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"My friends, you bow to no one." Aragorn says this line, and we all burst into tears. Why is this line so deeply resonant? Why does Tolkien craft a story where a heroic king bows to four simple hobbits? What are hobbits anyway in a writing sense? Why did Tolkien want these weak, scared, ambition-less characters headlining his epic masterpiece?

Today, I'm giving you my analysis straight from the Shire itself! It's International Hobbit Day and Lord of the Rings fans from all over the world have come to New Zealand to the Hobbiton Movie Set to celebrate our beloved halfling heroes. This video kicks off Schnee's Middle Earth Tour, an analytical journey through Lord of the Rings against the backdrop of the gorgeous filming locations and other Tolkien related sites!

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0:00 - International Hobbit Day!
1:31 - The BIG (Little) Question
3:46 - The weirdness w/ Aragorn
5:27 - Core Hobbitness
5:58 - How fantasy works
8:41 - The powerless lifestyle
11:49 - The most heroic thing
13:11 - Hard men create hard times...
15:38 - Hobbits & Humans
17:45 - SERIES ANNOUNCEMENT!