What is the age of Bilbo in the events of The Hobbit?
The Hobbit shows that the events of the Hobbit took place sixty years before Bilbo's grand birthday party which took place in the 'Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring' as clearly the openings of both the movies cross each other.
From the movie Bilbo seems to be very young too. However he himself announced that it was his 111th birthday on the party. That leaves him 51 years old when Gandalf meets him for the first time. But on the contrary he shows no sign of old age.
Am I missing something from the book?
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You are correct, Bilbo is 50 when he meets Gandalf in the Hobbit ... in Third Age 2941, 60 years before the party in TA 3001, at the start of the Lord of the Rings. He will turn 51 later that year in the story.
Hobbits live longer then Humans, shown by the fact that Bilbo's age at the party of 111 is not that unusual, what is unusual is how young he looks for his age due to the ring. Also Hobbits come of age at age 33, rather than is typically 16-21 for Humans today.
You say that Bilbo is quite young in the movie. Martin Freeman is 41 years old now, so was around 40 when filming the movies. Given that Hobbits live longer, I don't think its unrealistic to think that he doesn't look typically old for a 50 year old Hobbit.
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How old is Bilbo in the first Hobbit?
The Lord of the Rings begins with Bilbo's "eleventy-first" (111th) birthday, 60 years after the beginning of The Hobbit. The main character of the novel is Frodo Baggins, Bilbo's cousin, who celebrates his 33rd birthday and legally comes of age on the same day.How old was Bilbo on his adventure?
The start of Bilbo's journey is in 2941, according to 'The Hobbit' just before May; he is 50 years old. He returns next year (2942), on June the 22nd (in the middle of an auction selling his property) and is 51 years old. Bilbo's farewell feast is on his/their birthday in 3001; he is 111 years old, and Frodo 33.How old is Bilbo in The Lord of the Rings?
We learn in The Fellowship of the Ring that Bilbo Baggins is celebrating his 111th birthday along with his nephew's, Frodo Baggins, coming of age birthday at 33.How old was Bilbo at death?
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The reason why Bilbo and Frodo look younger than what their age really is is because Hobbits life expectancy is around 100, with some living three decades past 100. So they age slightly slower than humans For Example: An 18 year old human is equivalent to a 33 year old hobbit A 35 year old human is equivalent to a 50 year old hobbit
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