In 'The Hobbit' Bilbo puts the shirt on, though he thinks he may look foolish. He wears it for the rest of the story.
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In 'The Lord of the Rings,' Bilbo gives the shirt to Frodo to wear on his journey to Mount Doom.
One fourteenth of the treasure, and the first payment was a mithril chain mail shirt and helm with a jeweled belt.Yes, Thorin gave Bilbo a shirt of Mithril Mail.
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The coat of mithril is given to Bilbo Baggins. It is part of his share of the treasure and is given to him by Thorin. It was probably made for an elf child.
Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit from The Shire.
The dwarves are Bilbo's friends for most of the Hobbit.
Bilbo is 50 years old at the beginning of "The Hobbit."
Bilbo Baggins was 50 years old at the beginning of "The Hobbit."
Bilbo IS a Hobbit. Etymologically, a Hobbit is literally a "hole dweller" while Bilbo means "a short sword".
When they first get to the treasure trove. Thorin gives it to Bilbo as part of his payment.
Bilbo was 50 years old when he left the Shire in "The Hobbit."
All of them help Bilbo in "The Hobbit"
Yes he is a hobbit. He is a relative to Frodo.