Thorin Tries To Use The "I Am The King Under The Mountain" Line On Bilbo During An Argument And Bilbo

he’s got rejection sensitivity

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Look at this distinguished gentleman. Look at the way he is sitting. Yes, very distinguished.

I think a lot of people are getting the wrong idea when they call Tolkien a freak because he invented this elaborate framing device whereby the Red Book of Westmarch was actually written by Bilbo and Frodo (with some addenda by Sam) and he, Tolkien, was merely an editor and translator. Throughout history it's actually been a very common literary device for an author to represent their work as having been written by a character who appears in the story, with the author themselves variously positioned as a translator, editor, and/or literary executor. At the time that Tolkien was writing, such a device would have been seen as somewhat old-fashioned, but certainly not eccentric. Like, Tolkien was definitely a freak, but not for that reason.

nothing, just tolkien originally writing down the hobbit because his son christopher kept complaining that he'd change the details from night to night and then christopher later being so crucial in taking tolkien's notes and turning them into fully written novels of worldbuilding. loving someone to the point of creation and then having them help you finish the job.

It's an open notes test and some dense motherfuckers still can't figure out the answers.

The Consort of Erebor

It seems that after the quest, no one in the company wears golden jewelry, opting instead for humble wooden beads.

I do prefer cartoon ish style in my works, but the consort deserves a lot more than that.

The main USA currency was cheese after eggs broke the economy.