Riddles In The Dark

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Is the fifth chapter of J.R.R Tolkien's The Hobbit. This chapter of The Hobbit holds the most importance to The Lord of the Rings as it deals with Bilbo's finding of the One Ring.

• 5 - Riddles In The Dark - Bilbo recovers from his fall and finds himself in a dark passage, soon he finds a gold ring laying on the gound and pockets it, shortly after this he comes across the creature Gollum who wishes to eat him, however Gollum challenges Bilbo to a riddle game. If Bilbo won Gollum was to show him the way out, and if Gollum won he could eat Bilbo. Bilbo won the game and discovered the Rings power of invisibility, with the ring he escaped from Gollum and the Goblins.