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[[File:Stephen Schwartz - Smoke Rings.jpg|thumb|''Smoke Rings'' by Stephen Schwartz]] | [[File:Stephen Schwartz - Smoke Rings.jpg|thumb|''Smoke Rings'' by Stephen Schwartz]] | ||
{{quote|No, not a pipe. I don't think I'll smoke again.|[[Merry Brandybuck]]<ref>{{RK|Houses}}</ref>}} | |||
'''Smoking''' was an activity or custom begun by the [[Hobbits]] (who referred to it as an 'art'). It consisted of inhaling the smoke of the burning leaves of a herb called ''[[Pipe-weed]]''. | '''Smoking''' was an activity or custom begun by the [[Hobbits]] (who referred to it as an 'art'). It consisted of inhaling the smoke of the burning leaves of a herb called ''[[Pipe-weed]]''. | ||
The first | The [[Bree-hobbits|Hobbits of]] [[Bree]] claimed to be the first to have smoked the Pipe-weed, but the first who cultivated it was [[Tobold Hornblower]] of [[Longbottom]] of [[the Shire]], around the year {{SR|1070}}. Smoking had spread from the Hobbits to [[Dwarves]], [[Rangers of the North|Rangers]], and [[Wizards]].<ref>{{FR|Pipeweed}}</ref> | ||
==Inspiration== | ==Inspiration== | ||
[[File:J.R.R. Tolkien lighting pipe.jpg|thumb|100px|Tolkien lighting a pipe]] | |||
{{quote|I am in fact a Hobbit (in all but size). [...] I smoke a pipe...|[[Letter 213]]}} | {{quote|I am in fact a Hobbit (in all but size). [...] I smoke a pipe...|[[Letter 213]]}} | ||
[[ | [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] was an avid pipe smoker. He attributed his addiction to his childhood, when he watched Father [[Francis Xavier Morgan]] smoking his pipe in a specific location each time.<ref>{{HM|Bio}}</ref> | ||
People who had met Tolkien noticed that a pipe was almost always in his hand or mouth, often making difficult to understand his speech.<ref>''J.R.R. Tolkien Talks about the Discovery of Middle-earth, the Origins of Elvish'' by [[Richard Plotz]], in [[Seventeen]]</ref> In a [[The Man Who Understands Hobbits|1966 interview]], Tolkien said: "Every morning I wake up thinking, 'Good, another 24 hours of smoking'".<ref>Charlotte and Denis Plimmer, "The Man Who Understands Hobbits", ''The Daily Telegraph Magazine'' (22 March 1968)</ref> | |||
An [[Cigar bill (3 March 1972)|auctioned cigar bill]] from early [[1972]] shows that Tolkien favoured ''Capstan Medium Navy Cut''. | |||
==Portrayal in adaptations== | ==Portrayal in adaptations== | ||
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{{References}} | {{References}} | ||
==External links== | |||
* [http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/pipe-smokers-of-the-past/j-r-r-tolkien-writer-poet-philologist-university-professor-pipe-smoker/#more-5342 J. R. R. Tolkien: Writer, Poet, Philologist, University Professor – Pipe Smoker] | |||
[[Category:Activities]] | [[Category:Activities]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:43, 23 May 2020
- "No, not a pipe. I don't think I'll smoke again."
- ― Merry Brandybuck[1]
Smoking was an activity or custom begun by the Hobbits (who referred to it as an 'art'). It consisted of inhaling the smoke of the burning leaves of a herb called Pipe-weed.
The Hobbits of Bree claimed to be the first to have smoked the Pipe-weed, but the first who cultivated it was Tobold Hornblower of Longbottom of the Shire, around the year S.R. 1070. Smoking had spread from the Hobbits to Dwarves, Rangers, and Wizards.[2]
Inspiration[edit | edit source]
- "I am in fact a Hobbit (in all but size). [...] I smoke a pipe..."
- ― Letter 213
J.R.R. Tolkien was an avid pipe smoker. He attributed his addiction to his childhood, when he watched Father Francis Xavier Morgan smoking his pipe in a specific location each time.[3]
People who had met Tolkien noticed that a pipe was almost always in his hand or mouth, often making difficult to understand his speech.[4] In a 1966 interview, Tolkien said: "Every morning I wake up thinking, 'Good, another 24 hours of smoking'".[5]
An auctioned cigar bill from early 1972 shows that Tolkien favoured Capstan Medium Navy Cut.
Portrayal in adaptations[edit | edit source]
1995-8: Middle-earth Collectible Card Game:
- The card "Smoke Rings" enables the player to re-use one of his discarded characters.[6]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Houses of Healing"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Concerning Pipe-weed"
- ↑ Humphrey Carpenter, J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien Talks about the Discovery of Middle-earth, the Origins of Elvish by Richard Plotz, in Seventeen
- ↑ Charlotte and Denis Plimmer, "The Man Who Understands Hobbits", The Daily Telegraph Magazine (22 March 1968)
- ↑ "Smoke Rings", TradeCardsOnline.com (accessed 26 June 2012)
