Who is bombur in the hobbit

Bombur is the fattest of the dwarves. No, really, that's his character trait. He's always huffing and puffing and falling behind simply because he is quite large. This proves to be a real problem when the dwarves are in Mirkwood. A deer suddenly comes out of nowhere and knocks Bombur into a forest stream. The water is enchanted, and thus Bombur becomes incredibly sleepy and inclined to dream about fine elvish feasts.

So the rest of the dwarves have to carry incredibly heavy Bombur all the way through the forest. This only makes them more irritable and inclined to go off the path into the forest against the advice of both Gandalf and Beorn. He is the brother of Bofur and cousin of Bifur. Bombur was not of Durin's line , although he was descended from the Dwarves of Moria. Bombur was thus roughly years old during the quest. Bombur was the twelfth Dwarf arriving at Bag End to attend the meeting arranged by Gandalf , where the quest to reclaim Erebor began.

Because he was commonly considered to count for two dwarves due to his girth, he was the last to arrive at Beorn 's house and the last to cross the Enchanted stream in Mirkwood. He chose to stay and guard the camp and supplies while the others moved up the Lonely Mountain , because he trusted neither mountain paths nor ropes to stay intact under his weight. However, he was later forced to use the ropes to escape the rampaging dragon Smaug before he could be slain.

Bombur was often asleep during the Quest of Erebor. When he was violently knocked into the Mirkwood River by an aggressive stag, he fell under a spell which caused him to sleep for several days, burdening the others with his weight as they traveled. Later Bombur awoke up, but diffrent. Bombur was forget every adventures during their journey.

Only remembers feast in Bilbo's home. Once they arrived at the Lonely Mountain , he was assigned a midnight watch. Bilbo promised to keep watch to allow Bombur to rest. He then snuck the Arkenstone out of the mountain and delivered it to the Elvenking and Bard the Bowman. Your email address will not be published. Your Feedback Is Appreciated. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Notify me of new posts by email.