 | - Bilbo Baggins was about 51 and one-half years old at the time of The Hobbit
- Hobbits called themselves kuduk
- Tolkien meant the name Bag-End, from a hobbit's point of view, to be associated with the end of a bag, as in a 'cul-de-sac.'
- Tolkien had an aunt whose farm was nicknamed Bag-End
- Bag-End was a luxurious hobbit-hole and was envied by many, especially Bilbo's cousins, the Sackville-Bagginses.
- Bilbo's dad was called Bungo Baggins
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