There And Back Again

This week, we meet out hero, our wizard, and many, many dwarves. Welcome to the first chapter of The Hobbit! For the sli... Read more

This week, Bilbo reaches Rivendell and delves beneath the Misty Mountains in the third and fourth chapters of The Hobbit... Read more

In this week’s session, we discuss hope and despair, the siege of Gondor, and the clash of Gandalf and the Witch-King of... Read more

In this session, we conclude The Fellowship of the Ring and witness the end of the Fellowship in chapters 9 & 10 of ... Read more

In this week’s session, we discuss hope and despair at Denethor’s pyre, and then bring athelas to the Houses of Healing.... Read more

This week, we begin The Fellowship Of The Ring, and discuss hobbit culture, the influence of the ring, and how much Gand... Read more

In this session, we discuss the importance of blue jackets and yellow boots, and journey with the hobbits through the Ba... Read more

This week, Bilbo ventures into Mirkwood and becomes a hero in the eighth chapter of The Hobbit! For the slides which acc... Read more

This week, Bilbo emerges from the Misty Mountain and moves into the Wild in the sixth chapter of The Hobbit! For the sli... Read more

In this session, we complete our discussion of the Council of Elrond in Book 2, Chapter 2 of The Lord of the Rings! For ... Read more

In this session, we arrive in Bree, spend some time at the Prancing Pony, and meet the man they call Strider! For the sl... Read more

This week, Bilbo meets Beorn in the seventh chapter of The Hobbit! For the slides which accompany this lecture, click he... Read more

In this session, we delve deep into the final temptation of Boromir, and discuss Frodo’s choice at the end of the Fellow... Read more

In this week’s session, we discuss the new The Fall Of Gondolin book, the muster of the Rohirrim, and the beginning of t... Read more

In this session, we make a valiant effort to leave Rivendell and make it to Caradhras in Book 2, Chapter 3 of The Lord o... Read more

In this session, we share the tale of the entwives and are reunited with Gandalf in book three, chapters four and five o... Read more

This week, we cover the first half of the second chapter of The Fellowship of the Ring, and discuss what Gandalf knew an... Read more

In this week’s session, we conclude the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, and discuss eucatastrophe, magical winds, and try... Read more

This week, Bilbo rescues the dwarves from the halls of the Wood Elf King, and the company arrives in Laketown in the nin... Read more

This week, we cover chapter three of The Fellowship of the Ring, and discuss hobbit-style urgency, leaving Bag End, enco... Read more