Smaug the Magnificent! (and a dragon’s claw pipe)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.พ. 2024
- In this episode I read you Tolkien's wonderful description of Bilbo's first encounter with Smaug the dragon and also show you Tolkien's own illustration of that scene, whilst smoking my 'dragons claw' meerschaum pipe.
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Using a train ticket as a bookmark is pretty much the most British thing I've seen all day.
Bloody useful kit those train tickets, shame to bin 'em innit
@@ryanparker4996 pip pip cheerio
Haha! I do it too: tube, train, museum, theme park, theatre, ... tickets. I'm not British though. Maybe at heart. 🙂 But, luckily, Britain is only a train ticket away.
"They cover the tin with horrible pictures of people's interiors, to put you off" this fellow is a gem!
the fact this guy is surrounded by books brings me so much joy
I’ve never read a whole book in my life. I’m very envious of book readers. My brain just can’t do it. It sucks.
@@yesdeere1376read a page a day at minimum and build up. Reading is one of the best things a human can do for the mind we have reason that is special to us.
@@yesdeere1376Yes you can, just gotta learn or relearn how to stay focussed for longer than the duration of a short or TikTok and you’ll be fine. Having an active imagination helps too, as images will dance in your head as you read, more vivid than any movie.
@yesdeere1376 Just keep trying, once you start seeing the story in your head, it'll be just like a movie. Check out Gaurds, Gaurds! By Terry Pratchet, if you want to start with something lighter than Tolkein, haha
@@yesdeere1376 Reading books is a muscle like any other. Start with articles or short stories and work your way up.
I never comment on videos but here we go. For the past couple of weeks I've been struggling to work, eat, sleep, leave the house, go to school, or do much of anything without overwhelming dread and anxiety driving me back into a paralyzed stasis. Just the day before yesterday I was watching the fuel gauge on my car slowly go down and even so little a thing drove me into a panic intense enough that I had to pull over to regain control of my breathing. The dearest person in the world to me has been going through serious medical struggles for months now and I don't know when they'll be better. It's been getting dire.
Tolkien's works have always been my favorite and I've reread them more times than I can count but the relentless pace of life and my own spiritual troubles slowly drew me away from the things and people I love. I found your channel recently when a good friend sent me the video of you firing that exquisite one of a kind pipe and reading some Tolkien to go with it. Your talk about pipe smoking as a way to slow down and regain that intimacy with your immediate surroundings really helped me. I don't smoke or drink but reading has always been my antidote to anxiety so I decided to start with something I already knew and returned to The Lord of the Rings.
I had almost forgotten how effortlessly the story transports you to its world and makes you feel truly immersed in it. Tolkien, more than any other author I've read, shows through his stories the fundamental goodness of humanity and of the world. The beauty of nature, the comforts of home, the bonds of love, and the bravery in the face of all the horror and pain that is also there. And the greatest thing is, it's honest. It isn't a shallow escapist story like so many people think. There's real darkness in it too, the kind that we all must face in our lives one way or another. The way Tolkien describes men coming undone at the seams under the pressure of war during the siege of Gondor reflects a deep intimacy with such darkness, but he describes the eventual victory over evil with just as much truth and conviction. It shows that there is no depth to which the human soul may sink which it cannot again rise from. It renews my faith in the world and in myself.
Your channel catalyzed my decision to return to the things I love and give myself time to heal. My rosary has long gone unused but I've even started picking it up again. Things are still not ideal but I can see a way forward now. I went on a walk today and felt better than I have in a long time. It's the first time in weeks I've gone outside without some kind of incident. All of this is to say thank you for making the things you make. I hope to one day be as serene and at peace as you (and to have such a nice study if I'm ever able to afford a house).
Bless you 🙏
You’ll be in my thoughts and prayers. Thank you for sharing. ❤
Do you care for audio books?
Are you familiar with the name Phil Dragash?
This is top tier in my opinion.
The Fellowship
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Have a puff of old toby and find some joy.
Hang in there. One day at a time.
