Bilbo Baggins and the dwarves discover that some mushrooms in Middle-earth are dangerous to their health, as they attempt to pass through the forest of Mirkwood. Today we compare Peter Jackson’s on screen adaption of the chapter “Flies and Spiders” from JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit.

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Come explore JRR Tolkien's Middle-earth, from the Lord of the Rings, to the Hobbit, to the Silmarillion, to Unfinished Tales and beyond! We compare Tolkien’s tales with Peter Jackson's films and Amazon's Rings of Power series.

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