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Wild berries found by [[Bilbo]] in the upper [[Vales of Anduin]], as he journeyed eastward on the [[Quest of Erebor]]. Also little red things that you can buy at the market, for those of you with lives.
{{quote|The fruit was so plentiful that young hobbits very nearly bathed in strawberries and cream...|''[[The Return of the King]]'', [[The Grey Havens]]}}
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|}}'''Strawberries''' were wild berries found in several regions of [[Middle-earth]].
 
[[Bilbo Baggins]] tried to satisfy his hunger with wild strawberries growing near a stream in the upper Vales, as [[Thorin and Company]] escaped the [[Goblin-town]]<ref>{{h|6}}</ref> during early [[July]].<ref>See [[User:Gamling/Hobbitdates]]</ref>
 
During the last years of the [[Third Age]], strawberries were among the many fruits produced by [[The Shire]], and were enjoyed by the young [[Hobbits]].<ref>{{RK|Havens}}</ref>
 
==Inspiration==
[[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s adventure in Switzerland in 1911 was his inspiration for the journey from [[Rivendell]] to the other side of the [[Misty Mountains]], and it is quite possible he consumed strawberries during this time.<ref>{{L|306}}</ref>. [[Michael Coren]] notes, "For dessert he liked a trifle or, in summer, strawberries with lots of cream."<ref>[[Michael Coren]], ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: The Man Who Created the Lord of the Rings]]'', "End Times"</ref>
 
In ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator]]'', No. 23 contains an illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien of a strawberry.
 
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"The fruit was so plentiful that young hobbits very nearly bathed in strawberries and cream..."
The Return of the King, The Grey Havens
Strawberries
[[File:Bunch of Strawberries.jpg|250px|{{{caption}}}]]
LocationMiddle-Earth

Strawberries were wild berries found in several regions of Middle-earth.

Bilbo Baggins tried to satisfy his hunger with wild strawberries growing near a stream in the upper Vales, as Thorin and Company escaped the Goblin-town[1] during early July.[2]

During the last years of the Third Age, strawberries were among the many fruits produced by The Shire, and were enjoyed by the young Hobbits.[3]

Inspiration

J.R.R. Tolkien's adventure in Switzerland in 1911 was his inspiration for the journey from Rivendell to the other side of the Misty Mountains, and it is quite possible he consumed strawberries during this time.[4]. Michael Coren notes, "For dessert he liked a trifle or, in summer, strawberries with lots of cream."[5]

In J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator, No. 23 contains an illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien of a strawberry.

References