A fun fact, I’m a bricklayer based in Oxford and have been fortunate enough to work at Tolkien’s house in Northmoor road where he wrote the books. For a client who has bought this listed house as a home. I believe it was intended to be purchased by LOTR fans but not enough money could be raised to turn it into a Tolkien museum… needless to say during renovation and demolition (within grade 2 listed building act in England rules) I did take 1 brick home as a souvenir for my husband whom is an author and like me a HUGE Tolkien fan. Thank you Malcom
a great story and a little piece of history!
I hope you know Tolkien was pretty outspoken about homosexuals.
@@atlascollective3000 who wasn’t in those times? Homosexuality was illegal after all back then. I can still appreciate his work. I’m struggling to find anything outspoken he said towards gay people
@@atlascollective3000lol AND? Come on. My goodness. There are way better things about Tolkien to talk about
@@atlascollective3000good god man. Is that all you people think about? “Omg this person said this thing 45 years ago and I’m upset about it”? Grow up. The man has written many masterpieces and you’re going to disregard all of that for words he said in a time where things were very Different from now? Again… grow up a bit little tot.
I am a 35 year old woman from California, probably not your target audience, as it were. And yet, watching your videos is like coming home. The comfort and joy your voice and thoughts bring me is invaluable, thank you for spreading your love of literature and English/western history with the world! ❤
Can't wait to get home and watch this after dinner. My wife and I thoroughly enjoy spending some evening time with Pastor Malcolm.
Remember it’s lent so try and not go for thirds! 😂😂😂
Don’t bother, it’s shit
What makes Bilbo so noble is not that he is fearless but that his devotion to others helps him tap into a courage he didn't know he had. It really is more than "just a story." Thank you for reminding me. Blessings to you and yours, Malcolm.
I didnt think this level of cosiness was still allowed in Britain today. However its just what I need in my life just now. So subscribed ✌️
Welcome Aboard!
@@MalcolmGuitespell Aye Malcolm looks like a good place for an old Hobbit like me. Gosh! It looks like I've got a lot of catching up to do. I'll begin at the beginning...
These videos are such a treasure. I wish to hoard them - much like a dragon would.
In 25 years when I'm older I hope I'm remotely like this gentleman.. This is the greatest video I've seen today.
What a wonderful part of that book. The treasure was just an after thought. His courage was the story. Well read.
I’m so glad the TH-cam algorithms brought you my way this week. I get so much out of these videos of yours.
I loved your take at the very end, about the effect of fantastical stories on children. Terry Pratchett had a similar view. Stories don't tell children that monsters exist; they already know that. Stories teach children that monsters can be defeated.
His love of the halfling"s leaf has clearly NOT slowed his mind.
A fluke of chance had us in Oxford when the Tolkien exhibition was on. It was a pleasure gazing upon the illustrations painted by his own hand. That particular one of Smaug with a tiny Bilbo has always been one of my favourites.
Thank you again Sir.
yes it was a great exhibition
This reading took me back to my father reading the Hobbit to me as a bedtime story and the wonder I felt as a young boy. Your closing remarks, however, were a refreshing encouragement to me now as a graduate student taking on the “dragon” that is my Master’s Thesis. Thank you, kindly.
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My god... this is so wholesome and reminds mehow beautifully well Tolkein wrote. This channel feels like a warm bath. I love this.
For us who discovered Tolkien at a young age, and became totally immersed in his mythology, I’m so grateful andI appreciate your ramblings.
If you read the entire book I would watch every second! Love the wonderful passionate content kind sir.
Dito!
I must confess that finding your channel on youtube tonight has been one of the most exquisite moments of serendipity in my recent memory. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for creating such heart and hearth warming content. Much respect from the land down under
I’ve recently discovered this channel just a few days ago, I absolutely love it and as a result I’ve started listening to the hobbit on audiobook for the first time and shortly to be followed by LOTR
I would give anything to experience them all again for the first time, enjoy friend
Why not read it yourself?
I’ve literally no idea how TH-cam’s algorithms sent me to your channel, but it’s the best find ever! Keep up this amazing channel.
