About this episode

The episode discusses Grimbold's escape at the Fords and reveals the reasons behind his friend's absence.

Join The Man of the West as Grimbold breaks out of the trap at the Fords, and we finally learn what really kept his friend away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Host: The Man of the West

Topics covered

• Tolkien
• Third Age
• Fiction
• Literature
• Character Analysis

Keywords

• Tolkien
• Grimbold
• Fords
• Third Age
• Ambush

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