My brief pause in writing came at a perfect moment in the story. Frodo has just collapsed on the banks of the Bruinen and witnessed the Nazgul being swept away. After this moment, he is rescued by the folk of Rivendell and Elrond begins healing him. It's quite some time, many days, later that he … Continue reading Book 2 Chapter 1: Many Meetings
Gimli, Galadriel, and the Importance of Her Gift
Two quick housekeeping notes:1) Yes, I've been terrible at posting recently. I'll get better. Have quite the backlog of notes I can power through.2) This is not in sequential order. I found it surfing along some of my Tolkien discussion forums and thought it was important enough to share.Enjoy!SourceAsk any questions in the comments and … Continue reading Gimli, Galadriel, and the Importance of Her Gift
Deus ex Glorfindel
While we don't have an Elven princess rolling in on a white horse to save the day, we have an immensely powerful Elf-lord from the First Age who finds the party and guides them back towards Rivendell. Glorfindel is a character who also appears in the Silmarillion where he is a lord of Gondolin, the … Continue reading Deus ex Glorfindel
Book 1 Chapter 12: Flight to the Ford
Flight to the Ford is a cat and mouse game through the Trollshaws, a lawless and rugged land west of Rivendell. This 17 day adventure from the night of Frodo's stabbing to his healing at Rivendell is condensed into 5 minutes and a wonderful Deus ex Arwen to save the day.Granted, a powerful elf on a … Continue reading Book 1 Chapter 12: Flight to the Ford
Chapter 11: A Knife in the Dark
This chapter is a long one and covers quite a bit of ground. For simplicity's sake, I've divided the chapter into 3 sections.Fire on Weathertop by Ted NasmithThe Riders in BucklandThe first part of the chapter brings us back to Crickhollow and Fatty Bolger, who is still pretending that Frodo is holed up there to … Continue reading Chapter 11: A Knife in the Dark
Chapter 10: Strider
Chapter 10 is where we really dive into the character of Strider and get to know who this mysterious person is. But, like most of Tolkien's major characters, we're left with as many questions as answers.At the Sign of the Prancing Pony by Ted NasmithLet's start with a quick run-down of the chapter:Hobbits return to … Continue reading Chapter 10: Strider
Chapter 9: At the Sign of the Prancing Pony
Tolkien dives into a bit of a history dump when the Hobbits approach Bree, which is good since we know little to nothing about the non-Hobbit world thus far. Remember, the story begins with a lengthy exposition on Hobbits and their customs, we can't expect there to be no exposition here.For this post, I want … Continue reading Chapter 9: At the Sign of the Prancing Pony
Chapter 8: Fog on the Barrow-Downs
(I'm doing something new here where I bold and italicize Tolkien's words to draw more emphasis to them. Let me know if it helps or if I should do it differently)In this chapter, Frodo and company set out across the foreboding Barrow-downs and are, of course, snatched by the wights into danger.When Frodo comes to … Continue reading Chapter 8: Fog on the Barrow-Downs
Chapter 7: In the House of the Tom Bombadil Part 2
In the last post, I wrote about what I thought Tom Bombadil was and as importantly, what he is not.This post will focus more on the events of the chapter and how Bombadil is actively affecting the narrative.Bombadil and the RingFirst, as we've discussed in the last post, Tom does not have much interest in … Continue reading Chapter 7: In the House of the Tom Bombadil Part 2
Chapter 7: In the House of Tom Bombadil Part 1
Tom Bombadil is probably the most polarizing character in the series. Some fans of the books scream bloody murder over Peter Jackson's decision to exclude him from the movies as he plays a very important role in getting the Hobbits out of the Shire and as a sentry of sorts between the peaceful Shire and … Continue reading Chapter 7: In the House of Tom Bombadil Part 1
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