123 - Be Cool or Be Cast Out

Published: May 5, 2019, 3 p.m.

Frodo and his friends make their way to Bree, and to an inn with a strangely familiar name, in the first half of \u201cAt the Sign of the Prancing Pony\u201d. The Men of Bree are an independent people, cheerful and friendly as a rule\u2026 but Sam is nervous with all these Big Folk and bigger buildings about, and Frodo stays on his guard while Pippin makes friends with the Little Folk among the locals. We revisit the role of forests in the legendarium, offer tips on which Tolkien moot is right for you, and walk in the Professor\u2019s footsteps to the nearest pub.