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the desolation of smaug. >> the hobbit in the shire. >> i must tell you, i found something in the goldens. >> found what? >> what did you find? >> my courage. >> jon: a courage bag of crack? welcome to the show ian mckellen! [ cheers and applause ] ian mckellen! they love it! >> thank you for joining us. what lovely friends you have got. >> jon: lovely people here. >> adorable! [ cheers and applause ] >> jon: we bus them in from a local methadone clinic and they are just so happy for the company. >> lovely. >> jon: as you can tell when you first walked out we shot the hobbit with that forced perspective which makes it appear as though i am much smaller. ian mckellen. how are you? nice to see you. >> that beard and mustache, and every single character knows in the hobbit they wear a wig. >> jon: is that the case? >> yes, it is,. >> jon: it is an all -- what are they going to do? they are going to have to discover more tolkien when this is over or new zealand will implode. >> there is plenty more as stephen colbert will tell you, there is more. >> jon: did they take from that because the h

let's take "the hobbit". what happened there was something that the ama didn't victoriinvestigate when 27 animd from exhaustion and in many cases a drowning. >> we found that a trainer that brought that information to them was rebuffed. the aha was not interested in finding out why that offset production facility the holding facility for those animals was not properly checked to make sure that was safe. and they did not want to discuss those issues not exactly what you would expect of a self pro hprofessed robust animal welfare organization. >> isn't the whole system, to put it in the simplest terms silly? the reality is the aha has a inherent conflict of interest because the money that funds it comes from the holiday hollywood production companies. >> correct. that's true. it's always been. the aha is funded almost entirely by it's film and tv operations which is operations that send out these on set monitors through grant funds bestowed by the sagastra actors union. and the association of motion picture and

and that doesn't even include middle earth; he returns to the role of legolas greenleaf in "the hobbit: the desolation of smaug" which opens in 3d december 13th, please welcome orlando bloom. [ applause ] >> i don't know if you're aware of this, but here in the united states, we have a city named orlando. >> i wasn't aware of that. i always wanted to go as a kid. i had a cap when i was a kid. orlando magic. my mom said i have orlando

like the hobbit movies, and "star trek", you experienced the same thing.thrown into the middle of it. >> yeah. which is kind of -- it is scary. but you just -- you can't go and please everyone. you have to just kind of fulfill the promise of the director and you know, that's the thing you are serving on a daily basis and your fellow cast and script. and yeah, i think everyday i step onset is kind of star trek and thought about what it meant to trekkies. i would have cried and run home. i can hear a lot of trekkies say, i wish you had, man. >> jimmy: no, i think you were universally accepted. j.j. abrams, was saying, a few days ago, that he wishes that he -- it was a big secret that you would play khan -- >> a huge secret. i just bury it all the time. and it was just a bit vague about it and talking about john harrison. and yeah, maybe we shouldn't have done that. and i think, oh, my god. months of our lives of white lies. i'm going straight to hell for that. maybe you shouldn't have done that. >> so you keep this totally quiet. >> i'm teasing him. he is a

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. >>> the hobbit" will likely take the top spot at the box office this weekend as it goes against tylererry's "a madea christmas." movies during the holidays are always fun. >> "the hobbit," you into that whole trilogy? >> no. i watched a couple of them, but i'm not like a fanatic. you are? >> i like "the hobbit." >> i'm richard lui. this is "early today." we hope it's just your first stop of the day right here on nbc. >>> leading the news, searchers locate couple lost in frigid cold near cantwell. according to alaska state troopers, 57-year-old vivian mayo's snowmobile broke down after she went to find her missing husband. it was body heat from her dog, elvis, kept her alive. >>> and "the guardian," queen was furious at police for stealing cashew nuts. a memo was issued to them telling them to keep their, quote, sticky fingers out." the revelation happened at the phone hacking trial. the queen there going -- are you touching the cashew nuts? >> i thought you were blaming charles. >> a bunch of folks, right? because those cashew nuts are expensive. yeah. i don't know. >> she can afford

