Bilbo's birthday speech in The Fellowship of the Ring
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Bilbo's birthday speech in The Fellowship of the Ring is the humorous and pivotal party address at his eleventy-first birthday where he mysteriously vanishes using the One Ring, setting the main events of the story in motion.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Bilbo's birthday speech in The Fellowship of the Ring Context triple: [Bilbo Baggins, notableScene, Bilbo's birthday speech in The Fellowship of the Ring]
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Bilbo Baggins
Bilbo Baggins is a humble hobbit from J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium who becomes an unlikely adventurer and key figure in the quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain.
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The Hobbit
The Hobbit is a classic fantasy novel by J.R.R. Tolkien that follows the journey of Bilbo Baggins as he is swept into an adventure involving dwarves, dragons, and a quest for treasure in Middle-earth.
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Frodo Baggins
Frodo Baggins is a hobbit of the Shire who becomes the Ring-bearer tasked with destroying the One Ring in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
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Gandalf
Gandalf is a wise and powerful wizard who plays a central role in guiding the forces of good against evil in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth saga.
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E.
Bilbo Gardner
Bilbo Gardner is a hobbit of the Shire, a member of Samwise Gamgee’s family in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bilbo's birthday speech in The Fellowship of the Ring Target entity description: Bilbo's birthday speech in The Fellowship of the Ring is the humorous and pivotal party address at his eleventy-first birthday where he mysteriously vanishes using the One Ring, setting the main events of the story in motion.
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A.
Bilbo Baggins
Bilbo Baggins is a humble hobbit from J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium who becomes an unlikely adventurer and key figure in the quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain.
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B.
The Hobbit
The Hobbit is a classic fantasy novel by J.R.R. Tolkien that follows the journey of Bilbo Baggins as he is swept into an adventure involving dwarves, dragons, and a quest for treasure in Middle-earth.
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C.
Frodo Baggins
Frodo Baggins is a hobbit of the Shire who becomes the Ring-bearer tasked with destroying the One Ring in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
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D.
Gandalf
Gandalf is a wise and powerful wizard who plays a central role in guiding the forces of good against evil in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth saga.
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E.
Bilbo Gardner
Bilbo Gardner is a hobbit of the Shire, a member of Samwise Gamgee’s family in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional event
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scene in a novel ⓘ speech ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter | A Long-expected Party ⓘ |
| celebratesAge |
Bilbo's 111th birthday
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Frodo's 33rd birthday ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Bilbo putting on the One Ring
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Bilbo's sudden disappearance from the party ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Bilbo's birthday speech in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring film ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
Baggins family
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Frodo Baggins ⓘ Gandalf ⓘ Hobbits of Bywater ⓘ Hobbits of Hobbiton ⓘ Sackville-Baggins family ⓘ
linked to:
Baggins family
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| hasDateInFiction | 22 September 3001 of the Third Age ⓘ |
| hasGenre | fantasy literature scene ⓘ |
| hasNotableLine |
I am eleventy-one today
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I am going ⓘ I am leaving now ⓘ I don't know half of you half as well as I should like ⓘ and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve ⓘ |
| hasOccasion | joint birthday party of Bilbo and Frodo ⓘ |
| hasOpeningWords | My dear people ⓘ |
| hasSpeaker | Bilbo Baggins ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
farewell
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the end of an age ⓘ the passing of responsibility ⓘ |
| isTurningPointFor |
Bilbo Baggins
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Frodo Baggins ⓘ the history of the One Ring ⓘ |
| language |
Westron (in-universe)
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linked to:
Westron
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| languageOfPublication | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
foreshadows Bilbo's departure from the Shire
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helps set the main plot of The Lord of the Rings in motion ⓘ initiates the transfer of the One Ring to Frodo ⓘ marks Bilbo's farewell to the Shire ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Fellowship of the Ring
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The Lord of the Rings ⓘ |
| preparationBy | Gandalf's fireworks display ⓘ |
| takesPlaceAt | Bag End ⓘ |
| takesPlaceDuring | Bilbo's eleventy-first birthday party ⓘ |
| takesPlaceIn | The Shire ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
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playful ⓘ slightly insulting ⓘ |
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Subject: Bilbo's birthday speech in The Fellowship of the Ring Description of subject: Bilbo's birthday speech in The Fellowship of the Ring is the humorous and pivotal party address at his eleventy-first birthday where he mysteriously vanishes using the One Ring, setting the main events of the story in motion.
Referenced by (2)
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Bilbo's birthday speech in The Fellowship of the Ring
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hasAdaptation
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Bilbo's birthday speech in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring film
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linked to: Bilbo's birthday speech in The Fellowship of the Ring