“Victory after all, I suppose! Well, it seems a very gloomy business.” The Hobbit chapter 18: The Return Journey.
This weekend, TORn’s Hall of Fire returns from the Christmas/New Year break with the penultimate chapter of our Hobbit read-through.
The Battle of the Five Armies is over. All that remains to be tallied is the cost. We’ll explore the fate of the company: do each get what they deserve? Does Thorin truly repent his harsh words at Erebor’s gates? And is Bilbo truly changed by his deeds and adventures? Is he a hero? A survivor? Or something else?
Join us tomorrow, Saturday January 7 at 5pm EST (New York time) when we’ll examine all these questions and more as we discuss The Hobbit chapter 18: The Return Journey! Continue reading “Hall of Fire chats return tomorrow!”
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Join us in Hall of Fire where we’re about to chat about chapter 17 of The Hobbit and the Battle of the Five Armies!
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“So began a battle that none had expected; and it was called the Battle of Five Armies, and it was very terrible.”
With this simple sentence, Tolkien builds his adventure to a startling climax — and this unexpected denouement is what we’ll be examining this weekend in the Hall of Fire as we delve into chapter 17 of the Hobbit — The Clouds Burst. Continue reading “Hall of Fire chats Battle of Five Armies tomorrow!”
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After an unexpected break, Hall of Fire is back! Grab your book and and come join us right now as we chat about Bilbo’s daring plan in chapter 16 of The Hobbit: A Thief In The Night.
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We’re about to kick-off our weekly Hall of Fire chat on our irc server. Today’s topic is chapter 15 of The Hobbit: The Gathering of the Clouds. So come join us as we discuss how Thorin & Co deal with their sudden good fortune!
“Under the Mountain dark and tall, The King has come unto his hall! His foe is dead, the Worm of Dread, And ever so his foes shall fall.”
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“Under the Mountain dark and tall, The King has come unto his hall! His foe is dead, the Worm of Dread, And ever so his foes shall fall.”
This weekend, Hall of Fire returns to our chapter-by-chapter discussion of The Hobbit with chapter 15: The Gathering of the Clouds. Be sure to join us in our live chat on Saturday November 12 at the new time of 5pm EST (New York time).
“And ever so his foes shall fall” … or so the Dwarves think. Continue reading “Hall of Fire chats The Hobbit ch 15 this weekend!”
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