the hobbit is back in theaters, and desolated the competition.lly all good news for warner bros. pictures? we will take a look at the holiday box office next. ♪ >> this is the early edition of "bloomberg west," i'm emily chang. avagoore-based chipmaker is buying lsi. also $4.6 in cash and billion in investments from partners. had a monster opening weekend rate it is not all good news for warner bros. pictures, the studio that distributed the film. it missed the $85 million mark at the first hobbit film achieved on opening weekend. jon erlichman is back with more on today's new hollywood. a curious title with the second hobbit movie. >> that could be a story in itself. the holiday season so important, also sometimes deciding if it was good or not to release. , big weekend for "the hobbit" perhaps not as big as some had thought, what is your reaction? solid weekend, $74 million is a big big number, it is a little below expectations, and allow the first edition, but is beginning to be the busy holiday season. what are the busiest we've seen over the

with the hobbit we were very fortunate. we know what the story is.hat hits us with -- james cameron sent us the script and we said we are going to need a year to figure this out. >> i can bring an actor back into the studio if i start editing the movie and i don't like a scene. just reprogramy everything right away. >> sure he can. it happens a lot. we have to be fox will. it is a very creative process. if the director has a new idea and wants to change something, change and ending, we can adapt. >> hollywood is going into survival mode. is this a safer investment? about safe but these seem to be films that audiences want to see. we enjoy making them. it is sort of working out. >> you said you can bring in the at chris that the actress. -- you can bring in the actress. investment?r >> it is hard for me to say "safer." a certain amount of leap of faith involved. we like to see what we are going to get on the other end. >> thank you for joining us. our twitter question for the day, what does it take for a movie to get you off your couch and away from o

it made less than the first hobbit movie last year. er brothers believes people snowed in back east were unable to get to the theater. i can believe that. disney's frozen was second, and a madea christmas debuted and came in third. hunger games and thor rounded out the top five. the box office for this year remains just slightly ahead of last year's record, a total of $10.8 billion. >>> that will do it for abc7 news at 6:00. i'm ama daetz, for leigh glaser, colin rush, and mike shumann in florida, thank you for joining us. we'll be back at 9:00 and 11:00. see you then. we're always on abc7news.com.

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it made less than the first hobbit movie last year. warner brothers believes people snowed in back east were unable to get to the theater. i can believe that. disney's frozen was second, and a madea christmas debuted and came in third. hunger games and thor rounded out the top five. the box office for this year remains just slightly ahead of last year's record, a total of $10.8 billion. >>> that will do it for abc7 news at 6:00. i'm ama daetz, for leigh glaser, colin rush, and mike shumann in florida, thank you for joining us. we'll be back at 9:00 and 11:00. see you then. we're always on abc7news.com. the following is a paid advertisement from starvista entertainment and time life. let's turn up the lights and see if y'all have anything you wanna... yes? i was just wondering how you keep your nice shape? i keep it because nobody else wants it. is this a repeat show? no, we're live here, this is live. [laughter] how do i feel knowing that over 4 million dvds of the carol burnett show have been sold? [screaming] well, i'd say i feel pret

"the hobbit: desolation of smaug" came in in first place but it made less than the first "hobbit" movie last year. warner brothers believes people snowed in back east were unable to go to the theater. "frozen" came in second at $22 million. tyler perry's "madea christmas" came in third. "hunger games" and "thor" round out the top five. the box office for this year remains slightly ahead of last year's record totals of $10.8 billion. >>> that will do it for abc 7 news at 9:00. thank you so much for joining us. our next news cast is at 11:00 over on abc 7. you can always get our latest updates on abc7.com. >> you are watching "bloopers!" let's go. i'm dean cain. welcome to "bloopers!" did you know the first vehicle with willes was

my guest tonight the new film is called the hobbit the desolation of smaug. >> that woe it will him crossders and kill our prisoners. >> it's not our fight. >> it is our fight. it will not end here. with every victory this evil will grow f. your father has his way, we will be nothing. we will hide within our walls, live our lives away from the light and let darkness effect us. are we not part of this world? tell me when did we let evil become stronger than us. >> jon: you are part of this world. please welcome evangeline lilly. [cheers and applause] a big fan. please, have a seat. enjoy. very, very nice to see you. how are you? >> i'm great. i'm excited about the golden globes. >> jon: yes, congratulations. thanks for all my nominations. >> jon: what happened? i didn't see the golden globes. >> i'm not nominated for (bleep). >> jon: really? >> no, no, i'm excited because this year the leading actress category is all women over 40. >> jon: really? has that not happened previously. >> you should be the cliche was an actress over 40 is out of work. >> jon: right. >> and now an actress over 4

