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We don't really know much about Frodo's parents, but Bilbo was known as a rather eccentric hobbit.

In The Hobbit, Bilbo is afraid of heights.

As for Frodo, his friends are those who as children had liked Bilbo: Folco and Fatty. But he was closest to Merry and Pippin.

Frodo tramped all over the Shire with his friends. But more often, he traveled alone.

Because of the ring Bilbo gives him, Frodo seems like he is just in his tweens. The fact that he does not age is not considered weird until he is a more sober 50.

Before he leaves, Frodo gathered news and stared at maps.

Frodo �trespassed after mushrooms� several times as a child.

A description of Frodo’s appearance: �A stout little fellow with red cheeks�taller than some and fairer than most; he has a cleft in his chin: perky chap with a bright eye.�

Frodo’s Dreams:
Frodo’s dreams either foreshadow things or show his anxiety.
Frodo dreams of the Sea and heard the Sea often in his dreams. In one dream, there was a dark heath, a salt smell in the air, and a tall white tower on a high ridge. He longed to climb the tower and see the Sea.

In Bombadil’s house, Frodo dreams of Orthanc, Saruman, an eagle bearing Saruman away, fell voices, wolves, and riders from the East which he identifies as Black Riders. This shows his anxiety. During the same night, Pippin understandably dreams of being in the willow again, and Merry dreams of drowning. In contrast, Sam slept through the night.

Frodo dreams of horses and a horn blowing wildly, around the section of the book where it’s established that Brandybucks sound a horn to gather people when wolves or Black Riders come.

Frodo’s next dream is of singing, light behind rain-curtain, and a far green country.

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Updated January 3, 2012