Bilbo Baggins’s home in J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1937 novel The Hobbit is Bag End.
Bag End is a comfortable hobbit-hole in Hobbiton, a village in the Shire. Tolkien presents it as a traditional underground residence, with round doors, a network of rooms, and a peaceful setting beneath the Hill. Its name reflects its position at the end of a lane rather than a dramatic fortress or castle.
The home belongs to the Baggins family, whose members are known for respectability and predictable habits. Bilbo’s Took heritage gives him a stronger taste for adventure than many of his neighbours expect. Gandalf and the dwarves’ arrival at Bag End begins the journey that carries Bilbo toward the Lonely Mountain.
Readers sometimes confuse Bag End with Hobbiton, but they are not the same place: Hobbiton is the settlement, while Bag End is Bilbo’s particular residence. After Bilbo’s adventure, Frodo Baggins also lives there, making the house important in both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.