Spring surpassed Sam’s wildest hopes; Alan and Shawn are content just avoiding disappointment. Join The Man of the West and The Lord of the Mark as the hobbits let the good times roll while rebuilding the Shire in the first of three episodes on The Grey Havens. Lobelia Sackville-Baggins finds redemption and popularity; the Gaffer shouts random proverbs as he moves into his new digs; and it turns out that every grain is sacred, every grain is good. We speculate about Sandyman’s future, feel sorry for the kids of Shire Reckoning 1419, and unanimously declare Rosie Cotton the Shire MVP. Also, Alan buys a copy of Fredegar Bolger’s new book, The Lockholes Diet.
Recommended Reading
The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings
Tolkien, J. R. R. (Mariner Books, paperback)
The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings
Tolkien, J. R. R. (Mariner Books, paperback)
The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings
Tolkien, J. R. R. (Mariner Books, paperback)
Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth
Tolkien, J. R. R. (Christopher Tolkien, ed.) (Mariner Books, paperback)
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
Carpenter, Humphrey ed. (William Morrow, paperback)
The Lord of the Rings: A Reader’s Companion
Scull, Christina & Wayne Hammond (William Morrow, hardcover)
Regarding Ted Sandyman, I think perhaps he was counted among the ruffians and so was exiled with them which is why no more is heard of him.
Hoping someone can help me with a reference in this episode. Where can I find the “epilogue”
referenced in the “Mailbag” section? I only have the 1965 2nd ed. (Houghton Miflin), and the Return of the King ends with the The Gray Havens chapter and the final line on p.311: “He drew a deep breath. ‘Well,I’m back,’ he said”. After that the Appendices begin, and I did not ever find an “epilogue” in these. Would love to see it, but where?
The epilogue appears in Sauron Defeated, book 9 of The History of Middle-earth.
Phil