The Nicks take a walk in the dark as the Fellowship continues their journey. A danger in the dark is due to appear at any moment! What are those footsteps? Why can Frodo see in the dark? Why does Nick Andrew hate caves (and his brother)? All this and more in this episode of our read-along of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
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THIS JUST IN!
THE RING IS ON THE MOVE.
EAST TOWARD THE MISTY MOUNTAINS, THEN SOUTH…
BIRDS SWOOP IN… THE EYES OF THE ENEMY ARE EVERYWHERE!
THE PASS OF CARADHRAS. THE REDHORN GATE.
THE FELLOWSHIP ATTEMPTS TO CLIMB OVER THE CRUEL MOUNTAIN.
SNOW PILED ON. … ... WINDS... WHIPPED.
THE HOBBITS? …. FREEZING
AFTER BATTLING THE MOUNTAIN FOR LONGER THAN THEY CAN BEAR OUR COMPANY RESIGNS HEADING BACK DOWN THE MOUNTAIN
HOW WILL OUR COMPANY HANDLE DEFEAT
AND IS THERE ANOTHER WAY?
The story in this chapter
Tap-tom, tom-tap, tap-tap, tom.
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The Nicks talk about getting used to crazy amounts of noise, or the lack thereof. The forming of the Fellowship of The Ring, as in the title of this volume of the novel. The preparations of the Fellowship, and the courage of the hobbits as they set forth. The lands between Rivendell and The Gap of Rohan, the mountains under which the ancient civilization of the Dwarves: Khazad-Dûm was crafted. Being beaten down by the misfortune of weather, and why you should read the next chapter in the dark! All this and more of Tolkien's world in this episode of Green Dragon Live!
Maps
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Notes for this episode
THIS JUST IN!
THE COUNCIL WAS DECISIVE!
THE RING MUST BE DESTROYED!
THE HALFLING STILL CARRIES THE RING
SAMWISE GAMGEE STILL GOING ALONG!
WHAT BRAVE SOULS WILL ACCOMPANY?
WHO WILL REPRESENT THE FREE PEOPLE?
WHERE ARE THE RIDERS NOW? DID THEY SURVIVE?
WHEN WILL THIS STORY CONTINUE, AND WHAT DID THEY NAME THE PONY?
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The Nicks fall into a meme-hole, discuss the doings of Gandalf and Saruman, and finally get down to brass tacks to decide what is to be the fate of this Council... and The Ring.
THIS JUST IN!
A COUNCIL HAS GATHERED….TO COUNCIL....
ELVES, DWARVES, MEN, AND HALFLINGS TOGETHER UNDER ONE ROOF!
DELIBERATIONS ENSUE AND STORIES ARE TOLD -- INCLUDING BILBO’S!
ISILDUR’S BANE REVEALED!
WHY ARE WE HERE?
CAN ONE SIMPLY WALK INTO MORDOR, AND WHAT IS GANDALF’S STORY?
Maps
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Other fandom trolling memes:
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