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24. B1:C12 - Flight to the Ford - [LoTR Read Along]

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04/07/2017

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<p><strong>The Nicks discuss embarrassing stories of when we were fools and couldn't remember what we did, Frodo's predicament, Glorfindel's shiny nature, slipping into the wraith world, a cavalry of waves, the geography, and history of this leg of the journey, and ending the first book on a cliffhanger.</strong></p> <p><strong>Maps</strong></p> <p><a href= "http://traffic.libsyn.com/greendragonlive/Middle-earth-Large.jpg">Map of Middle-earth</a> </p> <p><a href="http://lotrproject.com/map/">LoTRproject.com interactive map - Caution: spoilers for new readers!</a></p> <p><strong>What Happened Last Time?:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The company came together in the</span> <strong>nick</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">of time as Strider's usefulness came through on the first night of their acquaintance. During the night at the Prancing Pony, Black Riders stole into the rooms set aside for the Hobbits, and brutally murdered their pillows, and in the words of Tommy Boy, "Woah, that was close." After some trouble leaving town, Strider is able to get the company lost and out of sight of the Riders while making their way to Weathertop. Seven days, one funky lightning show, and a million bug bites later and they make it to Weathertop just in time for the Black Riders to ambush them and stab Frodo with a blade from Mordor. This is bad news.</span></p> <p><strong>Where Are We in the Narrative?:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our Heroes have left home and hearth behind - beyond the Shire, beyond Bree - besides Bilbo, no other Hobbit in living memory has gone so far afield as these brave, foolhardy, unnatural hobbits. Joining in with a Ranger from the North - Strider, they inch closer to Rivendell while being chased by Black Riders of Mordor. Dark times have found the company, and they will likely need help to arrive safely at Rivendell, but help in the wild is very unlikely to be found.</span></p> <p><strong><br /> Notes for this episode: <br /></strong><strong>FRODO</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;">:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What happened at Weathertop?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Ring and his realization.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The wound.</span></li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline;"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What does it feel like</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Eventually, it all but heals up to just a white mark…???</span></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How does it affect him?</span></li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline;"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Strider comments that the Riders wounded him in such a fashion to make him unable to resist them.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">shade/shadow over his eyes</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The world looks pale</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">His friends look like shadows eventually</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Shadows in his dreams</span></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Another dream</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>GEOGRAPHY</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;">:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Wilderness of what once was Arnor/The Kingdoms of the North</span></li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline;"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Towers in the distance</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">No one lives here, not anymore</span></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Hoarwell (river number 1)</span></li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline;"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The bridge.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The jewel.</span></li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline;"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Did it fall idly, or placed intentionally?  Either way, Strider is comforted.</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Trollshaws</span></li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline;"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Bilbo's story!</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sam's song.</span></li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline;"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Talk about song…</span></li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline;"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How do you read it?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Do you read it sing-song, or actually give it a made-up melody?</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Bruinen (Loudwater) - The Ford (river number 2)</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>STRIDER</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;">:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Leadership in question… Sam doesn't trust him after he disappears post-Weathertop battle.</span></li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline;"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How does he respond to this?</span></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What does he do to and with Frodo knowing that he was wounded by the Witch-king of Angmar?</span></li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline;"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How do the hobbits respond?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Athelas and its effects.</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong>THE CHASE:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Some Black Riders from behind</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Frodo hesitates - Glorfindel commands his horse to RUN!</span></li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline;"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Noro lim Asfaloth, noro lim!</span></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Some Black Riders ahead</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Frodo gets ahead and across the ford by the skin of his teeth</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The standoff</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The "cavalry of waves"</span></li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline;"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What does it mean?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Valar?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Intervention?</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong>THE END OF THE FIRST BOOK</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;">:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our first cliffhanger…</span></li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline;"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How does this compare and contrast with the literature you're used to reading?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How does it to the rest of the book we've read so far?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Another Tolkienism...</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Notable Difference(s) from Films:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Arwen instead of Glorfindel</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hard to determine how much time is passed even though they say it's two weeks in the movie</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Locations/Distance Traveled/Distance apart:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Wilderness of what once was Arnor</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Hoarwell</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Trollshaws</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Bruinen (Loudwater) - the Ford</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>New Characters:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Glorfindel</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>What to Watch for in the Next Chapter:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">We end on a cliffhanger! Does Frodo survive?</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Links</strong></p> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/iRnSYePrftM">Saruman Trolololo</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href= "https://www.greendragonlive.com/">greendragonlive.com</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.twitter.com/greendragonlive">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://facebook.com/greendragonlive">Facebook</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/harrymurrell">Special thanks to our friend Harry Murrell for the use of his music. Listen to more and subscribe to his channel here.</a></p> <p> </p>

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