Luck is another big topic within The Hobbit. What instances of luck can you see within the text?

• Just when the dwarves are about to be sat upon by the trolls, Gandalf appears and starts to create strife between the trolls.

• The travelers just happen to rest in the cave that the goblins use as their main entrance to the outside world. This is terrible luck, but fortunately Bilbo wakes just as the goblins are stealing the ponies, so he has enough time to warn the others. If Bilbo hadn't cried out, Gandalf may have been captured along with the others.

• When he is playing the riddle game with Gollum, he just happens to yell for time when 'time' is the correct answer to Gollum's question.