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

Описание: 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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