The Lord of the Rings Book Club: Book VI
Book Six of The Lord of the Rings begins with Sam’s desperate search to rescue Frodo from the Orc tower. As he begins to lose all hope, he realizes Frodo is being kept in a secret tower above and quickly climbs up to find him. Reunited, Sam returns the Ring to Frodo and they flee towards Mount Doom.
The Lord of the Rings Book Club: Book V
Book IV of The Lord of the Rings follows Frodo and Sam as they slowly journey towards the Land of Mordor. After leaving the Fellowship behind, they become lost as they wander through the wilderness. Gollum has been pursuing them at length, and finally comes to them as they wander. Rather than hiding or attacking, they take him in as their guide. Gollum guides them eagerly through the Dead Marshes and to the Black Gate, however they soon realize they will need to enter Mordor through a different path. Gollum tells them of a different, secret path which will lead them through a tunnel…
Book Clubs, Online Community, & Free Resources: What you can expect from Tea with Tolkien in 2022
As this year is drawing to a close and we’re beginning to look forward to 2022, I wanted to share a bit about what you can expect from Tea with Tolkien in this coming year. This year is sure to be an adventure-filled one for Tolkien fans around the world and I am so grateful for the opportunity to continue creating resources, recording podcasts, and leading book clubs for Tolkien fans new and old.
If there’s something you’d like to see happening within the Tea with Tolkien community, please reach out via email or twitter as I’d love to hear from you! My mission here is to encourage as many people as I can to read Tolkien, to understand his works in light of the Catholic faith and philosophy he was rooted in, and to be inspired to live more like a ‘Hobbit at heart’.
The Lord of the Rings Book Club: Book IV
Book IV of The Lord of the Rings follows Frodo and Sam as they slowly journey towards the Land of Mordor. After leaving the Fellowship behind, they become lost as they wander through the wilderness. Gollum has been pursuing them at length, and finally comes to them as they wander. Rather than hiding or attacking, they take him in as their guide. Gollum guides them eagerly through the Dead Marshes and to the Black Gate, however they soon realize they will need to enter Mordor through a different path. Gollum tells them of a different, secret path which will lead them through a tunnel…
The Lord of the Rings Book Club: Book III
Book Three of The Lord of the Rings brings about many changes for the members of the now-broken Fellowship. A lot of this book feels like atonement for past mistakes -- for Boromir, he has paid with his life; for Aragorn, he seems desperate to discern the correct path forward; for Theoden, he has finally been freed from Grima’s influence; for Saruman, the Ents have brought about his well-deserved destruction. And Gandalf has returned against all hope!