Reflections of the Golden Wood

Looking West towards the Golden Wood of Lorien from the River Anduin.

Silverlode

River Silverlode
The name among Men for the river the Elves called Celebrant; it sprang from the Mirrormere in the Dimrill Dale, and flowed east through Lórien to meet the River Anduin.

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Anduin Approach

Approaching the Anduin from Lorien, looking South.

The Great River that ran for hundreds of miles southwards through Middle-earth, until it reached the sea in the Bay of Belfalas.

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Looking East across the Anduin from Lorien, Mirkwood is across the shore.

The Prancing Pony

The inn of Bree, whose landlord at the time of the War of the Ring was Barliman Butterbur.

Notes

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In the Prologue to The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien tells us that The Prancing Pony had been kept by the Butterbur family 'from time beyond record'. The fact that it had sections dedicated to Hobbits suggests that it probably didn't predate their arrival in those parts from around III 1050. The idea of the inn standing and rem aining in use for some two thousand years seems rather implausible, but at least it seems to have been several centuries old by the time of the War of the Ring.

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Heroes of Arda: Sturmer [as the 'Treasure Hunter']

Sturmer donning the 'Treasure Hunter' guise.

Clear Night Sky of The Shire

Full Moon and a clear night sky. The Shire.

The Golden Perch in Stock

An inn in the township of Stock, north of Bucklebury near the eastern borders of the Shire. It was said by Pippin to serve the best beer in the Eastfarthing.

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