In the Hall of Fire, we’ve reached the end of our chapter-by-chapter read-through of The Hobbit. This weekend we’ll discuss the final chapter, touching on the return journey, the interlude in Rivendell, the final division of the troll hoard and the domestic chaos that Bilbo discovers on his return.
“It was on May the First that the two came back at last to the brink of the valley in Rivendell…”
The Hobbit: Chapter 19: The Last Stage Continue reading “Hall of Fire this weekend: The Hobbit chapter 19”
This weekend, TORn’s Hall of Fire returns to The Hobbit for the penultimate chapter of our read-through as Tolkien wraps up his tale with more poetry and pathos than one would expect in a “children’s tale.”
“Victory after all, I suppose! Well, it semms a very gloomy business.”
Continue reading “Hall of Fire this weekend: The Hobbit chapter 18”
This weekend, Hall of Fire will be examining the reasons that may have motivated Frodo to accept the Ring Quest.
`I will take the Ring,’ he said, `though I do not know the way.’
Why did Frodo accept the Ring Quest? Continue reading “Hall of Fire this weekend: why did Frodo accept the Ring Quest?”
This weekend, Hall of Fire examines an elf of Middle-earth whose name is quite well-known yet whose history, and mission, remains comparatively opaque by comparison — Cirdan the Shipwright.
“As they came to the gates Círdan the Shipwright came forth to greet them. Very tall he was, and his beard was long, and he was grey and old, save that his eyes were keen as stars; and he looked at them and bowed, and said “All is now ready.”
Cirdan the Shipwright Continue reading “Hall of Fire this weekend: Cirdan the Shipwright”
This weekend Hall of Firte resumes discussing The Hobbit with a key chapter.
“The treasure is likely to be your death, though the dragon is no more!”
The Hobbit Chapter 16: A Thief in the Night Continue reading “Hall of Fire this weekend: The Hobbit Chapter 16”
This weekend in TORn’s Hall of Fire, we’ll be chatting about one of the more obscure elves of The Lord of the Rings: Gildor Inglorien.
‘I am Gildor,’ answered their leader, the Elf who had first hailed him. ‘Gildor Inglorion of the House of Finrod. We are Exiles, and most of our kindred have long ago departed and we too are now only tarrying here a while, ere we return over the Great Sea. But some of our kinsfolk dwell still in peace in Rivendell. Come now, Frodo, tell us what you are doing? For we see that there is some shadow of fear upon you.’
Gildor Inglorien: proto-typical high elf? Continue reading “Hall of Fire this weekend: Gildor Inglorien”
