Inheritance, Heirlooms, and Hobbits
From The Last Homely House by Ron Peters
March 23, 2026 · 48 min · Season 5 · Episode 1
About this episode
The episode explores the themes of inheritance and heirlooms in Tolkien's stories, focusing on Bilbo and Frodo.
We're starting a new season and a new series, looking at all things "handed down." How do heirlooms, heritage, inheritance (and the like) play into Tolkien's world (and specifically into his stories)? We start out this week looking at the Hobbits and all of the things Bilbo hands down to Frodo (his home, his ring, his adventuring gear, and also his 'Tookish' adventuring spirit).
People in this episode
Host: Ron Peters
Topics covered
- inheritance
- heirlooms
- Hobbits
- Tolkien's world
- Bilbo's legacy
- adventuring spirit
Keywords
- inheritance
- heirlooms
- Hobbits
- Tolkien
- Bilbo
- Frodo
- adventuring gear
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Tolkien
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