There And Back Again 19: Black Riders
This week, we cover chapter three of The Fellowship of the Ring, and discuss hobbit-style urgency, leaving Bag End, encounters with Black Riders, and elves, sir! Elves!
There And Back Again 18: Chance And Choice
This week, we cover the second half of the second chapter of The Fellowship of the Ring, and discuss Frodo’s choice, the location of the Three Rings, and Sam Gamgee!
There And Back Again 17: Shadow And Sam
This week, we cover the first half of the second chapter of The Fellowship of the Ring, and discuss what Gandalf knew and when, the history of the ring, and the darkening world.
There And Back Again 16: A Long-Expected Party
This week, we begin The Fellowship Of The Ring, and discuss hobbit culture, the influence of the ring, and how much Gandalf really knows.
There And Back Again 15: The Long Road
This week, we open The Lord of the Rings and discuss the prefatory material, including Tolkien’s discussion of allegory and applicability.
There And Back Again 14: A Chance-Meeting
This we look back on The Hobbit and catch our breath before moving into The Lord Of The Rings next week!
There And Back Again 13: The Kindly West
This week, we conclude The Hobbit as Bilbo bids farewell to Thorin and the dwarves, and returns home from the Mountain to the Hill.
There And Back Again 12: Burglar Baggins
The clouds gather as we approach the end of The Hobbit, and the Battle of Five Armies.
There And Back Again 11: Hall And Home
This week, the narrative takes a turn as Bilbo burgles the Arkenstone, and Smaug meets his watery doom.