The Hobbit novel has been adapted into three (3) high-fantasy adventure movies directed by Peter Jackson. This study focuses on the symbols found in the novel and their interpretation. Beside that, the researcher finds out the relation of the symbols to the mythologies. The research method in this study is descriptive qualitative research. The primary data as the main source were gained from the research object, The Hobbit novel, which J. R.R. Tolkien had written. In collecting data, the researcher did several steps: read the novel, underline the words or sentences, give numbers as a sign for important data, and stick index marks to indicate the starting point for each significant form of data. The final section discusses what symbols appeared in The Hobbit novel using the triadic diagram of Charles Sanders Pierce and how the symbols in the novel correlate to the symbols of mythologies. Referring to the analysis, the objects of symbols found in The Hobbit novel using Pierce’s theory are ring and sword. The ring as a symbol symbolizes preciousness, power, and liberation of evil. As a symbol, the sword symbolizes transformation and the hero's identity. The ring and sword correlate to the symbols in mythologies. According to ancient Egyptian belief, life, death, and rebirth are all myths in the ring. Rings in Greek mythology represented power and its potential for corruption and moral decay. The first mythology about the sword comes from King Arthur’s legendary sword, Excalibur. The sword belonged to Gandalf, the Glamdring, in The Hobbit novel also relates to the sword wielded by the hero Sigurd (Siegfried) in the Norse myths.
Keywords: Semiotic, Symbol, Mythology.