Guide to The Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit/Chapter 10
The Hobbit - Chapter 10 - A Warm Welcome
Plot
editThe barrels, with one hobbit riding and 13 dwarves inside, flow down the river and out of Mirkwood forest. Looking foward, Bilbo sees the Lonely Mountain - the ultimate destination of the group. For now, they arrive in Lake Town. It is a Human settlement located on the banks of the Long Lake, south of the Lonely Mountain. Safe, they arrive in the town, cramped, wet, and hungry. Thorin, energized with a new sense of purpose and along with Fili, Kili, and Bilbo, strides up proudly up to the town hall, and declared to The Master of Lake Town, that he is a descendant of the King under the Mountain, has returned and wishes to claim his inheritance. This brings joy to the people of the town.
The townsfolk reveal during the reign of King under the Mountain, gold flowed from the river, before Smaug arrived. They even treat Bilbo and the dwarves like kings. The company finds out that the Master feasts on good terms with elves, who recognize their former prisoners. The Master of Lake-town does not want to oppose the elves, but the townspeople insist that Thorin be welcomed. After a fortnight, the company is strong and eager again. Though they still have no idea how to deal with the dragon, Thorin feels that they cannot wait any longer. The expedition departs.
Analysis
editHaving displayed bravery, cleverness, as well as skill, Bilbo reverts to his milder hoobit nature. His journey toward leadership and real personal development is not a straight line but in turns and waves.
The reaction of the people in Lake Town highlights the importance of ancestry. We see the importance of lineage in defining a person's character and prospects, first seen through Bilbo's oscillation between his Took side and his Baggins side. We also see it through Thorin's obsession with hhis birthright., the treasure under the mountain.
Main Characters
editMentioned Characters
editLocations
editGlossary
edit- promontory a high point of land or rock projecting into water or over lowland.
- graybeards old men.
- gammers old women.
- quays docks or landing places on a waterway.
- fortnight a period of two weeks.
Songs and Verses
editTranslations around the World
edit| Foreign Language | Translated name |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Një Mirëseardhje të Ngrohtë |
| Amharic | አንድ ሞቅ ያለ አቀባበል |
| Arabic | ترحيب حار |
| Armenian | Ջերմ ընդունելության |
| Azerbaijani | A isti gəlmisiniz |
| Basque | Ongietorri beroa |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Цёплы прыём |
| Bengali | একটি উষ্ণ স্বাগত |
| Bosnian | Toplu dobrodošlicu |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Топло посрещане |
| Burmese | တစ်ဦးကနွေးထွေးတဲ့ကွိုဆို |
| Cambodian | ការស្វាគមន៍យ៉ាងកក់ក្តៅ |
| Catalan | Una Cordial Benvinguda |
| Cebuano | Usa ka Mainit nga Pag-abiabi |
| Chinese | 热烈欢迎 |
| Croatian | Topla dobrodošlica |
| Czech | Vřelé přivítání |
| Danish | En Varm Velkomst |
| Dari | یک خوش آمدگویی گرم |
| Dutch | A Hartelijk Welkom |
| Esperanto | Varman bonvenon |
| Estonian | Soe Tere tulemast ? |
| Filipino | Isang Mainit na Pagtanggap |
| Finnish | Lämmin tervetullut |
| French | Un Accueil Chaleureux |
| Galician | Unha Recepción Calor |
| Georgian | გულთბილი |
| German | Ein Herzliches Willkommen |
| Greek | Ένα Ζεστό Καλωσόρισμα |
| Gujarati | ગરમ સ્વાગત |
| Hebrew | קבלת פנים חמה |
| Hindi | एक जोरदार स्वागत |
| Hmong | Ib tug Sov Zoo siab txais tos |
| Hungarian | A Meleg Fogadtatás |
| Icelandic | A Hlýja Velkominn |
| Indonesian | Sambutan hangat |
| Irish Gaelic | A Te Fáilte |
| Italian | Un Caldo Benvenuto |
| Japanese | 暖かい歓迎 |
| Javanese | Anget Sambutan |
| Kannada | ಬೆಚ್ಚಗಿನ ಸ್ವಾಗತ |
| Kazakh Cyrillic | А Жылы Қош келдіңіздер |
| Korean | 따뜻한 환영 |
| Kurdish | ئ بی خێر حاتی گهرم (Arabic script) A Bi xêr Hatî germ (Latin) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Жылуу кабыл алышты |
| Laotian | ເປັນອົບອຸ່ນຍິນດີຕ້ອນຮັບ |
| Latvian | Silts laipni |
| Lithuanian | Šiltas laukiamas ? |
| Luxembourgish | A Waarm Wëllkomm |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | А топло добредојде |
| Malagasy | A Mafana Tonga soa eto |
| Malay | Sambutan hangat |
| Malayalam | ഊഷ്മളമായി സ്വാഗതം |
| Maltese | A Merħba sħun |
| Marathi | एक उबदार स्वागत |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | A дулаан тавтай |
| Nepalese | न्यानो स्वागत |
| Norwegian | En Varm Velkomst |
| Pashto | ګرم ښه راغلاست |
| Persian | یک خوش آمدگویی گرم |
| Polish | Serdeczne powitanie |
| Portuguese | Uma Calorosa Recepção |
| Punjabi | ਿਨੱਘਾ ਸੁਆਗਤ |
| Romanian | Un bun venit Cald |
| Russian | Теплый прием |
| Samoan | Se Faafeiloaiga Mafanafana |
| Serbian | Топла добродошлица (Cyrillic) Toplu dobrodošlicu (Latin) |
| Sesotho | Amohela ka mofuthu |
| Sinhalese | සාදරයෙන් පිළිගනියි |
| Sindhi | هڪ گرم ڀلي ڪري آيا |
| Slovak | Vrelé privítanie |
| Slovenian | Toplo dobrodošlico |
| Somalian | Diirran Ugu soo dhawow |
| Spanish | Una Cálida Bienvenida |
| Sudanese | A Kersa Wilujeng sumping |
| Swedish | Ett Varmt Välkomnande |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Пазироии гарм |
| Tamil | ஒரு சூடான வரவேற்பு |
| Telugu | ఒక వెచ్చని స్వాగతం |
| Thai | การต้อนรับอย่างอบอุ่น |
| Turkish | Sıcak bir karşılama |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | теплий прийом |
| Urdu | ایک گرم استقبال |
| Uzbek | Самимий қабул (Cyrillic) Samimiy qabul (Latin) |
| Vietnamese | Chào đón nồng nhiệt |
| Welsh | Croeso Cynnes |
| Yiddish | אַ וואַרעם באַגריסן |
| Yoruba | A Gbona Kaabo |
| Yucatec Maya | Juntúul cálida bienvenida |