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When the Hobbits get to the house, they are met by Tom's wife, Goldberry. They all have dinner together and the Hobbits go to bed. In the night, Frodo, Merry and Pippin dream of immediate dangers. The next day, it is raining, Tom spends the day telling them stories about the forest and the life there, then about all the lands of Middle-Earth. When Frodo presses him about who he is, he merely says that he is the Eldest. The Hobbits are unable to tell how long they stay in his house, but one evening, when the rain has stopped, he tells them they should leave the next morning, heading north to avoid the haunted barrow downs.
Discussion Questions
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When the Hobbits get to the house, they are met by Tom's wife, Goldberry. They all have dinner together and the Hobbits go to bed. In the night, Frodo, Merry and Pippin dream of immediate dangers. The next day, it is raining, Tom spends the day telling them stories about the forest and the life there, then about all the lands of Middle-Earth. When Frodo presses him about who he is, he merely says that he is the Eldest. The Hobbits are unable to tell how long they stay in his house, but one evening, when the rain has stopped, he tells them they should leave the next morning, heading north to avoid the haunted barrow downs.
Discussion Questions
- Anyone else slightly disturbed by the line Sweet was her singing then, and her heart was beating!?
- Frodo dreams of Gandalf in Isengard. Do you think his far seeing comes from the Ring?
- Most hilarious Tom Bombadil and/or Goldberry theory you've heard?
- Even the rather completest BBC Radio plays cut poor Tom, do you think it's possible to adapt him to other media, or would it just come out too silly.
- How do you think Frodo's doing with the Ring (or the Ring is doing with Frodo) so far?
Next Post: 7 February - 1.8 Fog on the Barrow-Downs
