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Arwen's daughter
Gondolin
Apr 13 2009, 5:44am
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**Over Hill and Under Hill** - Part 1: Dangerous Adventures over the Edge of the Wild
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Welcome to Over Hill and Under Hill. This is my first time leading a discussion in the RR, so please chime in if I’m missing something important! Let's start with a quick setting of the scene.
Up the mountains we go and at first our party chooses the “right road to the right pass,” but as they climb higher, the danger increases. They take a moment to look back to the west, where Bilbo’s home lies.
Is the physical distance from home important? Is it more important than the emotional distance from home? If Bilbo’s house were just at the bottom of the mountain would things be different? What if he couldn’t see home at all?
We’re told about the many dangers our travelers face: bitter cold, falling boulders, and an eerie silence that seems to dislike being broken.
Is the mountain more dangerous because it is personified? Are the nights not scary enough unless they are actively plotting against the dwarves?
And we’re told that the dwarves had expected to cross the mountains quickly and reach the Lonely Mountain by the first moon of autumn. Gandalf knew better, but said nothing.
Are our dwarves new to traveling? Are they really so naďve as to think they will have no problems along the way? Why doesn’t Gandalf try to correct them?
Within two paragraphs of leaving Elrond's home, things go badly for our party. Why no lead up, no suspense?
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**Over Hill and Under Hill** - Part 1: Dangerous Adventures over the Edge of the Wild
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Arwen's daughter
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Apr 13 2009, 5:44am
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The White Silence
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Darkstone
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Apr 13 2009, 2:22pm
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"He knew that something unexpected might happen..." --Who is "he"?
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Arwen's daughter
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Apr 14 2009, 1:09am
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Me, too.//
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Curious
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Apr 14 2009, 10:49am
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And same here.
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dernwyn
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Apr 15 2009, 3:21am
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Thoughts.
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Curious
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Apr 13 2009, 9:23pm
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"There was Tom Bombadil's house before them...
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weaver
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Apr 14 2009, 3:26am
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OHUH
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batik
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Apr 14 2009, 4:24am
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Gandalf's motives
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Dreamdeer
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Apr 14 2009, 6:30am
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Coming late
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sador
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Apr 16 2009, 11:57am
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Excellent leadership Arwen's daughter!! :D
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grammaboodawg
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May 5 2009, 5:29pm
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