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Hobbit Day 2026 Giveaway! (opens the original)
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The Magic of the Hobbit (opens the original)
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If Gandalf Was Your Navigator on a Road Trip (opens the original)
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Where Is the Good Worth Fighting For in Rings of Power? (opens the original)
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The Fellowship of The Good, the Bad, and the Funny (opens the original)
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A feature I used to do here at Jokien with Tolkien is a Reader Mailbag, where I answered questions from you, readers! Today I’m resharing an updated answer to a question from several years ago about how different characters from literature might fare as part of the Fellowship of the Ring, including a few reader suggestions! Want to help bring the feature back? Send me some questions—serious or silly—that you would like answered about The Lord of the Rings, Middle-earth, or other related topics,
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