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'''Southern Star''' was a variety of pipe-weed grown in the [[Southfarthing]] of | '''Southern Star''' was a variety of pipe-weed grown in the [[Southfarthing]] of [[the Shire]], and apparently originating in the district around [[Longbottom]]. The 'star' of its name presumably refers to the star-shaped flowers of the [[pipe-weed]] plant.<ref>{{FR|Pipeweed}}</ref> | ||
[[Category: | ==Other Versions of the Legendarium== | ||
In the second (out of seven) drafts of [[The Lord of the Rings Prologue]], "Southern Star" was originally named "Hornpipe Twist".<ref>{{PM|Prologue}}, p. 6</ref> | |||
==Portrayal in adaptations== | |||
[[Image:Item-Southern Star Pipe-weed.jpg|thumb]] | |||
'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':''' | |||
:The smoke from Southern Star Pipe-weed takes the form of two smoke rings that pass through each other as they float out from the pipe. | |||
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[[Category:Pipe-weed]] | |||
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Revision as of 08:30, 28 August 2015
Southern Star was a variety of pipe-weed grown in the Southfarthing of the Shire, and apparently originating in the district around Longbottom. The 'star' of its name presumably refers to the star-shaped flowers of the pipe-weed plant.[1]
Other Versions of the Legendarium
In the second (out of seven) drafts of The Lord of the Rings Prologue, "Southern Star" was originally named "Hornpipe Twist".[2]
Portrayal in adaptations
2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- The smoke from Southern Star Pipe-weed takes the form of two smoke rings that pass through each other as they float out from the pipe.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Concerning Pipe-weed"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "I. The Prologue", p. 6
