B is of course for Bilbo Baggins,
Main character in The Hobbit and finder of the lost One Ring. He gives it (after great presure of Gandalf) to Frodo when he goes to Rivendell. He had it for about 61 years and kept it secret to everyone except Frodo, the dwarves and Gandalf.
For a full description of Bilbo or hobbits, read the first pages of LotR.
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'You?' cried Frodo.
'Yes, I, Gandalf the Grey,' said the wizard solemnly. 'There are many powers in the world, for good or for evil. Some are greater than I am. Against some I have not yet been measured. But my time is coming.'
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