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[[Image:Pippin spotting mushrooms.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Peregrin Took|Pippin]] spotting mushrooms, from [[Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring]].]]
[[Image:Pippin spotting mushrooms.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Peregrin Took|Pippin]] spotting mushrooms, from [[Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring]].]]
'''Mushrooms''' were an edible fungus, a favourite food in [[the Shire]].  
{{quote|I suppose you three won't want mushrooms again?|[[Fredegar Bolger]]<ref name="Cut"/>}}
 
'''Mushrooms''' were an edible fungus. It is said that Hobbits have a passion for mushrooms, surpassing even the greediest likings of [[Men|Big People]].<ref name="Cut"/>


==History==
==History==
Mushrooms were found throughout the Shire, but seem to have grown best in the boggy region of the [[Marish]]. They were a particular delight of young [[Frodo Baggins]], who would often steal them from [[Farmer Maggot]]'s fields. Old Maggot still remembered it when Frodo came to his [[Bamfurlong|farm]] years later, and as a parting gift, [[Mrs. Maggot]] gave Frodo a basket of the prized mushrooms.<ref name="Cut">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', "[[A Short Cut to Mushrooms]]"</ref>
Mushrooms were a particular delight of young [[Frodo Baggins]], who would often steal them from [[Farmer Maggot]]'s fields. Old Maggot still remembered it when Frodo came to his [[Bamfurlong|farm]] years later, and as a parting gift, [[Mrs. Maggot]] gave Frodo a basket of the prized mushrooms.<ref name="Cut">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', "[[A Short Cut to Mushrooms]]"</ref>  


==Inspiration==
==Inspiration==
[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] described himself as "very much like a Hobbit", noting that mushrooms were among his own favourite foods.{{fact}}
[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] described himself as a Hobbit in all but size, noting that he was vey fond of mushrooms.<ref name="L213">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Humphrey Carpenter]], [[Christopher Tolkien]] (eds.), ''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', [[Letter 213]] (dated [[October 25]], [[1958]])</ref>


==Portrayal in adaptations==
==Portrayal in adaptations==
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'''2003: ''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|Sierra's The Hobbit]]'':'''
'''2003: ''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|Sierra's The Hobbit]]'':'''
:Mushrooms serve as power-ups throughout the game. One mushroom - green and blue of colour - restores one health bubble,<ref>''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)]]'', "Hobbiton"</ref> later in the game, larger, clustered mushrooms serve as a full healing item.<ref>''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)]]'', "Flies and Spiders"</ref>  
:Mushrooms serve as power-ups throughout the game. One mushroom - green and blue of colour - restores one health bubble.<ref>''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)]]'', "Hobbiton"</ref> Later in the game, larger, clustered mushrooms serve as a full healing item.<ref>''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)]]'', "Flies and Spiders"</ref>  
==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Plants]]
[[Category:Plants]]

Revision as of 11:47, 25 December 2008

"I suppose you three won't want mushrooms again?"
Fredegar Bolger[1]

Mushrooms were an edible fungus. It is said that Hobbits have a passion for mushrooms, surpassing even the greediest likings of Big People.[1]

History

Mushrooms were a particular delight of young Frodo Baggins, who would often steal them from Farmer Maggot's fields. Old Maggot still remembered it when Frodo came to his farm years later, and as a parting gift, Mrs. Maggot gave Frodo a basket of the prized mushrooms.[1]

Inspiration

J.R.R. Tolkien described himself as a Hobbit in all but size, noting that he was vey fond of mushrooms.[2]

Portrayal in adaptations

2001: Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring:

Though the scenes in Maggot's house have been omitted, a nod to mushrooms is given when the four Hobbits escape Farmer Maggot. Pippin spots them after a comment on a "short cut", making the full phrase sound as "A short cut to... mushrooms!", the chapter title.[3]

2002: Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring:

Mushrooms are collectible items found throughout the Shire. When ate, they restore 10 points of the player's health.[4]

2003: Sierra's The Hobbit:

Mushrooms serve as power-ups throughout the game. One mushroom - green and blue of colour - restores one health bubble.[5] Later in the game, larger, clustered mushrooms serve as a full healing item.[6]

References