There And Back Again

In this week's session, we return to the Shire to fight for its soul and find a new peace in the last three chapters of The Lord of the Rings.

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In this week's session, we return to Rivendell and say some fond farewells in chapters six and seven of Book Six of The Lord of the Rings .

In this week's session, we crown King Elessar and begin our long farewells in chapters five and six of Book Six of The Lord of the Rings .

In this week's session, we welcome Frodo and Sam back to the land of the living, and discuss the greatest romance in Middle-earth in chapters four and five of Book Six of The Lord of the Rings .

In this week's session, the eagles are coming and the Ring is destroyed in chapters three and four of Book Six of The Lord of the Rings .

In this week's session, we approach the final fate of the ring with a discussion of heroism, strength and fortitude in the shadow of Mount Doom in chapter three of book six of The Lord of the Rings .

In this week's session, we continue book six of The Lord of the Rings with more discussion of hope and despair, greatness and grace, and strong masculine relationships.

In this week's session, we begin book six of The Lord of the Rings with the return to Samwise Gamgee, the influence of the ring, and spontaneous poetry.

In this week's session, we conclude book five of The Lord of the Rings with the march to Morannon, Aragorn's mercy, and Pippin's last stand.

In this week's session, we approach the end of book five of The Lord of the Rings with healing, debate and discussion, and the importance of gulls.

In this week's session, we discuss hope and despair at Denethor's pyre, and then bring athelas to the Houses of Healing.

In this week's session, we conclude the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, and discuss eucatastrophe, magical winds, and try not to weep openly.

In this week's session, we ride with the Rohirrim to Minas Tirith and begin the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.

In this week's session, we discuss hope and despair, the siege of Gondor, and the clash of Gandalf and the Witch-King of Angmar.

In this week's session, we discuss the new The Fall Of Gondolin book, the muster of the Rohirrim, and the beginning of the Siege of Gondor.

In this unexpectedly abbreviated session, we discuss the role of women in Tolkien's world, and the conversation between Aragorn and Éowyn!

In this session, we make it to the second chapter of The Return Of The King with discussions of oaths and oathbreaking!

In this session, we begin The Return Of The King with discussions of the White Tree of Gondor, high style and the nobility of hobbits.

In this session, we discuss the future, Orc culture and the extensive history of the One Ring as we conclude The Two Towers.

In this session, we study separation and despair as we reach the end of The Two Towers in Chapter Ten of Book Four, The Choices Of Master Samwise.

In this session, we talk about the power of stories with Sam, then face the evil of Shelob with the phial of Galadriel in chapters eight and nine of book four of The Lord of the Rings.

In this session, we catch up with Frodo and Sam as they leave Ithilien for the dangers of Mordor in chapters six and seven of book four of The Lord of the Rings.

This week, we celebrate our fiftieth session by running long and adding an extra session as we continue our exploration of book four of The Lord of the Rings!

In this session, we talk about the excellence of Faramir and Sam as we discuss chapter five of book four of The Lord of the Rings!