Bilbo..an only child.

[Centin]

Frodo was the nephew of Bilbo, yet in the Hobbit it states that Bilbo is an only child. Did I miss something?

[Greymantle]

Another movie screw-up.
Bilbo was not Frodo's uncle. I now quote from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings:
"You see: Mr. Drogo, he married poor Miss Primula Brandybuck. She was our Mr. Bilbo's first cousin on the mother's side (her mother being the youngest of the Old Took's daughters); and Mr. Drogo was his second cousin. So Mr. Frodo is his first and second cousin, once removed either way, as the saying is, if you follow me."
-Gaffer Gamgee, FotR, 31

[chrome_rocknave]

I was wondering about that also because in the movie it said "Uncle Bilbo" and I was thinking "Heeeey! wait thats not his Uncle Bilbo!!!" :rolleyes: hehe

[Cian]

Right Grey. And Bilbo does call Frodo "nephew" in LotR but we can look at the Baggins family tree and see the relationship.

[Wizdon]

I thought Frodo was simply an adopted nephew.

[Retrovertigo]

He was an adopted heir, and as Greymantle quoted his first *and* second cousin.

[Curufinwe]

Yeah well how else would Frodo refer to Bilbo, he couldn't say Father or second uncle one removed, it is much easier to say Uncle.

[EverEve]

oooops....i didnt catch that....GO ME!!!!!:D