What do you mean the barrel scene from Peter Jackson’s film adaptation of The Hobbit isn’t anything like what’s portrayed in the book? This was one of many points of entertaining conversation between me and Lori during our evening walks as I read through Tolkien’s 1937 adventure, along with the Kansas City Tolkien Society over … Continue reading Beware the Unassuming Characters: A Quiet Hobbit and Language Professor Dominate in War
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The Building Courage of Bilbo Baggins—and Us
The courageous often do not find their time. It is usually the time of need that finds and awakens the courageous. I’m finishing a read through of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. A veteran of the First World War, Tolkien experienced things that were not part of his life plan at a young age. Much … Continue reading The Building Courage of Bilbo Baggins—and Us
Dr. Chase Spears 