Location from The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
The finest hobbit-hole in the Shire — Bilbo and Frodo's home beneath the Hill, where an extraordinary journey began with an unexpected party.
Bag End smells of old books, wood polish, and whatever is currently baking in the kitchen — which is always something. The hole is impossibly comfortable in the way only a dwelling built by a wealthy bachelor for his own pleasure can be. Every chair is the right height, every shelf at arm's reach, every window positioned to catch the best light. Bilbo's study is cluttered with manuscripts, maps, and souvenirs from his adventure — a small museum of impossible experiences crammed into a hobbit-hole. But Bag End carries secrets beneath its domestic warmth. The Ring was kept here for sixty years, and something of its presence lingers — an occasional chill in the study, a sense of being watched through the round windows at night. Frodo inherited both the hole and its burden. The front door has seen Dwarves, Wizards, Elves, and Rangers cross its threshold, making it perhaps the most cosmopolitan doorstep in the Shire. The pantries are always well-stocked, the fireplace always lit, and the sense of home so powerful that leaving it feels like a small death.
A perfectly round green door set into the hillside, polished brass knob in the exact center. Inside: a long tunnel-like hall with paneled walls, tiled floor, and pegs for hats and coats. Rooms branching off — parlors, bedrooms, cellars, pantries upon pantries. Round windows looking out over Hobbiton. Warm wood everywhere, low ceilings, thick carpets. A fireplace in every room. Maps and elven-script on the study walls.
Also known as: Bag End, Bag-End, the Baggins hole