This week, we pause for prophecy at the Last Homely House in chapter three of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. Is Elrond who he seems to be? What are the elves singing about? How much magic is evident in the moon-letters?

Show Notes:

• The History of the Hobbit (John Ratliffe)
• The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien

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Music by Corvus from Pixabay.