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Podcast: Exploring Tolkien
Episode: 152. Tolkien Ties up EVERY Loose End - The Hobbit #37
Description: In this episode, we wrap up The Hobbit with “The Last Stage” and reflect on Bilbo’s road home, the petty (now less petty?) Rivendell elves, the unexpected return to Bag End, and how Tolkien so thoroughly captures the meaning of “home.” We also take an extended look at Tolkien’s 3 (THREE!) songs in this final chapter. Then, we examine why Tolkien might give so much attention to the aftermath and how Bilbo is changed forever (or maybe it’s just a bigger stronger Tookish side?).
We also cover:
The Hobbit doesn’t even use the word “Shire”
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