In this bonus MATHOMS episode of DO NOT BE HASTY, we’ll take a look at some fascinating footnotes to the Foreword and Prologue of The Lord of Rings!
TOPICS COVERED: – Lord of the Rings’ attraction – The Silmarillion adapted – Negative reviews of Lord of the Rings – Tolkien vs allegory – Sarehole Mill as Hobbiton – The word “Hobbit” – “Dwarrow”, Dwarfs, Dwarves – Tolkien’s description of hobbits – The location of Middle-earth – Arnor / Gondor meanings – Marcho and Blanco found the Shire – Angmar meaning – The Shire is rural England – Origin of “Shirriff”