re: Thoughts on The Hobbit: The Battle of 5 Armies (Spoilers)

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Actually, Radagast is mentioned in FOTR (book).

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yes, when I said mentioned in "main story", I was of course, referring to LotR, but ambiguity duly noted.

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The moth that came to Gandalf at Orthanc in FOTR (movie) is a nod to Radagast.

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while you COULD draw that conclusion, I wouldn't go that far really, Gandalf is known, on his own, as a woodsman and reknown loremaster of all creatures of Middle Earth, talking to creatures, esp, horses, eagles/birds, bear-men, and even moths, is second nature for him.