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Podcast: Exploring Tolkien
Episode: When Bilbo Became the Hero - The Hobbit #21
Description: Bilbo is the only one left to save the dwarves–and to his own surprise, he’s up to the task!
This week we also look at:
Bilbo’s moment of transformation into the hero of the story.
The size of these spiders.
Tolkien’s use of spiders throughout the history of Middle-earth
How Tolkien had planned for Ungoliant to die (it wasn’t by her own mouth!)
What do Attercop, Tomnoddy, and Lob actually mean?
How we can tell Tolkien love the history of the elves… but his heart is still with the Hobbits.
In our exten...