The Tolkien fandom is huge and with the introduction of the recently released movies, both Lord of the Rings within the last decade and the Hobbit within the last several years, it's garnered a lot of attention and fan-base, and with fans and social media, comes shipping. While this panel will feature a bit of Tolkien Academia, the majority of this panel will focus on character shipping, why some could be considered canon and others not so much. We will also be discussing why the Hobbit Love Triangle isn't as awful as you think it is.