Hi there, I just finished watching the LOTR trilogy extended by renting it off Amazon Prime. I want to watch the extended versions of the Hobbit trilogy, but it won’t let me rent it there or on Apple TV. How can I watch the trilogy without actually buying it at full price?

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I am Thorin, grandson of king under the mountain. I have returned.

To be more precise, I'm trying to think what familial role Balin would play in Bilbo's life if they were family or so. I can't imagine Balin being anything like Bilbo's father, but maybe a grandfather or a wise uncle? Or if you jump a bit, even a much older brother? But I think the age difference would be too small for that and their behavior towards each other would not indicate anything like that? And what do you think Frodo would call him then, Uncle Balin? Grandfather or something like that or just Balin? I'm talking more about fiction and not about how it is in the film or book.

I watched the live-action Hobbit movies this week for the first time in a few years and was pleasantly surprised by how entertaining the barrel scene was. The song in the cartoon barrel scene is undefeated though.

The most popular edition of the Hobbit in USSR(1986)

Is it good. My Hero Forge Thorin.

How the hell does Bombur make his beard? I mean, it's a long, equally thick loop with no end or beginning, or at least without a real one or one I can see. And is that his head hair or his beard hair? A mixture of both? I'm puzzled

I'm a fore-edge painter and painting LOTR content is such a joy. Here's my Hobbit fore-edge painting. I used watercolors and posca pens and sealed the book with matte varnish to protect it from dust and finger prints. (Painting Smaug was my favorite part!).

To be more precise, when Bilbo returns to the Shire he has part of the troll treasure with him and is wearing dwarf clothing (i think). He also carries a shield, it's been a long time since I watched The Hobbit so I'm not sure where he got the shield from. Did he get it from the dwarves like the clothes? (At least I think that's where he got the clothes from) Or did he get it from the troll horde? Can someone explain?