#thehobbits

2025-05-01

[caption id="attachment_17469" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Merry, Pippin, and Fredegar Bolger were fully informed about Bilbo’s magic ring up until Gandalf caught Sam listening to his conversation with Frodo. But did Merry and Pippin really know enough to realize that Frodo would need their help? Here is what we know.[/caption]

Q: How Did Merry And Pippin Know That Frodo Would Need […]

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A picture of the four Hobbits from 'The Lord of the Rings' under the words 'how Did Merry And Pippin Know That Frodo Would Need Their Help?'
2024-10-21

[caption id="attachment_13574" align="aligncenter" width="720"] J.R.R. Tolkien wrote that Hobbits were descended from ancient forefathers but he didn’t provide much information about their societies prior to their migrations into Eriador. Here is what we know from his published works about Hobbits prior to the Third Age.[/caption]

Q: What Was Second Age Hobbit Society Like?

ANSWER: This […]

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An artistic rendering of a neolithic village beside a river and inhabited by small people under the words 'What Was Second Age Hobbit Society Like?'
2024-07-15

Q: How Did Tom Bombadil Rescue Frodo So Quickly?
ANSWER: I received this question in September 2023:
When Frodo was trapped by the Barrow Wights and he started singing the Bombadil Rescue Tune, how did Tom get there so fast? Was he aware before the song that they may have needed help, in the sense that he might have been following the group? Or […]

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A picture of Tom Bombadil beside the words 'How Did Tom Bombadil Rescue Frodo So Quickly?'

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