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We weren't huge fans of Tolkien's changes to chapter 1 of The Hobbit in his abandoned 1960 rewrite--but chapter 2 surprised us with it's pitch-perfect changes! Some of the things we discuss include:
* Want the first edition of The Hobbit? Get ready to pay!
* Middle-earth gains space--and is now the "character" we know
* Gandalf's got a horse--and he's AWESOME!
* Bilbo is more helpless and forgotten--and it's better
* JRR Tolkien's prose is more expertly crafted
* Listen to Tolkien Reading Roast Mutton... • JRR Tolkien Reads "Roa...
In our extended episode (available for our members -- theonering.com...) we talk about:
* Why does Tolkien refer to the Dwarves gold as "enchanted"
* And why is the gold "pale"? Does is have a greater meaning than just a * color choice?
* The Hobbit film fan-edit -- let's watch it together!
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🎬 Chapters 🎬
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00:00: Intro
04:40 First Edition Price is CRAZY
09:41 Tolkien Reads "Roast Mutton"
11:20 No Mutton--Now a Broken Bridge
19:34 The Danger is Real
24:52 Gandalf's Horse Rohald
29:19 Bilbo is Forgotten
33:25 More Dangerous Trolls
38:29 Tolkien Regrets the Childish Story
41:30 Sting, Glamdring, and Orcrist
55:11 Is the rewrite BETTER?