The Bee Reads LOTR Episode 3: The One Ring And The Shadow

<p dir="ltr">From the heart of the Shire, through the depths of Moria, to the ends of Middle-Earth, it&rsquo;s The Babylon Bee Reads<em> The Lord Of The Rings</em>! In this episode of The Babylon Bee Reads, Kyle and Dan are joined by Jonathan Watson, creator alongside his two friends of <a href="https://www.theonering.com/">TheOneRing.Com</a>, which can also be followed on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/theoneringcom">Facebook</a>. Kyle, Dan, and Jon are on a quest to joyfully dig through Chapter 2, <em>The Shadow Of The Past</em>, which gives us plenty of exposition about the one ring, the stirring forces of evil in Middle-Earth and explains why Frodo is no longer safe in the Shire.</p> <p dir="ltr">Be sure to check out <a href="http://youtube.com/thebabylonbee">The Babylon Bee YouTube Channel</a> for more podcasts, podcast shorts, animation, and more.</p> <p dir="ltr">To watch or listen to the full podcast, become a subscriber at <a href="https://babylonbee.com/plans">https://babylonbee.com/plans</a>.</p> <p><strong>Chapter 2 - The Shadow of the Past</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Frodo is an oddity like Bilbo was and becomes restless.</p> <p dir="ltr">He continues celebrating Bilbo&rsquo;s birthday and shows signs of &lsquo;good preservation&rsquo; even as he approaches age 50 the same age when Bilbo left on his journey.&nbsp;</p> <p dir="ltr">Tolkien is telling history before it happens (the developing of his myth like Mad Baggins)</p> <p dir="ltr">We hear about his close friends... Fredegar Bolder and Folco Boffin are mentioned but Merry and Pippin are closest and are anxious about him as Frodo takes to taking long walks farther away from home in the hills under the stars and becoming obsessed with maps and dreaming of mountains he has never seen before. &ldquo;The old paths seemed too well-trodden&rdquo;</p> <p dir="ltr">Frodo is seeing the elves going west as they leave M-E for good. And dwarves are coming west to the Blue Mountains. They provide a lot of news from outside the Shire..