Round 7: Tossup 19

In the final chapter of this novel, the protagonist sings the walking song The Road Goes Ever On (10[1])as he returns home. In this novel, a character takes the name Barrel-rider (10[1])before (10[1])spotting “a large patch in the hollow of [a] left breast.” A character in this novel is unable to answer the riddle “what have I got (10[1])in my pocket?” (10[3]-5[1])In this novel, (10[1])Thorin Oakenshield (10[1])is mortally wounded during the (10[1])Battle of the Five Armies. In this (10[1])novel, a quest to reclaim the treasure of Lonely Mountain from the (10[1])dragon Smaug is pursued by a band of dwarves. For 10 points, Bilbo Baggins appears in what fantasy novel by J. R. R. Tolkien that preceded The Lord of the Rings? ■END■

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