ery large, much bigger then humans, and quite unfriendly. Trolls like to eat anything they can get their hands on, especially dwarves. When the party comes upon the trolls, they are seen and are captured. Tolkien says, “As each dwarf came up . . . pop! went a nasty smelly sack over his head, and he was down.” (39). The dwarves sit and listen as the trolls talk about how they aregoing to eat them. Finally Gandalf shows up and saves the day. He gets the trolls mad at each other, which prevents them from noticing when the sun starts to rise. The reason this is important is because if trolls are outside when the sun comes up, they turn to stone. That is exactly what happens next. The trolls turn to stone and the dwarves go free. A few days’ march from where the stone trolls lie is the Misty Mountains and the party’s next trial. Upon starting tomake their way through the mountains, the group encounters a terrible storm and mush find cover. They find an empty cave on the side of the mountain and all decide to rest here. During the night, while the adventurers are all asleep, a hole in the side of the cave opens up and a band of goblins rushes through. The party is captured once again, only this time by the goblins. The goblins bring the prisoners before their king to find out what to do with them. Just as the king is about to have them killed, Gandalf casts a spell and kills some of the goblins. The dwarves nowhave their chance to fight back. With swords, fists, and spells the party makes its way through the goblins. The next battle begins when, after traveling all night to distance themselves from the goblins, the adventurers come to a clearing in the woods and hear wolves howling. Tolkien says, “All of the sudden they heard a howl away down hill, a long shuddering howl.” (98). Not knowing what to do and being very afraid, the party rushes up the trees surrounding the edge ofthe...
