Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Concerning “At the Sign of the Prancing Pony”, Book 1, Chapter 9 of The Lord of the Rings, in which the hobbits visit Bree…
Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road, a long walk through the works and philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien. On this episode, we continue our discussion of The Lord of the Rings with Book 1, Chapter 9 of Fellowship, At the Sign of the Prancing Pony, wherein we experience the town of Bree, meet the mysterious Ranger Strider, see the Ring play a trick, and are entertained by Frodo’s rendition of the Man in the Moon. By the way, if you haven’t already, please leave The Tolkien Road a rating and feedback on iTunes. We’d love to know what you think of the podcast. Enjoy the show!
Topics of discussion include:
- Tolkien Haiku for Book 1, Chapter 9 (~6:45)
- Favorite passages from Book 1, Chapter 9 (~19:00)
- Barrows & Barrow-wights: Corrections & Clarifications (~26:40)
- Bree (~31:20)
- Strider (~39:35)
- The Ring Incident (~52:14)
- And much more!
Originally released: 8/10/2015.
Talking Tolkien is now known as The Tolkien Road.
If you like The Tolkien Road, you can support us for only $1 per episode via Patreon!