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The New Hobbit Hole

Posted on 03/14/2002 5:07:26 AM PST by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The New Hobbit Hole

Concerning Hobbits

The New Hobbit Chronicles

This is a continuation of the infamous thread New Zealander Builds Hobbit Hole originally posted on January 26, 2001 by John Farson, who at the time undoubtedly thought he had found a rather obscure article that would elicit a few replies and die out. Without knowing it, he became the founder of the Hobbit Hole. For reasons incomprehensible to some, the thread grew to over 4100 replies. It became the place for hobbits and friends of hobbits to chit chat and share LoTR news and views, hang out, and talk amongst ourselves in the comfort of familiar surroundings.

In keeping with the new posting guidelines, the thread idea is continuing here, as will the Green Dragon Inn, our more structured spin-off thread, as soon as we figure out how to move all the good discussion that has been had there. As for the Hobbit Hole, we will just start fresh, bringing only a few mathoms such as the picture above with us to make it feel like home, and perhaps a walk down memory lane:

Our discussion has been light:

It very well may be that a thread named "New Zealander builds Hobbit hole" will end up being the longest Tolkien thread of them all, with some of the best heartfelt content... Sorry John, but I would have rather it had been one with a more distinguished title!… post 252 - HairOfTheDog

However, I can still celebrate, with quiet dignity, the fact that what started as a laugh about some wacko in New Zealand has mutated and grown into a multifaceted discussion of the art, literature, and philosophy that is Tolkien. And now that I've managed to write the most pompous sentence of my entire life, I agree, Rosie… post 506 - JenB

Hah! I was number 1000!! (Elvish victory dance... wait, no; that would be too flitty) … post 1001 - BibChr

Real men don't have to be afraid of being flitty! Go for it. – post 1011 – HairOfTheDog

Seventeen years to research one mystical object seems a bit excessive… post 1007 - JenB

Okay...who's the wise guy who didn't renew Gandalf's research grant?… post 1024 – Overtaxed

To the very philosophical:

…Judas Iscariot obviously was a good man, or he wouldn't have been chosen to be one of the Apostles. He loved Jesus, like all of the Apostles, but he betrayed him. Yet without his betrayal, the Passion and Crucifixion would never have occurred, and mankind would not have been redeemed. So without his self-destruction infinite good would not have been accomplished. I certainly do not mean this to be irreverant but it seems to me that this describes the character of Gollum, in the scenes so movingly portrayed above… Lucius Cornelius Sulla

To fun but heartfelt debates about the integrity and worth of some of the characters…

…Anyone else notice how Boromir treats the hobbits? He's very fond of them but he seems to think of them as children - ruffling Frodo's hair, calls them all 'little ones'. He likes them, but I don't think he really respects them… post 1536 - JenB

Yes... Tolkien told us not to trust Boromir right off the bat when he began to laugh at Bilbo, until he realized that the Council obviously held this hobbit in high esteem. What a pompous dolt… post 1538 - HairOfTheDog

…I think almost every fault of his can be traced directly back to his blindness to anything spiritual or unseen. He considers the halflings as children, because that is what they look like. He considers the only hope of the ring to be in taking it and using it for a victory in the physical realm. He cannot see what the hobbits are truly made of, he cannot see the unseen hope of what the destruction of the ring might mean--the destruction of Sauron himself, and he cannot see the unseen danger that lies in the use of the ring itself… I just feel sorry for Boromir--he is like a blind but honorable man, trying to take the right path on the road but missing the right path entirely because he simply cannot see it… post 1548 - Penny1

Boromir isn't a jerk, he's a jock… post 2401 – Overtaxed

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Oh, I think by the time Frodo reaches the Cracks, he's not even himself anymore! I think he's not only on the brink of a dangerous place physically, he's on the brink of losing himself completely during the exchange with Gollum. But for some reason, the take-over isn't complete till he actually has to throw the Ring in. The person speaking to Gollum is not Frodo, but the "Wheel of Fire" that Sam sees. After the Ring is destroyed, Frodo not only comes back to himself, but comes back with the unbearable (to him) knowledge of what it's like to be completely without compassion. I think that's why it's so important to him to be compassionate in the Shire… post 2506 - 2Jedismom

…Regarding Frodo's compassion... it's a little too much at the end. Even Merry tells him that he's going to have to quit being so darn nice. But you're right. He's learned a lesson about evil that very few ever learn since it wasn't an external lesson but an internal one. (Those kinds of lessons have the greatest impact) Not only did he totally succumb to it, but he was rather ruthless to my little Smeagol… post 2516 - carton253

Well that Frodo was a big mean bully! (to Smeagol)… post 2519 – Overtaxed

So as you can see, everything JRR Tolkien (and Peter Jackson) is welcome here in our New Row, our soon-to-be familiar New Hobbit Hole…; philosophy, opinion, good talk and frequent silliness.


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To: JenB
Yeah, but fraternal...but we are very very close, tho opposites in many ways.
45,781 posted on 12/05/2002 7:02:15 PM PST by Sam Cree
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To: Sam Cree
She irritates me, mostly because she was so stupid in the first book, and still deluded in the second. She did get a little better.

