120. Where the Children’s Story Ends and the Epic Story Begins : The Hobbit #9

In the second half of Chapter 3, A Short Rest, Tolkien seems to start a shift from a children’s story to more of an epic quest.  What prompted this change?  We have our thoughts, including:

• How Elrond’s name plays a big part.
• Tolkien’s improved writing in The Lord of the Rings.
• What inspired Tolkien’s description of RIvendell.
• Why are these elves SO different?
• How elves were portrayed BEFORE Tolkien changed the cultural understanding.

In our extended episode (available for our members) we talk about:

• Coincidence, chance, or providence.
• Why what Tolkien writes in his stories isn’t mere coincidence (unlike modern story telling)

Here are the pics to go along with today’s Hobbit Fact!

• Immature Golden Eagle by Archibald Thorburn
• Tolkien’s Drawing of The Eagle and Bilbo

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