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Podcast: Exploring Tolkien
Episode: 123. Nightmare in Moria : The Hobbit #12
Description: The goblins of Moria grab the dwarves (and Hobbit) who decided to camp out on their “front porch”, leading to some real terrifying moments!
Does Gandalf use gunpowder?
How Tolkien subcreates his world with a few simple phrases.
The importance of the Goblin song, and the elves, dwarves, and goblins are all introduced with song!
Where Tolkien’s prose is almost poetic in an Olde English kind of way.
How Tolkien loves those swords!
In our extended episode (available for our members) we talk about:
What we would change if Tolkien had continued with his rewrite.
Our me...