Gollum + Aragorn

Who: Jack, Kate, + David

What: 1,704

Where: Our Room

When: ~60 minutes

Why:

1. Why is he named Frodo?
2. Why do Frodo + Bilbo both have names that end in O?
3. Why is there only one L in Bilbo, not two–or three?
4. where is Orodruin
5. Who is Ancalagon the Black dragon

How:
We read with Jack and Kate in Lisa’s and my bed. Lisa and I came in soon after with Cody, who was a barbarian. We listened to the soundtrack and watched a screen saver with images from the recent film. Kate fell asleep fairly qucikly–it was late, we did Open House before we started–so we got a late start.

We made it to Chapter Three–Three Is Company. We are still in the shire. We are introduced to Aragorn who had captured Gollum for questioning. We learn a great deal more ring-lore. Gandolf’s personality begins to shine. Frodo and he have a converstation in the morning. The fire drowns out the light of day at one point as Frodo gazes into the fire. A really good section.

I need to read more–Lisa said that we could try for reading twice a day once school ends.

“‘But you have been chosen, and you must therefor use such strength and heart and wits as you have.’ ‘But I have so little of any of these things! You are wise and powerful. Will you not take the Ring?’”

“‘Such questions cannot be answered’”

“These Rings have a way of being found”

The word of the Day was not found this time–nothing really jumped out at me.