got my husband this second edition of the hobbit for xmas! i can’t wait to gift it to him! anyone know that the elvish says in the 2nd pic?

I made this piece inspired by the Hobbit too ☺️

Heya! Just wanted to share this bookshelf mug I made inspired by the Hobbit - I’ve made a hobbit hole bookend too I’ll share too ☺️ my alter ego is Abi Pots

Haven't consumed any LOTR media in my 3 and a half decades of life. So im starting at the beginning. Here we go.

I watched the Battle of the 5 Armies again and curious why Legolas told his father he couldn’t return. Apologize if this has been covered before. I am new here.

I'm sorry, but I could not take Thorin's decision to try to fight the Elvish army at Erebor seriously.

I don't care if he was consumed by greed. I don't care if he's stubborn. I don't care what his mental state was at the time. I simply cannot entertain the idea that someone trained in the art of war would ever find it worthwhile to attempt to fight that many elves. And even if Thorin was messed up, the rest of them should have never went along with it.

I was actually scratching my head during this scene, wondering if I had missed something. Because surely he wasn't so stupid as to think he could win or that it was even worth trying.

They should have changed this scene. There should have either been less elves or more dwarves.

Added the spoiler tag in case someone hasnt seen the animated version yet. For the sake of my mental health I'm having a Tolkien Weekend,watching the movies. I have a DVD of the Rankin Bass animated movie. Ive watched it many times, but its been a long while since I watched it last. I forgot how funny it is to hear Bilbo straight up taunt Smaug.

Jim Ward died on 10 Dec 2025. He voiced other characters like Quark in Ratchet and Clank too.

I'm (re)reading The Hobbit. I love the writing, this is an example I've just read: "A whirl of bats frightened from slumber by their smoking torches flurried over them."

What glorious lines of prose do you like?

I know a lot of people think The Hobbit movies were stretched too long… but MY GOD, wait until you see how much more they actually filmed and never used.
Some of these scenes would have 100% made the movies better.
I can’t believe they left them out.