![]() I will not discuss much more of Tolkien’s biography, but an important tie-in to his Catholic mind is his mother, whom Tolkien loved dearly. Tolkien struggled for money his whole life but would die a millionaire – in the `70’s a rare feat: one of the first things he did when the money from LOTR rolled in was buy himself a pair of hand-made brogues. When attending reunions for the boys of the prestigious Birmingham school, King Edward’s, Tolkien was remembered for “my taste in coloured socks” (70). Is that term still in use?īilbo Baggins has, Tolkien tell us in The Hobbit, many rooms devoted to clothes. ![]() Tolkien writes back to the man explaining the man’s name is very rare and that Tolkien came up with the name for his hero because as a child in Birmingham cotton wool was called `gamgee’ (Letters, 244-45). Not only astonished by the man’s name but by the fact that the man lived in such a hobbit sounding town, Tooting! You can imagine Tolkien’s astonishment when he got a letter from a real, living Sam Gamgee. He is Frodo’s gardener and it is he who drags Frodo, the Ring-bearer, across the finish line and saves Middle-earth from Lord Sauron’s evil. Most of the reading will be concentrated on the Council of Elrond tomorrow, then we’ll just have some scattered art and a couple appendices to carry us through the end of the year.Samwise Gamgee is the hero of Lord of the Rings. Notes: We made it to Rivendell!! We’ll be here for quite a while, so buckle in. Great painting of the hero of the First Age.įrodo recovers and wakes. Great mural-style review of the events from Flight To the Ford. There are two options for the journey through the Trollshaws, due to ambiguities in the text and contradictions with The Hobbit. Review of how Team Frodo made it to Rivendell. – Fonstad Map: Journey through October 20. At least Pippin gets a few funny lines before Frodo leaves them behind to socialize with more important people… – Lots of good Frodo/Sam moments today, but Merry and Pippin kinda get ignored. – Eärendil was, as you remember, Elrond’s father, which is why Bilbo thought it was risky to write an original composition about him. – Sam is given a seat of honor at the feast, despite his desire to wait on Frodo. – They talk late into the night, until Sam comes and reminds Frodo to get to bed. – After a bit, Bilbo performs his new song ‘Eärendil was a mariner.’ ( illustration, by AbePapakhian) He jokes around a bit with Lindir afterward, then goes off with Frodo to talk more before bed. – Bilbo goes off with Strider to finish the song he has been working on, and Frodo listens to the elves singing enchanting songs for a while. Bilbo realizes his mistake and changes the subject. Frodo reluctantly shows him, but is a bit frightened when a shadow falls over Bilbo and he appears as a little wrinkled creature. – After the fest, Frodo goes with everyone to the Hall of Fire, where he finally meets Bilbo! They talk about what Bilbo has been up to, and he mentions wanting to see the Ring again. He sits next to Glóin (from The Hobbit) at the table, who updates him on all the happenings in the Dwarf world. He sees Elrond for the first time, as well as Arwen his daughter. – At the feast, Frodo looks around in awe at the majestic elves. ![]() – Frodo and Sam find Merry and Pippin, who joke around a bit and reveal that a feast has been prepared for Frodo. He finds Sam, who had been watching over him while he was unconscious, and asks him to guide him around the halls. – Frodo naps some more, and gets up in the evening. Basically, Frodo could have turned into a wraith had Elrond not gotten a splinter out. ![]() – Gandalf and Frodo have a long discussion about the wound, and what it could have meant. – Gandalf is a bit cryptic about where he has been this whole time he mainly says “I was delayed” and only adds that he was “held captive.” – It has been four nights and three days since Frodo was carried into Rivendell, and Elrond (the lord of Rivendell) has been hard at work healing him this whole time. Gandalf is there to give up all the updates. – Frodo wakes in a strange bed, blearily wondering what is going on. Definitely listen as you read the last scene today. ![]() – Elven Hymn to Elbereth Gilthoniel (II), by The Tolkien Ensemble. It’s a long one (3 pages of the chapter), but she does a great job as always. Shire Reckoning: Octo(Winterfilth 24, 1419) ![]()
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