Listen "The Hobbit 17: Eucatastrophe"
Episode Synopsis
This week, the Battle of Five Armies in Chapters 15 and 16 of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. Is gold peculiarly evil in Tolkien's world? Does Thoring really value the Arkenstone above all things? Where and when does eucatastrophe intervene? The video version of this session is available by clicking here; the slides are available for download by clicking here.Show Notes:Shire Reckoning Production ScheduleMorgoth's Ring (Christopher Tolkien)The History of the Hobbit (John D. Rateliff)The Annotated Hobbit (Douglas A. Anderson)Shire Reckoning is a Next Word production. For bonus episodes and to support the show, visit Patreon.com/NextWord.Follow Shire Reckoning on YouTube, Bluesky and Instagram.Music by Corvus from Pixabay.
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