Difference Between Bilbo And Dwarves In 'The Hobbit'

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In chapter 3 of The Hobbit Gandalf, Thorin, Bilbo, and the dwarves go up the Misty Mountains and see Rivendell. The difference between the way Bilbo and dwarves see Rivendell is the fact that Bilbo thinks the elves are good hearted creatures. But the dwarves know better so they do not necessarily like the elves, that and the fact that the elves make fun of the dwarves “long beards”. That is the main difference between the way Bilbo and the dwarves see Rivendell. They also meet an elf-friend named Elrond. How Elrond feels about the expedition? Well the way he felt about was kind of a “Let’s do this thing!” kind of attitude. He told Gandalf, Thorin, Bilbo, and the dwarves What the swords names were and he also told them that their map was a

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