and "the hobbit" crushes it at the weekend box office. and an nfl legend talks coaches, injuries, and whether college players actually get paid. the senate will vote on the $1 trillion budget agreement approved by the house last week the proposal would reduce the budget deficit by $23 billion and would ease spending cuts by $63 billion over the next three years. many in washington, the strategists, they are taking the bright side, congress got something done. >> we could have been bigger but this is washington and we just could never get a grand compromise, that is not in the cards. i think the deficit will continue to falter magically for the next two or three years. the new focus is not going to be outlays, the new focus is going to be on revenues. i think growth will be a pleasant surprise. for taxpayers and businesses for the market, we now have some predictability and stability. this deal goes until the fall of 2015. with that kind of stability, i think it removes headwinds for the economy. a year ago today we had enormous headwinds.

>> i read the hobbit. d of the rings. >> you were too handsome to read. i read the whole damn thing. so, from what i understand, your character is not in this particular book, but they took some creative license and put your character in this movie? >> it's true. >> does that cause a rift in the sci-fi world? >> i don't know. does it? i was a little concerned about how that would play out for obvious reasons. what we achieved with lord of the rings is amazing. peter really understands this world and i think he's got one eye on the fans and the people who are real fans of the movie and one eye on making it a successful fantastic movie. >> he's got two eyes, this guy, then. which is per ffect for a direct. >> for a director it's really handy. >> can you explain this? that is joan rivers. >> isn't she lovely. she tweeted this photograph, i think? >> did she? >> welcome orlando bloom. she's standing outside your house? >> turns out we live in the same neighborhood. i have had some issues with photographers outs

david: trouble a foot among the fury towed creatures of hobbit. s spoiled. lori: dennis kneale with the latest on box office feud. >> hobbit sequel opened overseas last night an took the number one spot in all nine markets where it premiered.3 now tonight at midnight it debuts on 3,000 screens here in the u.s., rolling out to a full 3900 screens tomorrow. now the awkwardly named past at thatsy flick, "the hobbit" desolation after smalling is distributed by timeworner, inc.'s new studios. -- smaug. the stock is up 40% in the last 12 months. smaug could take in $08 million in the u.s. and has a chance to clear the billion dollar mark. four films that preceded it, lords of rings trilogy and first hobbit have cleared a stunning in five billion dollars worldwide. that is pretty impressive. imagine what it will be like, guys, if you had the rights to all of that but sold them back in 1998 before the very first film was made? and that would be these guys right here, the famously irascible weinstein brothers. harvey the meaner one and bob the lesser so. th

. >> it is also a big deal for me because "the hobbit" has arrived. i am so excited. office. we will get some buzz. also, the ultimate pub crawl. why it may be more nice than not he. we will talk about that on today's weird wall street. ♪ >> it is now time for bringing you the business behind media and entertainment and pop- culture. i have been waiting for this day since i was three years old. i get to see a hobbit fight a dragon. i might be willing to shell out $20 a ticket. times"the two towers" 11 in the movie theater, but what about you? rings "return of butking" reigns supreme interest has waned in middle earth. eric joins us now. au'll see hundreds of movies year and you probably own a seat at the theater. what are we looking at with the -- "the hobbit"? i think it will be an interesting blockbuster. already worldwide it is outpacing the first one. it had the second biggest midnight opening in december. here at home, it may not reach the opening of the first movie. the first one opened higher. interested. >> it was awesome. anddwarf saying, -- sang, the people

and the new hobbit the desolation of smaug also coming out.what do you think? will tyler perry be a contender here? > >i don't think he's going to approach the numbers that the hobbit is going to put up this weekend but at the same time i think this could be tyler perry's highest grossing movie. we've seen in the past if we put him in a dress that his grosses go up. and it's holiday time, it's christmas. we saw that the best man holiday just had a healthy time at the box office. i think this is going to be his most successful film to date. it might even hit $100 million > >disney has been doing very nicely at the box office. here's what happened last week. frozen coming in at number 1 followed by the hunger games, out of the furnace, thor: the dark world, and delivery man. so what do you think about this frozen phenomenon? > >apparently it's really connecting with young girls. everything i hear from people that have children they say that their daughters love the film. i'm a little so-so on it but i'm not a little girl. it's at $200 million dollars worldwide no

