059 - The Fellowship Reunites After Mount Doom in "The Field of Cormallen"

This week on Fool of a Took, we’re reading "The Field of Cormallen", Chapter 4 of Book Six of The Return of the King, and after everything Tolkien has put us through, we finally get to be happy for a minute.

We jump back to the Black Gate just as Sauron realizes what’s happening at Mount Doom, the Eagles show up, and his entire army starts falling apart. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam are sitting on the side of an erupting volcano waiting to die until Gandalf and the Eagles swoop in and save them. Sam wakes up two weeks later, discovers Gandalf is somehow alive, and learns that he and Frodo are now basically the most famous people in Middle-earth.

We also finally reunite with Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, Merry, and Pippin, debate why Gandalf makes Frodo and Sam put their disgusting Mordor clothes back on, talk about the surprisingly cold Hobbit reunion, and dig into why “Frodo of the Nine Fingers and the Ring of Doom” might actually mean a lot more than we initially thought.

CONVERSATION TOPICS

Sauron’s defeat and the collapse of his armies

Gandalf and the Eagles rescuing Frodo and Sam

Sam waking up and discovering Gandalf is alive

Aragorn honoring Frodo and Sam as heroes

The Fellowship finally coming back together

Frodo of the Nine Fingers and the Ring of Doom

What happens after the war is “won”

TIMESTAMPS

02:35 Recapping Mount Doom06:39 Back to the battle at the Black Gate08:15 The Eagles are coming!11:40 Sauron falls and his armies collapse14:50 Frodo and Sam prepare to die17:26 Gandalf and the Eagles rescue the Hobbits20:45 Sam wakes up two weeks later

28:37 Frodo and Sam are honored as heroes

32:21 Strider returns as the King

38:23 The Fellowship finally reunites

43:05 What happens to Sauron’s remaining armies?

54:28 Sauron’s final shadow over Middle-earth

1:06:15 Frodo of the Nine Fingers and the Ring of Doom

1:13:30 The Hobbits reunite… kind of

1:18:47 Food for Thought: Gwaihir’s strawberry raspberry pie

Today's "Food for Thought": Rescued by Gwaihir Pie

I loved the image of Gwaihir swooping out of the red Mordor sky to rescue the hobbits, so I put it on a pie.

Use your favorite double-crust pie recipe or buy one pre-made (I won’t judge). Prepare the bottom crust, roll out the top, and freeze it on a tray.

For the filling, I used strawberries and raspberries for that Mordor red. This recipe worked perfectly, though I needed extra for my deep-dish plate: https://www.driscolls.com/Recipes/Strawberry-Raspberry-Pie-Recipe

For Gwaihir, I found a screen cap of his rescue swoop, converted it to line art, and printed it. Place it over plastic wrap on the semi-frozen crust and trace the eagle into the dough. Cut out the outline and add details. I added separate pieces for his head and feet for depth.

Cut strips of dough into a starburst, place Gwaihir on top, brush with beaten egg, and bake. The strips look a little like French fries, but they add drama!

Full disclosure: this took freaking forever.

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