The Lord of the Rings Discussion : Chpts 7 and 8

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Originally Posted by RÃ*an

Things have changed drastically in the last 24 hours for our hobbits. Fatty Bolger saw them off into the Old Forest with a prophetic : "I only hope you will not need rescuing before the day is out" - and of course, they DID need rescuing, and Tom's the one that rescued them.

BUMP!!

These threads are great! Lol this is now officially my favorite thread on the Moot (along with the discussion of Chapters 5 and 6) I always thought the trip from Bag End to the Brandywine river, and then the start of their voyage 'for real' into the depths of the Old Forest was the best read of the entire Lord of the Rings

Tolkien at his best. I like the description of the early morning mist when the four hobbits set off into the Old Forest, with distant sounds and an air of suspense in the hours before sunrise

Will definitely add some thoughts later here!