133 - It's Only Rock (Not Trolls) But I Like It

Published: July 21, 2019, 3 p.m.

Strider\u2019s path to Rivendell leads the hobbits through rough terrain; all the while, the days get colder and Frodo gradually succumbs to the evil effects of the Witch-king\u2019s blade. A bad situation starts to look even worse when Pippin and Merry catch a glimpse of three trolls ahead \u2014 and if that sounds familiar to you, then you scored higher than they did. Sam surprises everyone again with a bit of his own poetry, we talk about the power of textual ruins with a Tolkien Quote of the Day, and Shawn once again wonders about the smells of Middle-earth.