Hobbit and Tolkien's Mythology

At the 2013 "Celebrating The Hobbit" conference at Valparaiso University--marking the 75th anniversary of the book''s publication and the first installment of Peter Jackson''s Hobbit movies--two plenary papers were presented: "Anchoring the Myth: The Impact of The Hobbit on Tolkien''s Legendarium" by John D. Rateliff provided numerous examples of The Hobbit''s influence on Tolkien''s legendari...