On a rainy afternoon I share and comment on Tolkien’s wonderful first description of Elrond’s house If you'd like to encourage me with coffee and cake you can do so here www.buymeacoffee.com/malcolmg...
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@lysetsfyrste3 ай бұрын
I think it would be awesome if you were to make an audiobook of the entire hobbit, but also add commentary between the reading. I have never seen anyone else do that sort of thing, and i think would be the abseloute perfect person for it :)
@adflicto1Ай бұрын
Never would have thought that Arthas was a Tolkien fan
@JohnArthur773 ай бұрын
A friend of mine, whom I respect very deeply, once said that one of the finest qualities of "The Hobbit" was how Tolkien told the tale. It is told as if by a father weaving a story for their child. And just as that father would love their child, Tolkien loves his reader. It is truly one of the greatest works of all time.
@anthonyhulse12483 ай бұрын
Sitting in the middle of a snowstorm here in Alberta. How I miss English rain, snowdrops and crocuses!
@ursusthewhite98243 ай бұрын
By root and twig, you must be several hours just south of this old white bear wizard. Oh for springtime in the Alberta Rockies.
@tinkledellcottage36433 ай бұрын
I am in New Brunswick. I miss the English spring so much it’s almost painful. When I make enough money to buy property there I’ll be back in my shire quicker than one can say ‘Bilbo Baggins’.
@evolassunglasses46733 ай бұрын
Best wishes to you from Essex England.
@aletheuo4753 ай бұрын
Ti's the tide of the bluebell at present my friend. They flourish in their thousands on the woodland floor. It's also very cold and windy, but the sun is waxing warm enough to thaw my numbness.
@Glasshousebc3 ай бұрын
Live on the ski hill, Kimberley, BC… had the blizzard not long after you matey… now onto more spring like weather.
@marybrewer22033 ай бұрын
May evil things never find their way into your home. Thank you for this visit.
@joegarry89833 ай бұрын
''Unless ye become as little children, ye shall not enter into the Kingdom of God''.
@UNIRockLIVE3 ай бұрын
Exactly
@CTSega3 ай бұрын
Your videos convinced me to start re-reading Tolkien's works- they're just so timeless and fantastic. Thank you!
@MalcolmGuitespell3 ай бұрын
I'm so glad!
@curt20173 ай бұрын
Malcolm: You don’t have to rely on your mind to go to Rivendell. You can go by train if you wish! There’s a special valley in the Alps which impressed a young Tolkein so much that he used it as inspiration for that drawing you showed in the book. It’s a place that also made an instant impact on me the first time I visited. In fact, I like to imagine that if God were to choose a cathedral to suit him here on earth it would be the entire Lauterbrunen valley with the mighty Alps as the altar.
@b-a-boon3 ай бұрын
let us not imagine that dr guite not know of such things,,,or even uses google to find
@Ptitmalle3 ай бұрын
Lauterbrunnen is a pretty magic place, very beautiful ! I live in Switzerland and its a very loved place.
@reppepper2 ай бұрын
*Tolkien
@mnelson19603 ай бұрын
I failed "Tolkien." Tried to read Hobbit twice when I was a young adult and couldn't get past second chapter, so finally listened to it (as an old adult) and did not really enjoy it. But I could listen to you read it all day. You bring it alive with your comments.
@geoffthecarpenter3 ай бұрын
And so shines a good deed in a wiery word.....
@littleithephi3 ай бұрын
Stumbled upon this channel on snowy day in the midswest United States. There are few people and channels that are able to honestly express themselves and organically grow their following and I'm so glad this man, Malcolm was able to do it. I look forward to hearing a tale and some wisdom every so often. Good on you, my man, good on you.
@andrewhill19653 ай бұрын
I love the hobbit. He had such a way with describing these wonderful places
@user-kf8wb2cq4f3 ай бұрын
I want to Live in The Shire !! 🙏❤️🔥
@michaelpayne81023 ай бұрын
Well done, one of the failings of the PJ adaptation is the portrayed animosity between the Dwarves and Elves while at Rivendell.
@drakanov5733 ай бұрын
I just finished the Lord of the Rings, what a true fantastic work Tolkien's world is. Viewing your video is a relief to hear again about that world. Thanks from France.
@lucasthedragon76803 ай бұрын
What I love most about your copy of The Hobbit is that it has the original hardback design that Tolkein himself had drawn and wanted as the standard version. The designwork alone is enough to marvel at with all of its iconography and various meanings, both in terms of the story of The Hobbit and in relation to the wider world that Tolkein had so lovingly constructed. The only thing that seems to be missing (and this might just be due to your copy's visual age) is the sun, moon, and wyrm all being colored red.
