: The Hobbit was first published in 1937 and remains under copyright in most jurisdictions; it will enter the public domain in the US 95 years after publication (approx. 2032).
This list functions as a lookup table. When any dwarf speaks or acts, the reader can return to this list. Notably, Tolkien deliberately made the names “unmemorable” (except Thorin) to force readers to use the list actively – a pedagogical index. index of hobbit
The map’s runes are an to the hidden door. The moon-letters (read only under the right moon phase) are a key to an index of time and place. This is an index that requires a password – a deeply Tolkienesque concept. : The Hobbit was first published in 1937
The wizard who sets the adventure in motion. index of hobbit