and mgm to create games like the hobbit. artnered up with universal to create "the fast and the furious." we did a deal with fairmount to do a game around "the godfather." we develop these with our partners at hollywood and they become these earring franchises that create 365 days of engagement per year grade the opening day may have huge box office but there may not be a huge engagement and we provide that 365 days a year. >> any chance you will put together a game that tracks a small company that begins above sum restaurant and battles the forces of modern business? >> we are thinking about it. we will green light that soon. >> give us an estimate of your success. are you hiring? >> we are hiring a lot. the company four years ago as 25 people and as you mentioned, we were above the restaurant. the company today is over 700 people and we have eight offices, headquartered in san francisco, development center in vancouver, offices berlin and austen as well as soul -- soul among south korea. >> you graduated from the university

the last hobbit film last year did over 300 million dollars. i would be curious to see if this has the same sort of traction that the lord of the rings series does. a lot of people dn't speak of the hobbit as fondly as they do that original trilogy but i still think it's gonna do---anything under $250 million would be a disappointment for this. > >what do you think about all of the marketing with anchorman? > >i love it. i absolutely love it. he's everywhere. > >he's everywhere. he's in north dakota. he's on sportscenter. he should be here promoting the movie. that would be great. i think that this is going to be a real big movie this christmas. i think you could see fokkers numbers on this thing. probably over $200 million. people have been waiting 10 years to see these guys back together. i think it's going to be a huge hit. > >can't wait to see wolf on wall street. that's coming out on christmas or before? > >it's coming out on christmas day. last year i think we had les miserables and django unchained be the big christmas winners. i think of

it anchorman is totally different than the hobbit, in terms of the scale and scope.ears since the first anchorman movie. >> i had no idea it was that long. >> yes. it has been almost 10 years. wait for this long for will ferrell in that role. rudd.broun -- and steve correll. they are back in this movie. just check your brain at the door. go see them and their friends. enjoy it. >> a man with a love of the movies. paul, it is always good to have you on the broadcast. thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you. >> when bottom line continues, encore, your guide to the biggest newsmakers of the week. we'll be right back. ♪ 3, two, one. >> president obama and the first family throwing the switch, lighting be national christmas tree. it bade it in light. the president then later singled -- mandela,andel a the beloved seven everton leader. he said, he blessed us with tremendous grace and courage. we are all privileged to live in a world touched by his goodness. the national christmas tree, it was lit tonight in washington. you encore. the most notable newsmakers from the

i don't know if you are watching any movies, we checked out "the hobbit." ecial effects supervisor of the hobbit will be joining us to talk about the special effects industry. we are going to ask him about the terrifying scene in "the hobbit" where bilbo faces spiders. i was squirming in my seat. >> i am looking forward to seeing "anchorman 2." >> i am waiting for tom keene to come back so we can see it as a team. >> we will all come over. lookingu so much, forward to the show. after the break, we are back with engadget for tech trends in the new year. ♪ >> welcome back to "the pulse," live from london. let's get some company news. blackberry had its biggest one-day gain in four years after announcing plans to outsource its handset production to foxconn. will investors see the move as a transformation? blackberry 10 a $4.5 billion write-down last quarter because of inventory gluts. tole will offer iphones china mobile customers, giving apple axis two 763 million subscribers and china mobile a chance to offer 4g. phones go on sale next month. tiffany's has be

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óioy with the build your own hobbit slam. s options, like sweet potato pecan pancakes, hearty breakfast sausage and honey cake french toast. a meal to satisfy the hungriest of hobbits. see "the hobbit: the desolation of smaug." >>> governor jerry brown's approval ratings are up, they are the highest since 2011. according to our ktvu poll. the governor's numbers are up 7 points since july. 58% approve of the job he is doing. 33% disapprove. 9% had no opinion. back in july 51% approved. 33% disapproved and 16% had no opinion. governor jerry brown hasn't said if he plans to run next year. two republicans have announced their candidacy. 52% say they would vote for governor jerry brown. 25% are undecided. the primary is in june. the two highest vote getters would advance to the general election. >>> jerry hill invites constituents to suggest laws he should introduce. he will call it ought to be a law or not. debris falling from trucks, and confirming mail in ballots have been counted. some have become law. >>> the european union le

