Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Live in A Hobbit House

So, from time to time we hear about someone who's created their own version of a hobbit hole. Some go so far as to live in them. But this is the first one I've heard of who decided to dress the part, and even organize a re-creation of the journey of the ringbearer by what seems to have been a pleasant stroll to Mt Vesuvius to toss the ring in their local volcano. Except they decided to give the ring to some passing kid. Which, thinking about it, wd make a pretty good origin story for a future Dark Lord Jr.

Here's the link

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/06/what-is-this-if-not-magic-italian-man-living-hobbit

--John R.

--current reading: LORD OF THE RINGS manuscripts, mostly.


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