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Podcast: Exploring Tolkien
Episode: 120. Where the Children’s Story Ends and the Epic Story Begins : The Hobbit #9
Description: In the second half of Chapter 3, A Short Rest, Tolkien seems to start a shift from a children’s story to more of an epic quest. What prompted this change? We have our thoughts, including:
How Elrond’s name plays a big part.
Tolkien’s improved writing in The Lord of the Rings.
What inspired Tolkien’s description of RIvendell.
Why are these elves SO different?
How elves were portrayed BEFORE Tolkien changed the cultural understanding.
In our extended episode (available for our members) we talk about:
Coincidence, chance, or providence.
Why what Tolkien writes in his storie...