The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of the Lord of the Rings · Chapter 4
Bilbo's Farewell Party
Bilbo Baggins hosts his eleventy-first birthday party in Hobbiton, sharing it with Frodo's coming of age. After a magnificent feast and fireworks, he delivers a cryptic speech and vanishes using the Ring, departing the Shire permanently with dwarves.
Outcome
Frodo inherits Bag End and the Ring; the Shire is left in chaos as greedy relatives descend; Gandalf warns Frodo to keep the Ring secret.
