A Long-expected Party is the first chapter of Book One of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring.
Its title hearkens to the first of The Hobbit, "An Unexpected Party".
Plot[]
Gandalf arrives in the Shire for Bilbo's Farewell Birthday Party. Bilbo leaves the Shire permanently, willing Bag End and the One Ring to his nephew Frodo Baggins.
Synopsis[]
Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announces that he will be celebrating his eleventy-first birthday with a party which greatly excites the Hobbits of Hobbiton. Bilbo is rich and described as very peculiar, and had been a wonder in the Shire for his disappearance and unexpected return. The riches in which he brought along with him is regarded as a local legend and it is believed that the tunnels of Bag End are full of treasures.
Bilbo had no close friends, not until his cousins show up. His favorite among them being Frodo. Bilbo was ninety-nine years old when he adopted Frodo as his heir and brought him to live in Bag End. They coincidentally shared the same birthday, September 22nd, and thus they usually celebrated their birthdays together.
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Translations[]
| Foreign language | Translated title |
| Afrikaans | 'N Lang verwagte partytjie |
| Albanian | Partia e gjatë e pritshme |
| Amharic | ለረዥም ጊዜ የሚጠበቀው ፓርቲ |
| Arabic | الطرف الذي طال توقعه |
| Armenian | Երկար սպասված կուսակցություն |
| Azerbaijani | Uzun müddət gözlənilən bir partiya |
| Basque | Luzea espero den alderdia |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Доўгачаканы прыём |
| Bengali | একটি দীর্ঘ প্রত্যাশিত পার্টি |
| Bosnian | Dugo Očekivana zabava |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Дълго очаквана партия |
| Cambodian | ជាគណបក្សដែលគេរំពឹងទុកយូរ |
| Catalan | Una festa molt Esperada |
| Croatian | Dugo očekivana zabava |
| Czech | Dlouho očekávaná strana |
| Danish | En længe ventet fest |
| Dutch | Een langverwacht feest |
| Estonian | Pikk oodatud partei |
| Finnish | Odotettu juhla |
| French | Une réception depuis longtemps attendue |
| Galician | Unha festa moi esperada |
| Georgian | დიდხანს მოსალოდნელი პარტია |
| German | Ein lang erwartetes Fest |
| Greek | Ένα μακρύ αναμενόμενο συμβαλλόμενο μέρος |
| Gujarati | એક લાંબા-અપેક્ષિત પાર્ટી |
| Haitian Creole | Yon pati depi lontan-espere |
| Hindi | एक लंबे समय से अपेक्षित पार्टी |
| Hungarian | Egy rég várt ünnepély |
| Icelandic | A Langur-búist Aðila |
| Indonesian | Pesta lama diharapkan |
| Irish Gaelic | Páirtí ag súil le fada |
| Italian | Una festa a lungo attesa |
| Japanese | 長い間予想されるパーティー |
| Kannada | ದೀರ್ಘ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತ ಪಕ್ಷ |
| Kazakh | Ұзақ күткен партия (Cyrillic) Uzaq kütken partïya (Latin) |
| Korean | 오래 기대되는 당 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Узак күтүлүүдө партиясы |
| Laotian | ພັກຍາວຄາດຫວັງ |
| Latvian | Ilgi gaidīts Puse |
| Lithuanian | Ilgai lauktas šalis |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Долго очекувана партија |
| Malagasy | Ny Fety nandrasana hatry ny ela |
| Malaysian | Parti yang Dinanti-nantikan |
| Maltese | Parti li ilha mistennija |
| Marathi | एक लांब-अपेक्षित पक्ष |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Урт хүлээгдэж буй нам |
| Nepalese | लामो-अपेक्षित पार्टी |
| Norwegian | En Lenge ventet parti |
| Persian | حزب طولانی انتظار می رود |
| Polish | Zabawa z dawna oczekiwana |
| Portuguese | Uma Festa Muito Esperada |
| Punjabi | ਇੱਕ ਲੰਮੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਦੀ ਉਮੀਦ ਵਾਲੀ ਪਾਰਟੀ |
| Russian | Долгожданные вечеринка |
| Samoan | Se pati umi-faamoemoeina |
| Sesotho | Mokete o telele-o lebeletsoeng |
| Scottish Gaelic | Pàrtaidh fada-dùil |
| Serbian | Дуго Очекивана забава (Cyrillic) Dugo Očekivana zabava (Latin) |
| Sindhi | هڪ ڊگهو توقع وارو پارٽي |
| Sinhalese | දිගු කලක් අපේක්ෂිත පක්ෂයක් |
| Slovak | Dlho očakávaná oslava |
| Slovenian | Dolgo pričakovanega stranka |
| Somalian | Dabaaldegga dheer ee la sugayay |
| Spanish | Una fiesta largamente esperada |
| Swedish | En Lång förväntad part |
| Tajik Cyrillic | дароз чашмдошт ҷашн |
| Tamil | நீண்ட எதிர்பார்க்கப்பட்ட கட்சி |
| Telugu | దీర్ఘ-ఆశించిన పార్టీ |
| Thai | พรรคที่คาดหวังมานาน |
| Turkish | Uzun zamandır beklenen parti |
| Turkmen | Köpden bäri garaşylýan kabul edişlik |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Довгоочікуване святкування |
| Urdu | ایک طویل عرصے سے متوقع پارٹی |
| Vietnamese | Bữa tiệc được chờ đợi từ lâu |
| Welsh | Parti hir-ddisgwyliedig |
| Yiddish | א לאנג-דערוואַרט פארטיי |