In J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins’s home in Hobbiton is called Bag End.
Bag End is a comfortable hobbit-hole built into a hill at the end of a lane. Its name is a literal description of its location: it stands at the cul-de-sac, or “bag-end,” of Bagshot Row. Tolkien uses the setting to establish Bilbo as respectable, settled, and fond of domestic comforts before the adventure begins.
The house is inherited by Bilbo from his parents, Bungo and Belladonna Baggins. After Bilbo’s journey, it becomes associated with both Bilbo and his heir, Frodo. A common mix-up is confusing Bag End with the Green Dragon, the nearby inn at Bywater, or with Hobbiton itself. Bag End is a residence, Hobbiton is the village, and the Green Dragon is an inn.
In The Lord of the Rings, Bag End remains an important location because Frodo begins his own journey from there and later returns to it.