This week, we spend some time with Beorn and his Very Strange House in Chapter Seven of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. Why are the rituals of courtesy so important? How does this encounter mirror the first chapter of the book? Who is Beorn, and where does he come from?

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Show Notes:

• Shire Reckoning Production Schedule
• The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
• Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit (Corey Olsen)

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