195: Your Thoughts on The Hobbit & Fun Facts About The Lord of the Rings

Lord of the Rings Lorecast - J.R.R. Tolkien's World & Writings Explained

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🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Here's a fun little transition episode to wrap up our experience breaking down The Hobbit, and prepare to start The Fellowship of the Ring with some fun facts about The Lord of the Rings.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Lord of the Rings lore cast, the show that explores the background of
0:11.1	Tolkien's amazing world from the very beginning.
0:14.8	So now that we've wrapped up The Hobbit, we have kind of this in-between episode this week, where I will be recapping some of the things you guys said about this whole adventure going through the entire story over the last year and a half.
0:39.3	So I posted a question on Patreon, and this is for everybody.
0:42.3	This includes free members, everybody.
0:44.3	And this is another reason why you should go check out the Patreon.
0:46.3	Even if you don't have any money, you don't want to contribute, or any of that stuff,
0:50.3	you can still be plugged into some of the things that are going on here,
0:53.3	and get to answer questions like this.
0:55.2	So a few weeks back I posted this question, hey friends, as we're nearing both the end of the year and the end of the Hobbit, I'm curious about something.
1:02.7	What has this deep reading of The Hobbit been like for you?
1:06.3	What new things have you realized?
1:08.0	Has your perspective changed in any way?
1:10.1	Is there something I didn't cover that you'd like to shine a light on? Do you have a personal story you'd like to share? If I get enough of a response, I'll choose some of the best and most interesting responses to highlight on a future episode. Thanks again for being here, for your support, and I can't wait to read what you share. And so we got some responses.
1:31.2	And so part of what I'm doing this week is going to be going through your thoughts,
1:37.2	your words, your perspectives on this last year and a half and all the content that we just wrapped up.
1:38.0	But then at the end of this episode, we're going to get ready for the Lord of the Rings.
1:42.6	I'm going to share some fun facts about the publishing of the Lord of the Rings. I'm going to share some fun facts about the
1:44.4	publishing of the Lord of the Rings and things that I thought would be fun to just kind of
1:48.8	prep everybody for our next adventure. Plus, if you are a Patreon supporter and you have access to
1:55.4	the bonus episodes, I will be doing a bonus episode this week featuring quotes from famous people and their thoughts about the
2:02.2	Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings. So we're pulling together lots of different people's perspectives
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