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Podcast: Exploring Tolkien
Episode: 142. Size Matters to Every Dragon - The Hobbit #28
Description: Bilbo finally becomes a real burglar in this chapter, venturing alone into the heart of the Lonely Mountain as Thorin and company are once again exposed for the unprepared adventurers they are. Meanwhile, And Smaug the possessive is finally revealed.
We also discuss:
Our Hobbit Fact: The Lonely Mountain is a…
Thorin’s continued lack of a plan
Tolkien’s precise definition of dwarves–exactly what we’ve been looking for for a long time!
The dwarves’ not-so-complicated relationship with heroism and treasure
The intoxicating allure of Smaug’s hoard and its effect on dwarves… AND hobbits
In o...