Bilbo used riddling talk with Smaug because

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Maliyah Parker

22 August, 17:26

Bilbo used riddling talk with Smaug because

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Genevieve Henderson · Answer 1

He used riddling to talk to Smaug I think because he wanted to stall and waste time as he figured out a plan. He also used riddles to talk to Golem who he clearly was trying to stall to save himself as Golem wanted to kill and eat Bilbo. So it is a reoccurring theme of Bilbo and it makes sense.