Name: Looking for the Hobbit
Released: 2014-11-30T00:00:00.000Z

Looking for the Hobbit

TV Show · Documentary

Everyone knows the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings, now discover the universe of Tolkien and the legends that inspired them, with John Howe, the famous illustrator of Tolkien’s novels.

2014 · 26m

Director Olivier Simonnet

EPISODE 1

Tolkien's Worlds

John Howe, the illustrator of the works of Tolkien, has been looking for the places that inspired the author in the creation of his unique world.

26 min
EPISODE 2

The Magical Forest of Broceliande

Tolkien was inspired by the forest of Brocéliane, where Nicolas Mezzalira reveals the legend of Merlin, including his birth and romance with the Lady of the Lake.

26 min
EPISODE 3

In the Footsteps of King Arthur

John Howe goes to Cornwall to the ruins of Tintagel where, according to legend, King Arthur was born.

26 min
EPISODE 4

The Lost Gold of the Rhine

John Howe visits the Rhine Valley in Germany, home of Siegfried, who may have been Tolkien's inspiration for the figure of Aragorn.

26 min
EPISODE 5

The Creatures of the North

A journey to Iceland and Oxford, England, where students of the Tolkien Society may answer questions of the Hobbits' origins.

26 min

Olivier Simonnet

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