The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien SETTING MAP WORKSHEET by Northeast ... - Free Printable

To complete this "Setting Map" for *The Hobbit*, you need to draw the path Bilbo Baggins and the dwarves took on their adventure. Since this is a creative mapping task, there isn't one single "correct" drawing, but there is a correct sequence of locations that must be included to show you understand the story.

Here is the step-by-step path you should draw on your blank map:

1. Start at the Shire (Hobbiton): Draw a small hill or village in the bottom-left or western part of your map. Label it "Hobbiton" or "Bag End." This is where Bilbo lives.
2. Move East to Rivendell: Draw a winding path going east (right). Add some mountains along the way. Before the big mountains, draw a valley with a house or castle. Label this "Rivendell" (Home of Elrond).
3. Cross the Misty Mountains: Draw a large range of jagged peaks east of Rivendell. Label them "Misty Mountains." You can mark a spot inside for "Gollum’s Cave" or the "Goblin Town."
4. Mirkwood Forest: East of the mountains, draw a large, dark-looking forest. Label it "Mirkwood." Inside, you might mark the "Elven King’s Halls" or where they met the spiders.
5. Lonely Mountain (Erebor) & Lake-town: East of Mirkwood, draw a large lake. On the edge of the lake, draw a town on stilts or boats labeled "Lake-town" (Esgaroth). Behind the lake, draw a single, large mountain shaped like a cone or peak. Label this "The Lonely Mountain" or "Erebor." This is where the dragon Smaug lived.
6. Return Journey: Draw a dotted line or a different colored line showing the path back west through Mirkwood, over the mountains, past Rivendell, and all the way back to Hobbiton.

Key Tips for Your Map:
* Use the compass rose: North is up, South is down, West is left, East is right. The journey goes mostly West to East.
* Add simple drawings: Trees for forests, triangles for mountains, wavy lines for rivers/lakes.
* Label clearly so your teacher knows which place is which.

Final Answer:
Draw a path starting from Hobbiton (Shire) in the west, moving east through Rivendell, crossing the Misty Mountains, passing through Mirkwood Forest, reaching Lake-town beside The Lonely Mountain (Erebor) in the east, and then returning back west to Hobbiton. Label each location clearly on your map.