Which character is Bilbo Baggins’s heir in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings?
Answer
Frodo Baggins
Frodo Baggins is Bilbo Baggins’s heir in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.
Bilbo adopts Frodo as his heir and brings him from Buckland to Bag End, where Frodo grows up. At Bilbo’s eleventy-first birthday party, Bilbo leaves the Shire, and Frodo inherits Bag End along with the mysterious ring that Bilbo had found during his earlier journey.
The inheritance is important because it places the Ring in Frodo’s possession before Gandalf confirms its identity and danger. Frodo then accepts the responsibility of taking it away from the Shire and eventually carrying it toward Rivendell and Mordor.
Samwise, Merry, and Pippin are Frodo’s companions, not Bilbo’s heir. Bilbo’s legal and family connection to Frodo is central to the opening of the story.