Tag Archives: Bilbo Baggins

Accidental Riddles in the Invisible Dark (Throwback Thursday, and The Hobbit Read-Along, and Hobbit Day)

Posted on September 23, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

At A Pilgrim in Narnia, we have an occasional feature called “Throwback Thursday.” By raiding either my own blog-hoard or someone else’s, I find a blog post from the past and throw it back out into the digital world. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged Bilbo Baggins, books, Eucatastrophe, film adaptation, Gollum, Hobbit Day, Hobbit Read-Along, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, myth, Peter Jackson, Providence, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings | 17 Comments

Drawing the Hobbit (Update)

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

The purists among my colleagues, blogmates, and digital friends are horrified at Jackson’s adaptation, for the most part. Many of them are still angry about The Lord of the Rings, which they felt betrayed Tolkien’s artistry, majesty, and, ultimately, his … Continue reading →

Posted in Memorable Quotes, Reviews | Tagged Bilbo Baggins, books, film adaptation, hobbits, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, Peter Jackson, publishing, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, writing | 17 Comments

Let Folly Be Our Cloak: Tolkien on Power in Lord of the Rings

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

While J.R.R. Tolkien did not write moralistic fantasies or allegorical tales, still the force of his worldview emerges in his writing. He wrote the Lord of the Rings over the fifteen year period through World War II and into the … Continue reading →

Posted in Memorable Quotes, Reflections | Tagged allegory, Bilbo Baggins, fantasy, Hitler, Lord of the Rings, Middle Earth, nuclear bomb, original sin, Peter Jackson, philosophy, power, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings | 42 Comments

Drawing the Hobbit

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

I am ashamed to admit I have yet to see Peter Jackson’s first installment of The Hobbit, and it has been out for four days. The purists among my colleagues, blogmates, and digital friends are horrified at Jackson’s adaptation. Many … Continue reading →

Accidental Riddles in the Invisible Dark (The Hobbit Read-Along, Chapter 5)

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

This blog is part of The Hobbit Read-Along at The Warden’s Walk. I’ve been assigned Chapter 5: Riddles in the Dark. Feel free to comment on any of the blogs in the series. Here is a riddle for you: Besides … Continue reading →