@BadgerOfTheSea3 ай бұрын
Always a pleasure to escape into a book on a rainy day.
@justintierney20693 ай бұрын
A pipe cleaner bookmark. That is multi tasking.
@robertgross16553 ай бұрын
🎩Hi hail and thunder storms here on our boat. What a nice way to relax.
@joelharris43993 ай бұрын
I believe spring greetings are in order Sir! Thanks for sharing tidbits on Tolkien's mastery of the English language. Rivendell could have only come from the mind of an Oxford Don for sure! 🍻
@johnc68093 ай бұрын
Such an immense pleasure for me to hear you read one our favorite quotes from Tolkien. So beloved that my wife wants me to do a piece of Calligraphy for our own home, which I have dubbed “Woody End”, as it is all wood built, and I shan’t finish repairing and maintaining it in my lifetime!
@kjmav101353 ай бұрын
I first read The Hobbit in the summer between 2nd and 3rd grade. I still have a very clear place in my memory for Bilbo Baggins home with the round door. I wrote several grammar school bits of fan fiction about Bilbo and his adventures (though it wasn’t called “fan fiction” then!) in the third grade. My teacher also loved The Hobbit and encouraged my every story. Because of Tolkien and my teacher, I carry Rivendell and Hobbiton and all the rest around in my heart, too-in the part of me that, thankfully, never bothered to grow up.
@dudemonkfish44713 ай бұрын
Had a nice ride on my motorcycle this afternoon, a bit cold but invigorating.
@graceygrumble3 ай бұрын
That book was magical - we had the same edition. I devoured it after The Chronicles of Narnia and was utterly bereft that there was only one book about hobbits which I could read (The Lord of the Rings was too difficult for me, at the time). It was just around the time when I was an 'elf' in The Brownies. Enid Blyton, CS Lewis, Tolkien (The Hobbit), Alan Garner, interspersed with Children's Classics - Treasure Island, Black Beauty, Robinson Crusoe etc. and eventually, Tolkien revisited. I have read The Lord of the Rings every year, ever since - I even have it on audio-book and will listen to it on a long drive. The Silmarillion took a back seat until I was about 14 years old. I have only read that half a dozen times since. Perhaps, I will pick up a pipe and read it again... or, just read The Hobbit again, sans pipe. I'm more ent than elf these days; one mustn't be hasty!
@tinkledellcottage36433 ай бұрын
Reluctantly living in Canada and so homesick for my England and home county of Dorsetshire and the magical village of Sutton Poyntz. I love hearing Malcolm’s voice.
@guycalgary7800Ай бұрын
Saddle up and head home , Canada is a frontier that isnt for everyone.
@stephenwinter59583 ай бұрын
I couldn't imagine better company on a rainy afternoon.
@stefanomagaddino68683 ай бұрын
I wanna live THERE!
@thebrowneyesofmandalore3 ай бұрын
Ever wonder what’d be like to have Elrond welcome you into Rivendell the way he does to Frodo? “Welcome to Rivendell Frodo Baggins“
@gypsyjunklady14 күн бұрын
Who else noticed how he fished about in his pocket for a moment? Reminds me of someone else. Someone who had something in their pocket that was very.......precious. 🤔
@ursusthewhite98243 ай бұрын
To Imladris, to seek the sword the sword that was broken!!! Wonderful reading of Tolkien. Thank you as always. Namarie!
@ursusthewhite98243 ай бұрын
whoops, doubled the sword.....didnt have my tea yet...seeing double :@)
@Nighttrainpiper3 ай бұрын
Kindness like summer. Indeed such great prose.
@happyvinyl10133 ай бұрын
Malcolm is an absolute legend.
@MariadeRonde3 ай бұрын
I am going to follow your example and travel to Rivendel in my mind, thanx for the idea!
@mudlarkingmarionette3 ай бұрын
What struck me here was the moon and her magic . What a beautiful image only being able to read certain things when the atmosphere in which they were written suddenly aligns again . Maps reveal sometimes where those that would rewrite history have embroidered . Elrond's house felt like a sanctuary .
@Ezell91853 ай бұрын
I just got to this chapter myself last night in the hobbit. I will be starting it tonight. The hobbit is one of my favorite Tolkien books, I ready it yearly!
