Welcome to the Lord of the Rings lore cast, the show that explores the background of

Tolkien's amazing world from the very beginning. So today we're still working our way through chapter two of the Fellowship of the Ring.

And I promise we will get through this chapter eventually, but not today.

This episode is going to be the second to last episode about chapter

two. And there's a good reason for that. I've discovered something in here, or at least I've noticed

something that I think is worth focusing on a little bit more. It's not a huge reveal,

but it is the first time that I've

noticed a correlation between a very specific word used for the ring and someone else.

And we'll get to that. And of course, we're going to break down a whole bunch of details.

There's more conversation between Frodo and Gandalf and their perspectives and the hidden

things within the conversation.

And Sam doesn't quite show up yet, although he does walk past a window, but we'll get there.

And I know this is going slowly, but bear with me.

There's some cool stuff to talk about.

So let's get into it. So on the previous episode, Gandalf and Frodo were discussing the ring, and we ended

with Gandalf challenging Frodo to try to dispose of the ring, try to break it, use a hammer,

or melt it, see what happens.

And so Frodo takes the ring out of his pocket and he looks at it.

And we end up with a very interesting moment.

It's described as being plain and smooth without device or mark, nothing that he can see. But here's the description I really want to focus on.

The gold looked very fair and pure, and Frodo thought how rich and beautiful was its color,

how perfect was its roundness. It was an admirable thing and altogether precious.

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