This week, the aftermath of the Battle of Five Armies in Chapter 18 of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. Why don't we see Thorin's moment of redemption? Is his heroism enough to break the dragon-sickness for everyone else too? Is wisdom the right word for Bilbo's Baggins side? 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 ScheduleThe 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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