However I'll root for any Stark over any Lannister any time, and Dany - ergh, those chapters are IMO the most boring in the series, other than the page after page of Tyrion. Tyrion's not bad in politics but his personal life is dumb.

I still can't believe Martin killed Ned! He was my favorite character.
45,782 posted on 12/05/2002 7:02:20 PM PST by JenB
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To: 2Jedismom
Wow! That voice is going to take some getting used to, but what lyrics!

No kidding...it's just so...mournful.

"So in the end, I'll be what I will be. No loyal friend was ever there for me."

Hmmm...I've never thought of Gollum being jealous of Frodo before, but this song made me think of that angle.

45,783 posted on 12/05/2002 7:02:20 PM PST by ItsOurTimeNow
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To: JenB
when Ned got killed, we knew anyone might die: the Bear, etc.
45,784 posted on 12/05/2002 7:04:24 PM PST by Sam Cree
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To: Sam Cree
True. But it seems wrong that one of the only decent and honorable people in the entire world got killed before the action even started. I did like Jon getting promoted at the end of the last book after he decided to honor his vows. That seemed right.
45,785 posted on 12/05/2002 7:06:40 PM PST by JenB
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To: RosieCotton
So you were right on the hardanger - good ear!

Not my ear... one of the soundtrack reviewers clued me in to that.

IMO, the score for the Two Towers feels much more epic. The one for FotR is good -- excepting tracks 3-8 with that awful Ringwraith theme.

45,786 posted on 12/05/2002 7:07:06 PM PST by John Farson
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To: ItsOurTimeNow; All
Hey folks! Just stopping by to say "Howdy!"

As far as country music goes, my heart belongs to Randy Travis. His voice is just so, so....warm, I guess could describe it. I like a lot of other country singers too. Another favorite is George Jones. My late father-in-law used to play White Lightning every morning at the crack of dawn! The only music I can't take for very long is rap music. And the only music I could listen to forever is either Frank Sinatra or Pink Floyd (what a weirdo I am!).

I was born in '73, so that means I hit the big 3-0 in January. YIKES! Bye, bye roaring twenties!

My internet connection is even slower here at home than it is at work, so it's frustrating to be on very long. :(

45,787 posted on 12/05/2002 7:08:20 PM PST by RMDupree
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To: Sam Cree; JenB
anyone might die: the Bear

EEEEEK!

45,788 posted on 12/05/2002 7:08:42 PM PST by Bear_in_RoseBear
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear
Oh, never you, Bear. :-)

G'night, see you tomorrow maybe.
45,789 posted on 12/05/2002 7:11:00 PM PST by JenB
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To: RMDupree
My brother and me own a boat together named "White Lightning," so of course, I like that by George Jones. I remember when it came out, too.
45,790 posted on 12/05/2002 7:11:34 PM PST by Sam Cree
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To: ksen
Ah! Here is a pic of the one I bought:

I found one on half.com just like that one for our Tolkien geek 15 yr. old daughter! I think I paid something like $10 for it as well. She was thrilled to get a hardcover copy of it.

45,791 posted on 12/05/2002 7:11:41 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: Sam Cree
That's neat!

I like The Corvette Song and He Stopped Loving Her Today also. Oh yeah, and of course, I Don't Need Your Rocking Chair!!!

45,792 posted on 12/05/2002 7:13:33 PM PST by RMDupree
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear
"anyone might die: the Bear"

Yeah, wish it wasn't so...life is precious.

45,793 posted on 12/05/2002 7:13:43 PM PST by Sam Cree
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To: RMDupree; RosieCotton
Howdy! :)

I agree with you on Randy Travis and George Jones too!

Rosie, another Texas country group I could recommend is The Derailers, especially their album "Here Come the Derailers". Can't find samples of their stuff though, unfortunately!
45,794 posted on 12/05/2002 7:14:30 PM PST by Bear_in_RoseBear
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear
Oh sorry, Bear, I meant Lord Rosemont.
45,795 posted on 12/05/2002 7:15:34 PM PST by Sam Cree
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To: JenB
Oh, never you, Bear

Well, that's good to know! ;)

Have a good night!

45,796 posted on 12/05/2002 7:15:44 PM PST by Bear_in_RoseBear
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To: ItsOurTimeNow
Me too! I'm a BiCentenial Boy!

LOL! Sir SuziQ and I have been married longer than you have been alive!! Lord, I'm getting old!!

45,797 posted on 12/05/2002 7:15:57 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: JenB
Any chance he'll kill Sansa this book?

Not any time soon. Those vying for the throne have a better chance of dying.

I hate the Sansa character too. However, Martin pointed out in an email that she wasn't entirely responsible for Ned's death.

My favorite character is Sandor Clegane. He fits the archetype of The Stranger perfectly.

45,798 posted on 12/05/2002 7:16:28 PM PST by John Farson
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To: SuziQ
Country twang sneak!
45,799 posted on 12/05/2002 7:16:48 PM PST by RMDupree
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To: SuziQ
Country twang sneak!
45,800 posted on 12/05/2002 7:16:49 PM PST by RMDupree
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