They were tired and hungry with no food or water. At least with the elves, they were fed.
Because they had lost their way in Mirkwood and were on the brink of starvation.
They were starving and the elves gave them food.
{| |- | In Chapter 9 of The Hobbit, the dwarves were captured by the elves. They had just escaped from the spiders in the previous chapter and were wandering around the forest. They were hungry and looking for food when they encountered the elves' feasting in the woods. After several failed attempts to 'crash the party' they were all captured, except Bilbo, who used his ring to escape. |}
The unexpected windfall consists of gold, weapons, and food. The dwarves find it when they go to the trolls' caves.
They had no desire to spend the night that close to the mountain. While they had never seen the dragon, they knew of him and wanted to be as far away as possible.
Before they reached Rivendale, the pony carrying their food fell into a stream. Going over the mountian, the ponies and all their belongings were taken by the goblins. In Mirkwood they ate it all.
A hobbit barrow is referred to as a 'smail.'
The Elven King
The goblins were not able to capture Gandalf, who killed several of them when they tried to grab him.
Goblins.
It is too close to the home of the dragon.
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In The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins joins an adventure along with Gandalf and the dwarf party and takes a ring from Gollum. He then begins a journey with a group of travelers to the Lonely Mountain.
Actually, the hobbit preferred to live in a burrow by himself.
Yes, there is a Hobbit film out. It is quite good actually...
{| |- | In Chapter 9 of The Hobbit, the dwarves were captured by the elves. They had just escaped from the spiders in the previous chapter and were wandering around the forest. They were hungry and looking for food when they encountered the elves' feasting in the woods. After several failed attempts to 'crash the party' they were all captured, except Bilbo, who used his ring to escape. |}
He read the engravings on the swords they had found in the troll's hoard. He also saw the moon runes on the map.
When the dwarves and Bilbo were captured, so were all of the ponies. The goblins ate the ponies.
The unexpected windfall consists of gold, weapons, and food. The dwarves find it when they go to the trolls' caves.