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What was the transformation of Bilbo Baggins when he named his sword?
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Answered 2012-12-28 21:16:45
When a sword has a name it is because it belonged to a hero, so when Bilbo named his sword he thought of himself as a hero and that's a step for Bilbo and very important to know when your writing a paper on the book.
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After killing his first spider Bilbo feels fiercer and bolder. Bilbo was thinking of it from the spider's point of view and named his sword Sting.
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Bilbo named his sword Sting.
What was the name of the dagger that Frodo Baggins used?
Bilbo named the dagger, the size of a sword for a hobbit, Sting after his battle with the spiders in Mirkwood. He named it Sting because it stung the spiders. During Frodo's rejuvenation in Rivendell in The Lord of the Rings, when they were about to leave, Bilbo gave him his dagger.
What is Frodo's sword called?
Frodo's sword is given to him by Bilbo. The sword is named Sting during the book The Hobbit.
What did Bilbo name his sword and how did he get that name?
Bilbo named his sword sting. He got the idea because while he was fighting the giant spiders and one of them shouted that Bilbo had a sting, meaning that he was stabbing them with something sharp.
What did the magic sword tell Bilbo?
What did the magic of the sword tell bilbo
Why did Bilbo Baggins call himself stinging fly?
Because he kills a bunch of gigantic spiders and naturally if you were a spider you wouldn't want your prey stinging you. That is also why he names his sword sting.
What did gandalf give Bilbo?
Gandalf gave Bilbo a sword.
Why was Bilbo's sword named Sting?
cause one of the spiders said ...oh he has a sting....thats what i think Because Bilbo baggins only had to stab the spider twice. The first time the spider shrieked. The second time he fell over dead. Bilbo said, " I shall call you Sting " I Think this is because the spider got stung so he shrieked really loud.
What does Bilbo call his sword?
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What did Bilbo discovery about his sword under the mountains in the Hobbit?
Bilbo discovered that his sword Sting glowed a pale, icy blue when orcs were near.
What weapons helped Bilbo kill the spiders?
He used his ring of invisibility to disappear from sight, and used his short sword which he named Sting.
How does Bilbo know his sword is magical?
because it was glowing
What does it say on Frodo's sword?
The sword ''Sting'', acquired and named by Bilbo, later inherited by Frodo, has no inscription.In Peter Jackson's film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, the sword (Sting) does have an inscription. Engraved on the blade and cross guard of the sword is an inscription in Elven language of Sindarin written in Tengwar script: "Maegnas aen estar nin dagnir in yngyl im" which translates to "Sting is my name, I am the spider's bane." This obviously refers to the events during ''The Hobbit'' where Bilbo first used and named his sword; this would indicate that the inscription would have had to be added after Bilbo's adventure.
What two gifts did Bilbo give Frodo?
A Mithrill and a sword
When does Bilbo name his sword?
Sting. Right after killing the spiders.
Why was Bilbo comforted by his dagger or small sword?
A regular sword would be too big. (since he's a hobbit)
How is biblo different from hobbit?
Bilbo IS a Hobbit. Etymologically, a Hobbit is literally a "hole dweller" while Bilbo means "a short sword".
In The Hobbit why does Bilbo dub his weapon?
After using the small sword to vanguish the spiders in Mirkwood, Bilbo decides that it deserves a name and calls it Sting.
Where did Bilbo get sting?
The large knife that he used as a sword came from the lair of the trolls.
How does Bilbo know his sword was made by elves in The Hobbit?
Bilbo knows his sword was made by the Elves because Gandalf told him when he found it in the cave. Gandalf gave it to the Hobbit in case he ever needed to defend himself on his own.
What was Athenas sword named?
Athena's sword did not have a name.
What page does Bilbo kill the spider in 'The Hobbit'?
On page 156 Bilbo kills his first spider and names his sword 'Sting'. Throughout the rest of chapter 8 Bilbo kills so many spiders they begin to fear him.
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