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Welcome back to the Tolkien Re-read!
For those of you just joining in, near the end of last year I kicked off a re-read of Tolkien’s work beginning with The Hobbit (you can find those posts here) and with plans to move on to The Lord of...
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Cage Match 2013 Round 1: Gandalf vs. Professor Moriarty
The Contestants Click to view original image source Gandalf J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Age: Around 2,012 Race: Maiar (wizard) Weapons / Artifacts: Glamdring, a staff, and...
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Cage Match 2013 Round 1: The Headless Horseman vs. Smaug
The Contestants Click to view original image source Click to view original image source The Headless Horseman The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving Age: Unknown Race: Ghost Weapons /...
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Cage Match 2013 Round Two: Gandalf vs. Doctor Who
The Contestants Gandalf J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Age: Early 2000s Race: Wizard Weapons / Artifacts: Magic Staff, Crooked Hat Special Attack: Summon Assistance (Coercive)...
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Cage Match 2013 Round Two: Smaug vs. Merlin the Magician
The Contestants Smaug The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Age: Unknown Race: Dragon Weapons / Artifacts: Dragon-ness and a horde of Dwarven artifacts Special Attack: Death from Above Merlin the Magician...
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Tolkien Re-read Part II: The Fellowship of the Ring – Chapter 1
Alright, let’s get this re-read started! As in my re-read of The Hobbit, I’ll be posting on a weekly(ish) schedule. But this time around I’ll only cover one or two chapters per post. My hope is that...
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Cage Match 2013 Round 3: IT vs. Gandalf
The Contestants IT A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle Age: Unknown Race: Unknown Weapons / Artifacts: All the defenses of the planet Camazotz; intrusive telepathic powers Special Attack: Erosion...
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Cage Match 2013 Round 3: Smaug vs. Medusa
The Contestants Smaug The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Age: Unknown Race: Dragon Weapons / Artifacts: Dragon-ness and a horde of Dwarven artifacts Special Attack: Death from Above Medusa Greek Mythology...
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Cage Match 2013 Round 4: Gandalf vs. Medusa
The Contestants Gandalf J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Age: At least 20,000 years Race: Maiar (wizard) Weapons / Artifacts: Glamdring, a staff, and fireworks Special Attack:...
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Cage Match 2013 Finals! Round 5: Gandalf vs. Inigo Montoya
- The Contestants Gandalf J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Age: At least 20,000 years Race: Maiar (wizard) Weapons / Artifacts: Glamdring, a staff, and fireworks Special Attack:...
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Tolkien Re-read Part II: The Fellowship of the Ring – Chapter 2
Welcome back! It's been a couple weeks since the last post, so let’s review. Bilbo threw a great big birthday party for himself and Frodo, invited the entire town, and then announced he’d be leaving...
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Cubicle at the End of the Universe: Balestrino Edition
There was a time when I felt a need to contain the intensity of my geekdom at work. Not because I felt uncomfortable expressing it, but because I worked at a publisher of business and nonfiction books...
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Tolkien Re-read Part II: The Fellowship of the Ring – Chapter 3
Whew! So, weekly(ish) was a bit ambitious on my part. Apologies. Going forward I'm going to try for a bi-weekly(ish) schedule. Now, let's review Chapter 2! Gandalf returned from his wizardly travels...
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Tolkien Re-read Part II: The Fellowship of the Ring (Chapters 4-5)
Welcome back! Last time on the Tolkien Re-read, Gandalf went MIA, so Frodo, Sam and Pippin began their journey to Crickhollow without him; Black Riders (aka Ringwraiths, aka my favorite dark and nasty...
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Tolkien Re-Read Part II: The Fellowship of the Ring (Chapters 6-7)
Last time on the Tolkien Re-read the hobbits ran into more Black Riders on their way to Crickhollow, Frodo’s friends revealed that they are sneaky hobbitses who know all about the Ring because they’ve...
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Tolkien Re-read Part II: The Fellowship of the Ring (Chapter 8)
Last time in the Tolkien Re-read, Frodo & Friends traveled through the Old Forest, got attacked by a sentient willow tree, met the weirdly mysterious Tom Bombadil, and Gandalf continued to be...
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Tolkien Re-read Part II: The Fellowship of the Ring (Chapter 9)
Last time in the Tolkien Re-read Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin traversed the infamous Barrow-Downs, stole themselves some ancient daggers from a Barrow-wight, and finally bid farewell to Tom Bombadil on...
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Tolkien Re-read Part II: The Fellowship of the Ring (Chapter 10)
Last time in the Tolkien Re-read, the hobbits arrived in Bree, met the mysterious Strider at the Prancing Pony, caused some Ring-related commotion in the inn’s common room, and Frodo promised to speak...
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Tolkien Re-read Part II: The Fellowship of the Ring (Chapter 11)
Welcome back! Last time in the Tolkien Re-read Strider’s true name was revealed to be Aragorn; Butterbur (belatedly) delivered a letter to Frodo from Gandalf, who has probably run into some sort of...
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Tolkien Re-read Part II: The Fellowship of the Ring (Chapter 12)
Get ready for Chapter 12, folks! Last time in the Tolkien Re-read Strider and the hobbits arrived at Weathertop, more signs pointed to trouble for Gandalf, five Black Riders ambushed them during the...
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