@bonerici3 ай бұрын
I just realized that Malcolm Guite is a the spitting image of Dr. Zaius from Planet of the Apes. No disprect!
@CircusPotato3 ай бұрын
Malcolm I want to express myself and to let you know that truly I am your biggest fan! Your videos have done absolute wonders for my mental health and wellbeing so I thank you from the very bottom of my heart. I hope to travel next year, and it would be an honor to sit down with you and have a proper smoke while listening to your beautiful poems. You bring so much joy to my life Malcolm so I thank you again so so very much! ❤️
@korbandallas89312 ай бұрын
Good times.
@anamcaralaura3 ай бұрын
Thank you for taking us to Rivendell today. Even thought I've been there a thousand times, it's still new. ❤
@MalcolmGuitespell3 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@thelightswitchflickers31613 ай бұрын
Classic Guite ❤
@bijkwakk1203 ай бұрын
My dear Malcolm every time I get a notification of your videos of little slices of poetry and relaxation my day gets a little brighter, and as a young man you've also propelled my newfound pipe hobby, thank you so much Sir! keep in good health and spirits and I look forward for more of these little corners of peace.
@raymondmcveety93753 ай бұрын
I wish you narrated audiobook novels! I checked out your prayer books just because your voice is so soothing. Maybe you could do some stories where the copyright has expired someday (: just a thought!
@mistac50503 ай бұрын
So glad that I discovered your channel last week and I will be happy to drop in and spend a few minutes with you every time that you invite me. Cheers.
@kenthpedersen32203 ай бұрын
Thank you again sir. I wonder, if one might impose upon you to dabble a bit into our shared Viking heritage, to ask if you might consider reading a bit of Beowulf? Haven't yet done a deep dive, but it's a fascinating period of our history, and I plan to. Listening to you read, and watching you enjoy a pipe, and a pint, well, it's quite cathartic and it starts to make sense of a chaotic world. Thank you for that. Also, about to buy my first Peterson. I blame you, and thank you. Used to smoke a pipe when I was a kid living in Denmark and working at the Scandinavian Tobacco Company. Could you please recommend some tobaccos, and pipes? In honor of young rascals...feasting and smoking.... I'm leaning towards the Churchwarden Natural Silver Mounted Prince Fishtail.
@ddiesel50953 ай бұрын
Malcom always dropping bangers!!!
@RiGHTcoast_REGULAR3 ай бұрын
thank you very much for your time good sir
@zoobee3 ай бұрын
every new video of yours is a first visit to Rivendell. And your videos are alike to the cosiness you express inside safe from the wind and grey and rain.
@greyfeather78573 ай бұрын
I have just finished re-reading The Hobbit. My late stepfather gave me a copy as a child. So good to hear you speak so fondly of this book 📕 Thanks for sharing your thoughts and time 🕰️🙏🏻
@bigal26963 ай бұрын
Thank you, for inviting us into your cozy, comfortable study
@usfaaartillerist3 ай бұрын
Started my yearly read through starting with the Silmarilion. Great timing!
@manfrombritain68163 ай бұрын
when i read Tolkien i find myself one moment marvelling at his brilliance and in the next feeling a bit like... "he could have worded that much better". i suspect he was a very talented writer (and of course master World builder) but did not spend much time editing/rewriting/looking back. I imagine him drawing on his pipe, pondering what he wants to say next, and then gushing out a few pages before leaving it be as a spontaneous creation. in one of the documentaries about him, one of the biographers said Tolkien was basically winging it a lot of the time and i can believe it. in lotr you get such strange inconsistent pacing - more ink is seemingly given to farmer maggot than boromir's death and helms deep combined. the shire and old forest take up like 100 pages even after the quest has been established yet they don't really add anything to the story except flavour
@Nifter712 ай бұрын
Actually, Tolkien endlessly re-worked and edited LOTR, and was painstaking in his attention to detail. I'm not sure he subjected The Hobbit to quite the same treatment, as it was perceived as a more whimsical work, although he did later change the Gollum meeting to fit LOTR as he had re-developed the concept of the Ring. What you are referring to is more likely his approach to writing the first part of Fellowship, which has that meandering dreamlike quality - especially while the Hobbits are exiting the Shire. I see much of that - especially the Bombadil part - as Tolkien expressing his love of nature, while also giving us an opportunity to get to know the characters of the hobbits before they're plunged into a more driving narrative. Certainly, commenters and analysts such as Tom Shippey have noted that Tolkien was indeed finding his feet in the earlier chapters of LOTR, and that he continued to do things that a 'professional' author would not throughout... failing to translate other languages for the reader, for example. And there are examples of this in The Hobbit too... Bilbo getting knocked out at the Battle of Five Armies and only learning about the specifics after the fact is one. Yet it always seems to work... and keeping the story Bilbo-centric, and not spending pages glorying in martial heroism was very much in keeping with the idea that Bilbo was just a small fellow in a big world after all!
