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We’re back to going through ALL the changes in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings! This week we discuss Aragorn’s sword substitions, changes at Weathertop, and that infamous messenger moth.
Most people haven't read how Tolkien actually wrote how The Hobbit precisely connects to The Lord of the Rings. In The Quest of Erebor (first published in Unfinished Tales) Tolkien explains precisely how every major event in The Hobbit is connected to the greater...
With Christmas in just a couple of days, we turn our attention from The Hobbit to a long-hidden Tolkien gem: his 1936 Christmas poem, “Noel.”
We wrap up The Hobbit with “The Last Stage” and reflect on Bilbo’s road home — including the tra-la-la-lally elves of Rivendell.
The aftermath of the Battle of the Five Armies reconciles Bilbo to Thorin and gives us a completely different Elvenking than what you saw in the movies
Did Tolkien “earn” The Battle of the Five Armies, or is the surprise enough to justify its existence?
We look at Chapter 16 of The Hobbit, where Bilbo makes his most controversial choice-—handing the Arkenstone over to Bard and the Elvenking.
Thorin shrugs off Bard’s 3 reasons for having a claim to the treasure… is Thorin really gold-sick? Or does the elves presence affect him?
You’d think the death of the dragon is is the climax of The Hobbit… right?