with the hobbit, we are story. story is and we have time to prepare. >> is this a safer investment than the actor? >> i do know that these seem to be films audiences want to see. we enjoyed making them. for us it is working out. >> another film slated to make big bucks "wall street." it stars leonardo dicaprio. .e was an alpha dog he became the stuff of legends. i turned 206i made $49 million which pays me off because it was three shy of $1 million a week. where ever i when i brought my insanity with me. in the movie they get a cautionary tale of what to do or what not to do. when i was in the bottom, we were writing about what i was a terrible person. >> three is good. >> [indiscernible] as hell andg sexy is $2000 suit. a lot of people but into the notion about being noble by making as much as you can. i was taking enough drugs to eacha pride of elephants day's lows are focusing on reality. i am not making any money on the books or movie. the only way i would is if everyone got paid back. until then i do not want

:hen we come back, "the hobbit the desolation of smaug." we will judge the reception when we return. >> welcome back to "countdown." let's have a look at the newspapers. i found it quite a distressing image. syrian refugees endured the worst storms in the decade. refugee standing next to his home that appears to be made out of cardboard and it is increasingly covered with snow. severe storms have hit serious and lebanon, the worst in decades. half of the refugees are said to be children. aid agencies are trying to distribute blankets, heaters, and close, that many people left in the summer and they only have the close they left which which is completely inappropriate to cope with these temperatures. some harrowing pictures. >> on a lighter note, i am very excited for the latest lord of the rings film. smaug."olation of " critic.he "guardian he gave it four stars. , i get "the hobbit." tolkien, it is about peter jackson and tolkien. >> are you going to go see it? lex i cannot go tonight but i will go by myself to watch it. >> you're still as

it snowed over the weekend on the box office numbers," the hobbit" took in the number one spot with $74lion. and $22 million in box office receipts. petere movies, after o'toole died saturday at the age of 81, his performance in lawrence of arabia earned him the first of eight academy award nominations. " lawrence of arabia" is that knowledge as one of the greatest movies ever made. the amount of money it took back in 1962 tells a different story. arabia won seven academy awards and was nominated for three more and made a total of $70 million worldwide. hobbit" made $70 million in the first weekend. it's also on more screens. that is back when you had the singleplex. >> i saw it in rochester, new york. widescreen was big at the time. david lean change the movie business. >> how many people who are under the age of 40 actually saw "lawrence of arabia?" >> maybe in school. movie.s a five hour long they will not show it at school. >> you would be surprised what they do at school. this is about technology and how it does not just do things for us, it does things to us. the president was inv

>>reporter: the hobbit is the newest installment. he is trying to obtain a lost kingdom.y test the limits of their friend shipment -- fringed -- friend shipment ship. >> this -- >>> sharks and the preditors. they got all 3 goals on the power play tonight. nashville wins. >>> iran announce new things about their space. the monoky was -- money ky was -- money ky -- monkey was launched first in january. >> how did they train it to fly a spaceship. >> they are pretty smart. >> the weather is not so bad here. >>reporter: it's been very wintry and very cold. here completely the opposite. we have been sunny and warm during the daytime. it will get warmer during the day. cold temperatures to start out the day. upper 30s bay side. look at these afternoon temperatures. you wouldn't think it was december. you wouldn't think it was december and highs almost in the 70s. >> that's it for kron news. download one of our moble appear -- apps. our next new cast is at 11. i love watching tv outside. and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u

the hobbit, desolation of smaug. tle worried that the purest of fans of the book where that character is nowhere they're not going to enjoy seeing a new character in the movie. >> december 18th, willie already has scored his seat to "anchorman 2." i think we all have, right? >> the gang is back together. will ferrell, paul rudd steve carrell. it's a decade after the first movie. mid 80s. they are asked to join a 24-hour newschannel. great cameos in this. i'm sure it's hilarious. >> and the wolf of wall street. everybody waiting for this. >> absolutely. it's the 5th movie with le leo decaprio. he plays a corrupt stockbroker. it almost got an nc-17. they managed to edit out enough graphic sex scenes but you have to wonder how much he actually edited it out since it's one minute short of three hours. >> oh my goodness. >> it's a commitment. >> it s. bring snacks. >> yes. >> jessica shaw, thank you. >> up next, all the news you need before you leave the house. >> plus the i've got one word for you... five year plan. you k

