Many critics note that the first hour is a "rough" experience due to slow pacing as the story establishes the dwarves' culture.

: The company is captured by Trolls who plan to eat them. Bilbo stalls them by claiming the dwarves have parasites, buying enough time for Gandalf to expose the Trolls to sunlight, which turns them to stone. Rivendell and the Map : Seeking refuge with the Elves, the group meets Lord Elrond

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