Context

Setting: The Hobbit takes place in a fantastical and magical fictitious land called Middle Earth. The dwarves of Erebor mountain attempt to retake their home from a dragon with the help of a wizard and a hobbit. Their journey is the setting and plot of the book.

Pop culture: The Hobbit has been adapted into three movies. The Hobbit movie's content is very different from the book's content.

Time period: The Hobbit is a novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, set in Middle-earth. The book was first published on September 21, 1937 and is set in the years 2941 to 2942 of the Third Age before the events of The Lord of the Rings.