First time watching this channel. This must be what people get from ASMR. Something very comforting about everything in this video
The cameraman for this channel deserves some sort of award…❤. What a delightful channel.
First time here. What a warm and cosy channel. 😊 I love how the camera welcomes us into your home. You remind me of the late Bob Ross. Thanks for bringing joy to people's lives and keeping the spirit of Tolkien alive.
Tolkien, poetry and pipe weed smoking? You have me all day, everyday Malcom
Some of the best writing ever, and read beautifully. Thank you! I enjoyed this with my pipe today
@hobbitonpiper. I hope you were making a video while smoking that pipe as you mentioned above here Kevin! Lol.
@@jeffreylc unfortunately I was not, but another coming soon! :)
I've just discovered your channel by a happy chance and I already adore the way you tell stories. You remind me a lot of my grandfather who would share tales of his younger years, his days in Madrid and even the holiday he spent with my father in Scotland in '04. There is passion and joy in every word you speak and it is completely infectious. I'm eager to watch more of your videos. An enthusiastic 'hullo' from western Canada!
Emergency Hobbit! 😂
Such a wonderful book, I read and enjoy it every year. So many great sayings given by Bilbo, “home in my nice hole by the fire, with the kettle just beginning to sing!" It was not the last time that he wished that!” Thanks for today’s reading Malcolm!
i dont know why i needed this channel, but thank you. truly.
Malcolm I love your channel! I look forward to this each week. Thank you
I’d watch a hour long version of this every night until I die. If we can make that happen I would be so grateful.
So glad I found this channel. My life is now complete. Thanks Malcolm. Keep going!!!
The joys I gleam through your videos are numerous! And so are my thanks.
I appreciate who you are, what you do, and the love you radiate.
I'm so glad you were in my recommended section. Just discovered your channel this morning and I already feel at home watching your videos. Thank you for giving us all some warmth in these rather cold times.
That’s a beautiful pipe. Thank you for reading that passage for us Malcom. I recently purchased your book of poems, “Sounding the Seasons”. I love it. I highly recommend it to anyone reading this.
I love these videos so much! Thank you!
Malcolm, you are a treasure to us all. I have wanted to tell you here that your office chats you recorded all through the Covid Troubles brought so much wonder, joy, and peace to my young (Tolkien-& -Lewis-loving) son, who was nine years old when the world locked down. It was such a scary time for children, like an invisible war... but there was a respite from the world outside, and beauty for us all in your warm office that you generously welcomed us into. You won't know til heaven how many lives you have touched doing this. Thank you so much for blessing us, just by being your dear self. Maybe we'll get to meet you one day!
God bless you.
-The Parker family in Texas.
P.S. I think all would agree we must have someone compile these study chats into a dvd or download we can purchase! :)
Many thanks for the encouragement, I'm very glad to know that I have helped your children through that difficult time
Thank you for bringing us along into your study, even if just for a few minutes. A safe and cozy place, indeed.
Love your videos sir. Very relaxing after a taxing day indeed! Thank you!
I’m so grateful that you recently popped up in my recommended, as your channel is an absolute gem!
That dragon claw pipe is just exquisite, and I loved your speaking about Smaug today…Tolkien is my favorite! Thank you for always welcoming us into your cozy study for a lovely share of great works! Much love and best wishes from the U.S. ❤
Thank you Malcolm for the brilliant content you create. It is so lovely to hear you talk about my favourite writers like Tolkien and Dante with such warmth, wonder, and beauty. Not to mention the deep desire for me to take up pipe smoking which your passion has germinated within me.
Bloody hell only just come across your videos but your such a captivating man genuinely could listen to you all day haha all the best mate.
Thank you for this. What a great video. I truly enjoyed it and will be looking for other videos of yours. It was a real treat while smoking my own pipe.
Always a genuine thrill to spend some time with you, my good sir. I do thank you, very much.
Thanks for reminding me of the beauty of this story, you make me want to reread it at once
It's always just a fantastically enjoyable experience to visit this channel.
I have here, watched a fair few of your videos, and the chance to pause and consider is of great value. I know this isn't the most current of your entries but I would like to give thanks.
