• 0393 » Lord of the Rings » Foreword & Prologue » Mathoms » "Hobbit" origins, Shire background, and more

  • Oct 7 2024
  • Length: 45 mins
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0393 » Lord of the Rings » Foreword & Prologue » Mathoms » "Hobbit" origins, Shire background, and more

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  • Welcome to The Tolkien Road Episode 393!
    In this bonus MATHOMS episode of DO NOT BE HASTY, we’ll take a look at some fascinating footnotes to the Foreword and Prologue of The Lord of Rings!
    TOPICS COVERED:
    - Lord of the Rings' attraction
    - The Silmarillion adapted
    - Negative reviews of Lord of the Rings
    - Tolkien vs allegory
    - Sarehole Mill as Hobbiton
    - The word "Hobbit"
    - "Dwarrow", Dwarfs, Dwarves
    - Tolkien's description of hobbits
    - The location of Middle-earth
    - Arnor / Gondor meanings
    - Marcho and Blanco found the Shire
    - Angmar meaning
    - The Shire is rural England
    - Origin of "Shirriff"
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