Christopher A. Snyder
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“This is the hour of the Shire-folk,” declares Elrond, “when they arise from their quiet fields to shake the towers and counsels of the Great.”
― Hobbit Virtues: Rediscovering J. R. R. Tolkien's Ethics from The Lord of the Rings
― Hobbit Virtues: Rediscovering J. R. R. Tolkien's Ethics from The Lord of the Rings
“It is demonstrated in the words and acts of the old warrior Beorhtwold as he prepares to die fighting against Viking invaders next to his lord, Beorhtnoth, at the Battle of Maldon in AD 991: Hige sceal þē heardra, heorte þē cēnre, mōd sceal þē māre, þē ūre mægen lytlað. Will shall be the sterner, heart the bolder, Spirit the greater, as our strength lessens.”
― Hobbit Virtues: Rediscovering J. R. R. Tolkien's Ethics from The Lord of the Rings
― Hobbit Virtues: Rediscovering J. R. R. Tolkien's Ethics from The Lord of the Rings
“Tolkien’s protagonists are heroes not because of their successes, which are often limited,” writes John Garth, “but because of their courage and tenacity in trying.”
― Hobbit Virtues: Rediscovering J. R. R. Tolkien's Ethics from The Lord of the Rings
― Hobbit Virtues: Rediscovering J. R. R. Tolkien's Ethics from The Lord of the Rings
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