The Hobbit

by J.R.R. Tolkien

And you do know my name, though you don’t remember that I belong to it. I am Gandalf, and Gandalf means me!

It was at this point that Bilbo stopped. Going on from there was the bravest thing he ever did. The tremendous things that happened afterwards were as nothing compared to it. He fought the real battle in the tunnel alone, before he ever saw the vast danger that lay in wait.