@diaboyos3 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for your videos. You have no idea how relaxing they are and how much people really need them on a personal level.
@davidlee33113 ай бұрын
Another wonderful reading, thanks.
@synthnerd45393 ай бұрын
I studied at Leeds, where Tolkien was briefly, and joined the Old Norse reading group, which I learned had been instigated by Tolkien back in his day. We'd sit around for two hours on a midweek evening and translate the old sagas, very conversationally, and trying not to use reference materials... And of course after we'd decamp to a nearby pub. There's great pleasure in being able to discuss all things wordy in this manner, and your videos remind me very much of those days. I miss them a great deal. Thank you.
@ChrisStewart_19803 ай бұрын
MG…you have definitely inspired me to take Tolkien off the shelf!
@CantaloupeJones3 ай бұрын
I stayed up late watching your videos and was pleasantly surprised you had a new one the exact format that I was hoping for. A LOTR sit and talk.
@1nemann3 ай бұрын
I'm re reading the hobbit for the first time in about 20 years and I just finished this chapter. Listening to you read it aloud is a treat. Thank you for all these great videos.
@Ghost_Boy363 ай бұрын
It’s been a rainy day here in PR. Have not had the best of day’s but your video certainly was a blessing. Thank you.
@spilltheteapoetry3 ай бұрын
Such a bright spot in my day. Thank you.
@Musicandcoffee2473 ай бұрын
Excellent work! As a new subscriber I recently found out that you are a published author as well. I picked up Sounding The Seasons to start off with and absolutely loved it! I have you right beside Thoreau on my bookshelf sir. I’ll always refer to it.
@dennisvolpe78053 ай бұрын
Malcom, I 😘 be listening to you read book passages and smoking your pipe. It is one of the most relaxing things I get to enjoy. Currently laying here with the flu and enjoying your reading. Someday would also love to hear some of your favorite blends to smoke while reading during the rain.
@takecarey2 ай бұрын
So awesome.
@malcolmhart17953 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for another delightful visit. We read the chapter in preparation, from our film tie-in edition 2012, and it has this map in the end-papers. It was fun working out the translation of the runes while reading it together. Many thanks to you both once again. 💙 💞
@danielbowen76213 ай бұрын
Lovely. I am so glad I found your channel. Thanks for letting us pop in. 😎
@TheMisterNebo3 ай бұрын
You got a nice plug from AquaFPS for your channel, didn't even know this existed but loving the story telling! Subscribed, keep the stories coming :)
@eva38673 ай бұрын
I just wanted to pop on here and say that your videos are the only thing that motivate me to do my chores as a very busy university student! Currently making my way through a big pile of dishes feeling so joyful, popped my earbuds in and I am so happy to engross myself in this literary world I love so much! I'm 21 and Tolkien makes me feel like a small child again. Much love from rainy Bellingham, Washington ♥♥
@richardsnow72993 ай бұрын
Thank you very much Reverend
@nealgarner64313 ай бұрын
In a world of uncertainty Rivendell seems the most idyllic place
@genem37853 ай бұрын
This truly warms the heart and soul. Thank you!
@smoath3 ай бұрын
Heart warming. Always glad I dropped in.
@tomaria1003 ай бұрын
God bless you, Poet!
@rambling_rob70353 ай бұрын
Wonderful, Malcolm. I use pipe cleaners as place markers in books too!
@johnsmith6132Ай бұрын
I love how you became, Mr. Bilbo
@jfk10003 ай бұрын
Love this! I am always comforted by your content, kind sir!
@brianheffernan89823 ай бұрын
That was a lovely visit to Rivendale. Thank you, Malcolm.
@yusufsayed15833 ай бұрын
Good Evening 😊 Now that's a wonderful idea , using pipe cleaners as a book marker👌🏽Thanks for the read 📜 Have a wonderful day & Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦
@tomfool433 ай бұрын
As to the physical form of home, for me, Yeats has a nigh on perfect definition - 'old mill boards and sea-green slates, and smithy work from the Gort forge...' - what domestic architecture should be, and is for.
