“Under the Mountain dark and tall, The King has come unto his hall! His foe is dead, the…
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“Under the Mountain dark and tall, The King has come unto his hall! His foe is dead, the Worm of Dread, And ever so his foes shall fall.”
This weekend, Hall of Fire returns to our chapter-by-chapter discussion of The Hobbit with Chapter 15: The Gathering of the Clouds. Be sure to join us in our live chat on Saturday August 22 at 6pm EDT (New York time).
“And ever so his foes shall fall” … or so the Dwarves think. Continue reading “Hall of Fire this weekend: The Hobbit Chapter 15”
Tolkien’s orcs and goblins. What are they? Where do they come from? What is their nature? Where do they go? Do they even really have personalities or a will of their own?
These are just a few of the questions we’ll be asking in Hall of Fire this Saturday at 6pm EDT.
“[Orc] occurs in one or two places but is usually translated goblin (or hobgoblin for the larger kinds). Orc is the hobbits’ form of the name given at that time to these creatures.” Tolkien’s preface to The Hobbit.
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Tomorrow, (6pm EDT New York time) Hall of Fire returns to The Hobbit as we delve into the events of Chapter 14: “Fire and Water”.
“The dragon is coming or I am a fool!” he cried. “Cut the bridges! To arms! To arms!”
The Hobbit: Chapter 14: Fire and Water Continue reading “Hall of Fire this weekend: The Hobbit: Fire and Water”
Later today (at 6pm EDT New York time) Hall of Fire will be chatting about the first and most powerful of Ilúvatar’s Ainur — the angelic spirit that would become most well-known as Morgoth.
“I am the Elder King: Melkor, first and mightiest of the Valar, who was before the world, and made it. The shadow of my purpose lies upon Arda, and all that is in it bends slowly and surely to my will.
But upon all whom you love my thought shall weigh as a cloud of Doom, and it shall bring them down into darkness and despair. Wherever they go, evil shall arise. Whenever they speak, their words shall bring ill counsel.
Whatsoever they do shall turn against them. They shall die without hope, cursing both life and death.”
Narn I Hin Hurin: The Words of Hurin and Morgoth.
Later today (at 6pm EDT New York time) Hall of Fire will be discussing the next chapter of The Hobbit as Thorin and Co. venture deep into the heart of The Lonely Mountain.
Little they ate and little they spoke. They could not count the passing of time; and they scarcely dared to move, for the whisper of their voices echoed and rustled in the tunnel.
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Middle-earth abounds in characters both creepy and gruesome; Gollum, Shelob, trolls and orcs. But, arguably, none inspire the shivers quite like the Nazgûl.
Nine Rings he gave to Mortal Men, proud and great, and so ensnared them. Long ago they fell under the dominion of the One, and they became Ringwraiths, shadows under his great Shadow, his most terrible servants.
Continue reading “Hall of Fire tomorrow: The Nazgul: Masters and Slaves”
