]]<ref name="Baggins"/>
* [[Otho Sackville-Baggins]]<ref name="Baggins">{{App|Baggins}}</ref>
* [[Paladin Took II]]<ref name="Took"/>
* [[Pearl Took]]<ref name="Took"/>
* [[Peony Baggins|Peony Burrows]]<ref name="Baggins"/>
* [[Peregrin Took]]<ref name="Took"/>
* [[Pervinca Took]]<ref name="Took"/>
* [[Pimpernel Took]]<ref name="Took"/>
* [[Ponto Baggins II|Ponto Baggins]]<ref name="Baggins"/>
* [[Poppy Chubb-Baggins|Poppy Bolger]]<ref name="Baggins"/>
* [[Porto Baggins]]<ref name="Baggins"/>
* [[Prisca Baggins|Prisca Bolger]]<ref name="Baggins"/>
* [[Reginard Took]]<ref name="Took"/>
* [[Master of Buckland|Master]] [[Rorimac Brandybuck]]<ref name="Brandybuck">{{App|Brandybuck}}</ref>
* [[Rosamunda Took|Rosamunda Bolger]]<ref name="Took"/>
* [[Rufus Burrows]]<ref name="Brandybuck"/>
* [[Sancho Proudfoot]]<ref name="Baggins"/>
* [[Saradas Brandybuck]]<ref name="Brandybuck"/>
* [[Saradoc Brandybuck]]<ref name="Took"/><ref name="Brandybuck"/>
* [[Seredic Brandybuck]]<ref name="Brandybuck"/>
* [[Tosto Boffin]]<ref name="Boffin"/>
* [[Vigo Boffin]]<ref name="Boffin">{{App|Boffin}}</ref>
* [[Wilimar Bolger]]<ref name="Bolger">{{App|Bolger}}</ref>
* The 3 daughters of [[Adalgrim Took]]<ref name="Took"/> (possibly)<ref group=note>They are marked as guests in older editions of the [[Appendix C]], but unmarked in later editions; not known if it is a typographical error or a correction.</ref>
* Various [[Goodbody Family|Goodbodies]],<ref name="Baggins"/> [[Hornblower Family|Hornblowers]], [[Brockhouse Family|Brockhousess]], [[Grubb Family|Grubbs]] (relatives of [[Laura Grubb|Bilbo's grandmother]]), [[Chubb Family|Chubbs]] (relatives of [[Adamanta Chubb|his other grandmother]].<ref name=party/>
 
==See also==
*[[:Category:Images of Bilbo's Farewell Party|Images of Bilbo's Farewell Party]]
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[[Category:Festivals and feasts]]
[[de:Bilbos Abschiedsfest]]
[[fi:Bilbon jäähyväisjuhla]]
[[fi:Bilbon jäähyväisjuhla]]

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Bilbo's Farewell Party
Event
Other namesBilbo's Birthday Party
LocationParty Field, Hobbiton
Date22 September T.A. 3001
ParticipantsSee below
ReferencesThe Fellowship of the Ring, "A Long-expected Party"
GalleryImages of Bilbo's Farewell Party

Bilbo's Farewell Party was a grand celebration held by Bilbo Baggins on his 111st birthday in the Party Field, on September 22, T.A. 3001. It was coincidentally also the 33rd birthday of his nephew Frodo Baggins. Another significance was that Bilbo's and Frodo's years on that day summed up 144 - a gross, and for that reason a portion of the party was "invitation only" with 144 guests.

History

Preparations

In T.A. 2989 Bilbo had taken into his custody his orphan younger cousin, Frodo Baggins, with whom he shared a birthday, and they celebrated with lively parties in Bag End. However as years passed Bilbo felt weary (possibly because of his use of his magic ring) and around T.A. 3001 he decided to leave the Shire. He scheduled his disappearance as an abrupt event to occur during his birthday speech.

