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{{disambig-two|the pipe-weed|the Hobbit named "Old Toby"|[[Tobold Hornblower]]}} | {{disambig-two|the pipe-weed|the Hobbit named "Old Toby"|[[Tobold Hornblower]]}} | ||
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| − | '''Old Toby''' was one of the three most notable varieties of [[pipe-weed]], grown in the region around [[Longbottom]] in [[the Shire]]'s [[Southfarthing]]. | + | '''Old Toby''' was one of the three most notable varieties of [[pipe-weed]], grown in the region around [[Longbottom]] in [[the Shire]]'s [[Southfarthing]].<ref name="Pipeweed">{{FR|Pipeweed}}</ref> |
==History== | ==History== | ||
The leaf took its name from the Hobbit who introduced pipe-weed to the Shire, the original "Old Toby", [[Tobold Hornblower]], who grew the first true pipe-weed in his gardens in the days of [[Isengrim Took II]] about the year [[Third Age 2670|1070]] of [[Shire-reckoning]]. | The leaf took its name from the Hobbit who introduced pipe-weed to the Shire, the original "Old Toby", [[Tobold Hornblower]], who grew the first true pipe-weed in his gardens in the days of [[Isengrim Took II]] about the year [[Third Age 2670|1070]] of [[Shire-reckoning]]. | ||
| − | How Old Toby came by the plant is not recorded, for to his dying day he would not tell. | + | How Old Toby came by the plant is not recorded, for to his dying day he would not tell.<ref name="Pipeweed"/> |
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
| − | The genuine [[Westron]] name was ''[[zara]]-Tobi''. | + | The genuine [[Westron]] name was ''[[zara]]-Tobi''.{{fact}} |
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== Portrayal in Adaptations == | == Portrayal in Adaptations == | ||
[[Image:Item-Old Toby Pipe-weed.jpg|thumb]] | [[Image:Item-Old Toby Pipe-weed.jpg|thumb]] | ||
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:The smoke from Old Toby Pipe-weed takes the form of a large heart with a ring inside it. | :The smoke from Old Toby Pipe-weed takes the form of a large heart with a ring inside it. | ||
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[[Category:Pipe-weed]] | [[Category:Pipe-weed]] | ||
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Old Toby was one of the three most notable varieties of pipe-weed, grown in the region around Longbottom in the Shire's Southfarthing.[1]
History
The leaf took its name from the Hobbit who introduced pipe-weed to the Shire, the original "Old Toby", Tobold Hornblower, who grew the first true pipe-weed in his gardens in the days of Isengrim Took II about the year 1070 of Shire-reckoning.
How Old Toby came by the plant is not recorded, for to his dying day he would not tell.[1]
Etymology
The genuine Westron name was zara-Tobi.[source?]
Portrayal in Adaptations
2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- The smoke from Old Toby Pipe-weed takes the form of a large heart with a ring inside it.