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Lore of the Rings | Explore JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and More | For all fans of Middle-earth

081: The Hobbit Chapter 1: An Unexpected Party

13 min • 26 januari 2023

How an unsuspecting, comfortable hobbit became the host of a party of dwarves and a burglar of a dragon: Today we explore chapter 1 of JRR Tolkien’s classic story: The Hobbit or There and Back Again.

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