Intelligent, sophisticated, and entertaining. Couldn't ask for a better way to end my night than with a Malcolm Guite video. Bravo friend, please keep them coming!
Thank you Malcom. Another amazing reading. Absolutely love the pipe.
I was delighted to see a new video pop up tonight… then I saw the title and my excitement grew even more. I’ve just finished another read of The Hobbit and have treated myself to the Deluxe Illustrated Edition with some Christmas money I had left over. Absolutely love the pipe and very much enjoyed the reading. Many thanks for your content.
Your review and parting words in the last 2 minutes were so elegantly told with such heartfelt warm really ties the bow on this video. Amazing reading of an amazing piece of work!
I'm getting back into pipes because of you, sir! Many thanks!
Im so glad i found your channel smaug is the best character in middle earth in my opinion
It amazes me that after all these years on TH-cam I still come across something great randomly!
As synchronicity has it I just picked up the Hobbit from the library today and your post came to my attention minutes later. Lovely!
I just subscribed to your channel today; and as soon as I saw the name "Smaug" mentioned, this video HAD to be watched! Beautiful pipe, charming voice, wonderful reading and intriguing thought on Tolkien's fascination of dragons and love of pipe smoking... I can now hear my favorite line of Smaug's from the Peter Jackson films, delivered by Benedict Cumberbatch's chilling voice, "DO YOU THINK FLATTERY WILL KEEP YOU ALIVE?" lol 🔥🐉
This is definitely a protect at all costs kinda of guy. So sweet, smart and entertaining. Great job on the videos
Beautiful pipe love the carving of the stem as wel as the bowl. And beautiful story read exquisitely by the master. Thank you. Best regards Ron
I am reminded of my late father reading to me the hobbit, Homer and other gems he was a cooper a simple man but introduced me to literature at a very young age. I dearly miss him.
Magical bit of reading there. You really capture the spirit of the book in your voice. And your thoughts afterwards were beautiful and full of wisdom. Nice pipe as well, I have often wondered about how those types of pipes hold up compared to a briar pipe.
Always a pleasure to hear a master story teller reading a master story writer. May your pipe always glow red and taste sublime.
I know not how I came by these roads, but from the windowless gaze of the TH-cam, I have been brought to such a mystical and magical place. You've earned another follow, sir! I feel alive in the presence, and spirit, of Tolkien himself! Would love to hear you discuss more of his storied works, and legendary art!
Just come across this channel. This man has a great vocabulary which you can clearly hear he gained from all those books he read. Very satisfying and encouraging to make ones self read more.
You've inspired me to call up the Hobbit audio book and revisit while I am driving home from work. Bilbo has just acquired the ring and bested Golom
Brought me chills. As a youth that part of the story was impossible to put down. Thanks for all you do, Malcom.
Happy Easter good sir I was lucky enough for the algorithm to recommend your great relaxing videos so I became a new subscriber, a video where you do an entire reading of one of the great Tolkien's works would be simply wonderful. Sincerely a humble scav cheers good sir.
Watching and listening to you is very atmospheric, calming, beautifully promoting the aesthetics of pipe smoking, plus I teach beautiful spoken English with the help of your videos
An absolute gem of a channel stumbled upon by pure chance one Wednesday evening. I can almost smell the pipe smoke and musty books.
I recently found your channel and I LOVE it. Its amazing to listen to all the little pieces about Tolkien and stories in general while I do my sewing.
Glad you enjoy it!
I love the way you make us feel so welcome in your office and telling us story, make me feel I'm sure others as well that we are sitting with you listening those story while enjoying a good pipe with you my good Sir.
Discover this channel a week ago and I just been watching so many of them.
Thank you so much Mr. Guite
thanks, welcome aboard!
Our book club had just had an evening of pipes, and Beowulf by a warm fire and whiskey! Thankful for Tolkien’s translation of the timeless work, and how he brings out the many themes of Beowulf in the Hobbit and Lord of The Rings.
Great in fact I have a reading from Heaney's translation of Beowulf lined up for this channel!