middle-earth is back at denny's with the build your own hobbit slam. twenty delicious options, like sweet potato pecan pancakes, hearty breakfast sausage and honey cake french toast. a meal to satisfy the hungriest of hobbits. see "the hobbit: the desolation of smaug." >>> in central idaho there's still no word or sighting of the san jose missing since saturday. the search has ended for today. tomorrow's search may be cancelled since snow is the forecast. they were flying from oregon to montana when he reported engine failure. the terrain is so remote and potentially dangerous only experienced crews are participating. today some search planes and helicopters were equipped with infrared radar, but still nothing. >>> here at home dozens of people demanding higher wages at places like jack in the box and mcdonald's. earlier today in oakland, protesters crowded into this mcdonald's on jackson street and called on the employees inside to walk off the job. workers are calling for $15 an hour and the right to form a union. while companies are making record pro

avies today, we will take look at the weekend box office winners. -- the hobbit took first place and for the second week in a row. the number two spot went to anchorman. million.in about $26.8 even with anchorman as popular as it is, it is still hard to compete with the lord of the rings series. awards and academy three of them for special effects. the man behind those effects is here. park inwe did jurassic 1993, there were 55 shots in the film about dinosaurs and that took us a year to do. we have about 2000 shots in this movie. the appetite -- and what audiences want to see keeps getting bigger and bigger. >> what about the budget because when you have to propose a in the darkt a stab or do you actually figure out to the dollar how much it will be? >> what we create is interesting isause every shot that we do really unique. there is some similarity but everything is a custom-made piece. >> does the director say, here is what i want. bill deforming. -- build it for me. >> it is always story driven. we always try to find ideas that will theme the next development of the story. with t

middle-earth is back at denny's with the build your own hobbit slam. twenty delicious options, like sweet potato pecan pancakes, hearty breakfast sausage and honey cake french toast. a meal to satisfy the hungriest of hobbits. see "the hobbit: the desolation of smaug." >>> continuing coverage now. the case involving the sheriff's deputy that shot and killed a 13-year-old weeks ago that was carrying a replica gun is back on the job. protesters are back on the street. jody hernandez joins us live at city hall where demonstrators are staged right now. >> reporter: protesters have marched to the santa rosa police department after getting into a brief confrontation with police just a short time ago. protesters and police got into it as the protesters tried to get into city council chambers. they eventually made their way in. one person was arrested. now this is all over the return to work of the deputy who killed andy lopez. >> while the community is in mourning for the death of a young child, you killed him again. >> reporter: calling themselves mothers in

middle-earth is back at denny's with the build your own hobbit slam. ty delicious options, like sweet potato pecan pancakes, hearty breakfast sausage and honey cake french toast. a meal to satisfy the hungriest of hobbits. see "the hobbit: the desolation of smaug." >>> it is an alternative to shopping malls. artists are opening their doors to attract holiday shoppers. ktvu's allie rasmus shows us what is in store and explains why some are making afiant do all of -- making a point to do all of their shopping there. >> i am controlling the way the clay comes up. >> reporter: it is transformed. >> smoothing it out. putting a curve into it. >> reporter: tile a bowl like -- into a bowl like this one. he is opening his studio to the public. >> it is the biggest time of the year. >> reporter: iticateers to customers who want a unquential shopping experience. >> taking something home with you. >> an artist is the original small business. >> reporter: he started the event 23 years ago. >> we think it is a great alternative to regular shopping. >> reporter: 100 a

these talking movies and particularly the second part of the hobbit this coming out again else is really a pivotal figure he is the guy who knows the secret plot that is going on in force he knows that there is an evil force named so ron and so ron is like the krampus are and he's like his counterpart the evil guy just the same way as the devil is the counterpart of of god or of jesus christ so the so the gandalf and these these the hobbits and the elves and all this stuff this is all grounded in ancient mythology it's not something that jr tolkien just ashed out of his brain. well it's magical because tolkien didn't make it up from scratch it's magical because it existed for a long long time and tolkien was very very convinced that the anglo-saxon imagination was the equal of the celtic imagination you know you find in. english folklore a mixture from the arthurian traditions you know the map and nobody on the welsh and irish and scottish lore but tolkien wanted to make sure that the norse mythology got in there and he was even went out of his way to do that for example the names of all

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