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The book does say that Bilbo comes from a wealthy family. And becomes even richer thanks to his share of treasure from that adventure with the dragon and the dw
by klipt 3y ago
The book does say that Bilbo comes from a wealthy family. And becomes even richer thanks to his share of treasure from that adventure with the dragon and the dwarves.
- pdonis 3y agoYes, good point. Also the gold from the trolls in The Hobbit.
- dragonwriter 3y ago> The book does say that Bilbo comes from a wealthy family. Yes, and that the Sackville-Bagginses are particularly focused on wealth. Tolkien may not discuss specific financial exchanges in the Shire much, but he does paint a picture of the socioeconomic hierarchy and the position of the characters from the Shire within it.