If they reach the human settlement of Lake-town it will be time for the hobbit Bilbo Baggins to fulfill his contract with the dwarves. The party must complete the journey to Lonely Mountain and ...

Towards the end of the book, Rateliff shared a rough outline that Tolkien had written to keep track of his ideas for The Hobbit's ending. After Smaug flew to Lake-town, this version of the story ...