In the final section of the novel, the plot is resolved in several different ways. At the start, the elves, humans and dwarfs are at eachother's throats because the dwarfs refuse to share the spoils. Bilbo, a hobbit with no side in the conflict, reaches out to the elves and humans by giving them the Arkenstone, the prized object that Thorin most wanted to recover from the dragon. In doing this, Bilbo knowingly forced the sides into cooperation. The two factions are forced to ally when an enemy horde of goblins and Wargs comes trying to take the treasure for themselves. Thorin is mortally wounded in the battle, and on his death bed he regrets his selfish actions and hopes that the races will get along better in the future. The eagles come just in time to turn the tide of the battle, and the allied forces of good triumph over the goblins and Wargs. Bilbo departs to return to the Shire with Gandalf, and they spend time in Mirkwood and Rivendell on their trip back. Bilbo completes his long and arduous journey.
This is a map of all the areas that Bilbo traveled throughout the book. The Shire is to the left, Rivendell in the center, and Mirkwood and the Lonely Mountain to the right.
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