My first article discussed hobbits' affinity for trinkets, Bilbo's family tree, the poem about the rings of power, a bath song, Tom Bombadil, and Frodo's narrow escape from Sauron's Ring Wraiths.

I also discussed Tolkien's frequent use of "queer" and "master," both of which sound peculiar to modern ears.

http://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2020/08/world-building-in-fellowship.html

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I also created "The Tolkien Dictionary," a series where I defined unfamiliar words found in The Fellowship of the Ring.

Let's walk abreast over the hillock, and delve down through the dell, to find a bower where we can rest, along our way to Rivendell.

http://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-tolkien-dictionary.html

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Some of us are venerable, others are renowned, but all display a doughty character and journey honor-bound.

http://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-tolkien-dictionary-part-2.html

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In Rivendell, Bilbo preformed a song in King Elrond's home.

Bilbo discussed the song, which he wrote, with his audience, including Frodo and several elves.

Those talks referenced Elvish culture and history, and explored the importance of racial identity in Middle Earth.

http://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2020/09/a-trip-to-rivendell.html

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Oaths and promises held great importance in Middle Earth, both in the early days of The Silmarillion and in the later days of The Lord of the Rings.

http://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2020/09/of-oaths-and-promises.html

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The journey through the Ruins of Moria involved a difficult riddle, a lesson in Dwarvish history, and an epic battle that lead to Gandalf's demise.

http://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-ruins-of-khazad-dum.html

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We should follow the freshet, down to the fen, where we can fill our ewer and phial, and find our twilit zen.

http://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-tolkien-dictionary-part-3.html

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King Elrond and Lady Galadriel used magic rings to preserve their Elvish Kingdoms.

These rings placed the elves in a difficult position after Sauron's Ruling Ring was rediscovered.

I discussed the origin of the elven rings and those who wielded them on my blog, Meticulous Musings.

http://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-elven-rings.html

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Elrond and Galadriel discussed what Frodo's quest to destroy the Ring of Power meant for their elven kingdoms.

Those consequences were also examined in the Silmarillion.

http://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-fate-of-elves.html

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Following their flight through Moria, Gimli showed Frodo the reflecting pool of Mirrormere, which held special significance in Dwarvish history and prophesy.

http://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2020/10/mirrormere.html

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The Fellowship journeyed to the beautiful forest kingdom of Lothlorien, where elves had a special connection to their home, which appeared to preserve a time that had long since passed away.

http://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2020/11/lothlorien.html

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Lady Galadriel, a wise, powerful, and benevolent ruler, was tempted to take the Ruling Ring, which Frodo offered to give to her.

"In place of the Dark Lord, you will set up a Queen. And I shall not be dark, but beautiful and terrible as the Morning and the Night! [...] Stronger than the foundations of the earth. All shall love me and despair!"

http://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2020/11/lady-galadriel.html

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Across meads and over downs, past wold and eyot, we journeyed listlessly only to find the sloe was spoilt.

http://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-tolkien-dictionary-part-4.html

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Boromir, a member of the Fellowship, wanted to use the Ring of Power as a weapon in the war against Sauron.

"The Men of Gondor are valiant, and they will never submit; but they may be beaten down," Boromir said during the Council of Elrond.

"Valour needs first strength, and then a weapon. Let the Ring be your weapon, if it has such power as you say. Take it and go forth to victory!"

http://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2020/12/boromir-and-ruling-ring.html

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During a pivotal scene, Boromir tried to convince Frodo to give him the Ring of Power.

"And behold! in our need chance brings to light the Ring of Power," Boromir said.

"It is a gift, I say; a gift to the foes of Mordor. It is mad not to use it, to use the power of the Enemy against him. The fearless, the ruthless, these alone will achieve victory."

http://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2020/12/boromirs-final-gambit.html

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I discussed the separation of the Fellowship and Boromir's death in my analysis of the end of "The Fellowship of the Ring" and the Beginning of "The Two Towers."

http://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-end-of-fellowship.html

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No one better demonstrated the self-absorbed nature of the Shire than Lobelia Sackville-Baggins.

Lobelia, one of Bilbo’s relatives who desired to inherit Bilbo’s home at Bag End, is portrayed as a jealous and entitled woman who was disliked by her extended family and others in the Shire.

http://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2021/04/lobelia-sackville-baggins.html

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Tom Bombadil's wife Goldberry is a joyful woman who regularly broke into song and lived happily with her husband, surrounded by the beauty of the natural world.

Frodo and his companions visited them on their way to Rivendell.

http://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2021/04/goldberry.html

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Tom and Goldberry acted in harmony while setting the table for supper.

"Yet in some fashion they seemed to weave a single dance, neither hindering the other, in and out of the room, and round about the table; and with great speed food and vessels and lights were set in order. The boards blazed with candles, white and yellow."

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The beautiful elf Arwen, King Elrond’s daughter, makes a slight appearance in The Fellowship of the Ring.

"Young she was and yet not so. The braids of her dark hair were touched by no frost, her white arms and clear face were flawless and smooth, and the light of stars was in her bright eyes, grey as a cloudless night; yet queenly she looked, and thought and knowledge were in her glance, as of one who has known many things that the years bring."

http://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2021/04/arwen.html

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