Such a crying shame that Peter Jackson had no idea of this history. His trilogy might have been so much better if he had...
Wow! Wish we had a book club like that.
@@AudioEpics I recommend you start one! Our small fellowship has been a blessing beyond my imagination.
Never smoked a pipe nor do I think I would, however these videos really make me feel like im at home, the atmosphere and Malcolm just feel so warm and inviting that i find myself keep coming back watching the videos, thank you.
“I smell you and I feel your air” The passage gave me chills as a child, but I couldn’t put the book down. I’ve been fascinated with Tolkien ever since.
Just discovered your channel, love it! Cheers from Oklahoma.
thank you for this! Laying in bed and being read night time stories, it feels healing and makes me very very very loved. thanks :)
I have only just found your videos and I am so happy that I did. You’re so relaxing and it really helps with a lot of my anxiety. First time in a long time that I slept well after falling asleep to one of your videos.
Really relaxing
glad to have helped
This man is my new favourite content creator, as a pipe smoker and a big LOTR fan it's perfect. He also sounds like Moriarty from game of shadows with RDJ
I agree he is my new favorite as well I wounder if he would fancy reading a bit of Conan Doyle, I would enjoy a passage from the The Hound of the Baskervilles.
PS. I love the RDJ interpretation of Sherlock more viserall and playful with the character.
I always enjoy seeing you in the study.
I love spending time with you in the study, and the stories. I share my thoughts and stories from my porch or my woods... It is self-healing to slow down and enjoy the good life of a pipe and some simple wisdom. 🤠
I occasionally smoke pipe myself, and I must say your pipe is magnificent!!! I just recently discovered your channel, and I enjoy your readings very much! It's refreshing to hear great literature performed with such fine voice and such a rich character! Keep them coming! Much love from the USA!!!
Marvelous. I can smell the scent of tobacco and feel the heat of the dragon’s dungeon. Thanks for sharing.
like many others I have discovered your channel in the past week, and I am so very glad that I did. Your videos bring me back to my childhood, listening to my grandfather talk about whatever he wanted to talk about and just taking it all in.
welcome aboard!
I can't wait to sit down and watch this at 8:00. It's always a pleasure to spend time with you malcolm
What a wonderful channel, man and room!
I truly love this video. Bravo. Thank you very much for sharing this rich moment
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a wonderful presentation. I am from Liverpool and in Chinatown they always celebrate the New Chinese New Year, the year of The Dragon in this case and I couldn't help but let my mind wander while I was listening to that. Many Thanks Sir.
I loved this video so much, it brought me great joy
I read a lot of books and have many more to get done this year. I can’t wait to get my new pipe and tobacco later this week thanks to you inspiring me!
I have inspired my Father to also watch your videos and now he and I discuss them often. Both great fans of yours Sir. In addition, I too have a Dragon Meerschaum pipe and you’ve inspired me to enjoy a bowl of Three Nuns tobacco this evening. Thank you 😊 Ryan
Congratulations on reaching forty thousand subscribers! Here’s to many more and your continued success.
Thank you so much!
"But rising from the near side of the rocky floor there was a great glow. The glow of Smaug" one of my most favourite lines from my favourite book. I'll never forget the feeling I had when I read that as a kid for the first time. Because whenever I read the Hobbit now I'm that little boy again. Thank you for reading the part!
This channel is fantastic. I love Tolkein and this channel helps me slow down in otherwise frantic times. I found this channel by happy accident in my feed.
Welcome aboard!
Instant subscription, and probably my new favorite channel!
Welcome!
I absolutely love how you do your videos. Your accident the calmness of your demeanor, explaining different pipes/ tobacco and the reading. Thank you. Can't wait to watch more
Thanks, Welcome aboard. These videos are pretty much spontaneous, I think about what to read about ten minutes before and then my wife kindly stands and steps in as your proxy holding the iPhone! I originally started this because my friends and my students couldn't physically come and se me during lockdown!
i bet this room smells wonderful, i can almost smell the books and pipe smoke! thank you for sharing this content
Love your genuine spirit!