The Quest of Erebor
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The Quest of Erebor is a narrative by J.R.R. Tolkien that recounts Gandalf’s perspective on the events leading to Bilbo Baggins joining Thorin Oakenshield’s quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quest of Erebor | 16 |
| The Quest of Erebor (narrative in Unfinished Tales) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Middle-earth legendarium text
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literary work ⓘ narrative ⓘ |
| author | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | events of The Hobbit ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
Bilbo Baggins joining Thorin’s company
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Thorin Oakenshield’s quest to reclaim Erebor ⓘ |
| explains |
political background of the quest to Erebor
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why Gandalf selected Bilbo as burglar ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Bilbo Baggins
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Gandalf NERFINISHED ⓘ Thorin Oakenshield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresLocation |
Erebor
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Lonely Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresRace |
Dwarves
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Hobbits ⓘ Wizards ⓘ |
| fictionalTimePeriod | Third Age of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Gandalf’s reasons for choosing Bilbo
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background to the expedition to the Lonely Mountain ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
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high fantasy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryUniverseCreator | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Bilbo Baggins
NERFINISHED
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Gandalf NERFINISHED ⓘ Smaug NERFINISHED ⓘ Thorin Oakenshield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | prose ⓘ |
| narrator | Gandalf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
The History of Middle-earth
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Unfinished Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Hobbit
NERFINISHED
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The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Erebor
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Lonely Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
adventure
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courage ⓘ fate and providence ⓘ friendship ⓘ |
| timeOfWriting | 20th century ⓘ |
| toldFromPerspectiveOf | Gandalf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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The Quest of Erebor (narrative in Unfinished Tales)
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Quest of Erebor
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Sack of Erebor
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Sack of Erebor
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