Even when they weren’t facing the mortal perils inherent to trekking across a vast, mysterious landscape filled with fantastical creatures, rival armies, and roving bands of flesh-eating goblins,
The Lord Of The Rings’ Fellowship still had to endure the need to make small talk during the many, many hours of downtime on their trip to Mordor.
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While on a six-day hike of his own, writer and comedian Joz Norris was inspired to think up some of what the group might’ve talked about to pass the time. And he filmed himself acting it out.
In the video, Norris walks along a forest path wearing the fabled Raincoat Of Gore-Tex and turns to the camera to role-play a road-weary human hoping to spark conversation on the Fellowship’s quest to throw a ring into a volcano.