“There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West. Some courage and some wisdom, blended in measure. If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” —J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit…

“I am SMAUG! I kill when I wish! I am strong, strong, STRONG! My armor is like tenfold shields! My teeth like swords! My claws, spears! The shock of my tail, a thunderbolt! My wings, a hurricane! And my breath, death!”—Smaug the Magnificent , The Hobbit…

Oh boy. The Tolkein Estate, aka the people who deal with all the billions of dollars in revenue from various Lord of the Rings merchandise, are suing Warner Bros for $80 million. It seems the original rights for the franchise, “did not include any grant…