The Hobbit 5: Down Down To Goblin Town

This week, we face the greatest danger in the Misty Mountains in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. What are the qualities of the border between the West and the Wild? Why do the goblins sing? Are the giants real, really real, or just metaphorically real?

Show Notes:

• The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
• The History of the Hobbit (John Ratliffe)
• The Road to Middle-earth (Tom Shippey)
• Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit (Corey Olsen)
• Wagner And Tolkien: Mythmakers (Renée Vink)

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Music by Corvus from Pixabay.

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Shire Reckoning is a twice-weekly podcast dedicated to the work of Professor J.R.R. Tolkien. Join Alastair Stephens every Sunday for the latest from the Shire, and accompany our Fellowship every Tuesday evening as we study Tolkien's work in a welcoming, unhurried journey through the most influential fantasy stories of all time.