The Tolkien Road

Concerning "At the Sign of the Prancing Pony", Book 1, Chapter 9 of The Lord of the Rings, in which the hobbits visit Bree...Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road, a long walk through the works and philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien.  On this episode, we continue our discussion of The Lord of the Rings with Book 1, Chapter 9 of Fellowship, At the Sign of the Prancing Pony, wherein we experience the town of Bree, meet the mysterious Ranger Strider, see the Ring play a trick, and are entertained by Frodo’s rendition of the Man in the Moon. By the way, if you haven’t already, please leave The Tolkien Road a rating and feedback on iTunes. We’d love to know what you think of the podcast. Enjoy the show!Topics of discussion include:Tolkien Haiku for Book 1, Chapter 9 (~6:45)Favorite passages from Book 1, Chapter 9 (~19:00)Barrows & Barrow-wights: Corrections & Clarifications (~26:40)Bree (~31:20)Strider (~39:35)The Ring Incident (~52:14)And much more!Come get lost in Middle-earth and explore the