@JordanWilliams-kl8pf3 ай бұрын
Was just loading my afternoon pipe with a rainy, overcast day outside. thank you for this timely upload Malcolm!
@gregmcgrath4859Ай бұрын
I loved the writings of Tolkien from when I discovered them at university, when the Tolkien society would scrawl “Frodo lives” on sandstone walls. The Hobbit, to me, begins with a fairy tale simplicity and expands to an epic scale that foreshadows Lord of the Rings. Many thanks for your beautiful reading.
@mattrich6803 ай бұрын
What strikes me is not that Elrond knows the history of these artifacts, but that he makes no claim to them. Those who found them are given responsibility for living up to them, not ordered or persuaded to relinquish them. In contrast, the good of all free peoples does lays claim to the Ring. Given the power of the Ring, I have never understood why Elrond let it be lost for 3,000 years. Sure, rebuilding civilization takes priority. But sometime in 3,000 years you would think he'd send out a working party to dredge the river, just in case. Moon writing and maps are wonderful.
@schaeffergoods3 ай бұрын
More more more!
@BillDonaghy3 ай бұрын
Dear Malcolm, thank you so much. This is one of my favorite of your reflections, as Rivendell and every reference to it has always spoken to my heart as well. It’s truly an oasis for thirsty and wandering hearts. God bless you!
@Drazen0933 ай бұрын
GOD BLESS YOU, MALCOLM GUITE!!! THAT RIVENDELL IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL PLACE IN THE TOLKIEN WORLD!!.........I WILL SAY THAT I WOULD HAVE WANTED TO STAY THERE LIKE BILBO BAGINS TOO!!! KEEP MAKING MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS ONE, MALCOLM,MY FRIEND. .....GOD BLESS YOU .
@jsprunger62462 ай бұрын
Imagine Ai story telling but it draws scenes in real time and possibly animates them or just literally uses the book as a script for a movie.
@MalcolmGuitespell2 ай бұрын
That would be awful. We can’t let a machine do our imagining for us. Your mind is far better than ai
@dust93073 ай бұрын
Tolkien was brilliant at depicting the warmth of homely hospitality. The home of Tom Bombadil for instance is one of my favourite ‘places’ and scenes ever; it inspires in me just those same feelings you expressed here!
@Vocatus22223 ай бұрын
It is always a pleasant surprise to see another of your videos pop up. Many thanks for taking the time
@tm13tube18 күн бұрын
When my bookcases look like these people tell me I have too many books. Imagine that.
@dave-wk4t3 ай бұрын
Love it. Story time with Dr. Zaius.
@graciehogue61663 ай бұрын
So thankful for these videos. There is something really healing about listening to a kindred spirit who is also a fatherly figure talk about things that are true and beautiful, fiction or no. May the Lord bless you and keep you, Professor Guite. May He fill your sails on the sea of words and fill your pipe with the breath of many beautiful tales. ❤️
@mattrich6803 ай бұрын
Such a perfect sentence! As well as I know this book, I read it too fast and I am grateful to you for focusing on this particular gem in the mound of treasure.
@tomblack20643 ай бұрын
Beautiful
@KingDennisJensen3 ай бұрын
I love hopping into bed and putting on the new video just before sleeping. Thank you for making my dreams ever so bright!
@badlaamaurukehu3 ай бұрын
Excellent reader's companionship expressed here.
@strfxfilm19422 ай бұрын
remember reading this for the first time when i was 8, one of my favourite books to this day.
@nickproulx76603 ай бұрын
Nice
@williestroker7108Ай бұрын
Thank You Sir!!~
@midnightgamer65193 ай бұрын
I just like to thank you for what you do on here everyday when I watch your content I sort of find my own safe Haven in watching your videos I really appreciate it thank you so much sir
@paulwalker58223 ай бұрын
Another lovely visit to your study Malcolm. Thank you for bring the richness of Tolkien's writings to life. Imladris is a wonderful place to find ourselves in, even if for a short while.
@BrentFischer-cc8ge3 ай бұрын
It's amazing - a pipe cleaner as a bookmark!
@willburgessdontcare3 ай бұрын
Your respect for the works of Tolkien in quite inspiring. Thank you for always making my day sir.
@MalcolmGuitespell3 ай бұрын
Thanks for listening
@michaelCrusader902 ай бұрын
I enjoy your videos sir, keep them up if you can. Thanks from south Texas USA.