That year he would celebrate his 111st year and also Frodo's coming-of-age, and announced "a party of special magnificence", which caused a sensation in the vicinity, because of his eccentricity and wealth. Indeed, since previous year he had ordered special gifts from Erebor and Dale, and Dwarves of Erebor started arriving with wagons full of packages; a bigger excitement came when the "conjurer" Gandalf, famous for his fireworks in the Old Took's parties years ago, also arrived.

The following days Bilbo was busy writing and sending invitations, managing his list and packaging the gifts, refusing curious folk who pretended to come for helping. The post-offices of Hobbiton and Bywater were overwhelmed by the number of invitations and responses. His catering from miles around Hobbiton had depleted the stocks of most of the stores, cellars and warehouses.

In the days leading up to the party the large field in front of Bag End was repurposed for the needs of the feast, with ropes, poles, lanterns, tents and pavilions, and a new gate was built to connect it to the road.[1]

The Party

It was a huge and expensive celebration attended by most hobbits in the area. Bilbo welcomed the attendees in person at the new white gate, giving each their presents (some secretly exited by a back way and came in again by the gate to get a second present).

Outside of food and drink there were music, songs and dances. There were copious amounts of food and drink and people were continuously feasting from elevenses. Many children came by parental permission (especially since they were fed a free meal). At lunch and tea the guests sat to eat together. At six-thirty Gandalf began a show with all kinds of fireworks. The last one was designed and made especially to honor Bilbo: the figure of a mountain which spouted a lifelike fire-drake, which roared and whizzed three times over the crowd before flying and exploding above Bywater. That was the signal for the supper/dinner.

After the last meal, Bilbo began giving his inevitable and much-dreaded speech, but the guests were already satisfied and could tolerate anything and cheer with every word. As Bilbo began his speech, talking about his age and thanking them for coming, they thought he had said what was necessary and started playing with the musical crackers and dancing the springle-ring. Bilbo had to take and blow a horn in order to silence them. Then he said they were there for three reasons: to tell them that he is fond of all of them; to celebrate his and Frodo's birthday (reminiscing of his arrival to Esgaroth years ago); and to say farewell as it would be the end.

The moment was notable for Bilbo's abrupt disappearance (he used the Ring for that effect, and Gandalf improvised a flash) at the end of his speech. Bilbo then passed behind the surprised guests, who were mumbling and gossipping and sought comfort in more food, and returned to Bag End. He was joined by Gandalf, who persuaded him to leave the Ring in Frodo's keeping, and Bilbo departed for the east[1] with three Dwarf companions.[2]

Aftermath

As the host's heir, Frodo had the duty to comfort the shocked guests and fare them well. Around midnight carriages came to take the important guests home, and those who were too drunk or heavy, were taken by gardeners on wheelbarrows.

The next day, workers were ordered to clean up the Party field, the installations, the decoration and the culinary and other forgotten things like bags, gloves and handkerchiefs. The news alarmed everyone and Bag End was flooded by the guests who demanded a logical explanation, and to collect the presents Bilbo left for them.

The guests were so full that the next weeks there were almost no purchases of provisions throughout the district.

Attendees

Bilbo's party in the The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I.

Everyone around Hobbiton and Bywater was invited, even from Buckland. Some were distant relatives living in distant parts of the Shire. A few were overlooked by accident, but they came anyway.

A select 144 from the extended families of Bilbo and Frodo (including Gandalf and other special guests) joined the special family dinner-party, held in the great pavilion by the Tree.

In alphabetical order

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ They are marked as guests in older editions of the Appendix C, but unmarked in later editions; not known if it is a typographical error or a correction.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Long-expected Party"
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Return of the Shadow, "The Second Phase: XIV. Return to Hobbiton"
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Took of Great Smials"
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Baggins of Hobbiton"
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Brandybuck of Buckland"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Boffin of the Yale"
  7. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Long-expected Party"
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Bolger of Budgeford"
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