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Podcast: Exploring Tolkien
Episode: 122. The Real Misty Mountains : The Hobbit #11
Description: The first part of Chapter 4, Over Hill and Under Hill, is unique for it’s direct correlation with Tolkien’s own past. We discuss:
Tolkien’s hiking experience and how it influenced this section of The Hobbit VERY obviously.
Stone Giants… are they even necessary or part of Middle-earth? And what ARE they?
What’s the significance of Bilbo’s dream?
In our extended episode (available for our members) we talk about:
What we would change if Tolkien had continued with his rewrite.
What are the differences between goblins and orcs? Is there a difference? And when did Tolkie...