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[[Image:Ted Nasmith - At the Sign of the Prancing Pony.jpg|thumb|''At the Sign of the Prancing Pony'' by [[Ted Nasmith]].]] | [[Image:Ted Nasmith - At the Sign of the Prancing Pony.jpg|thumb|''At the Sign of the Prancing Pony'' by [[Ted Nasmith]].]] | ||
'''The Prancing Pony''' was an inn at [[Bree]] | '''The Prancing Pony''' was an inn at [[Bree]]. | ||
==History== | |||
The Prancing Pony inn at Bree was built along the old [[Great East Road]], and was the chief building within the village. | |||
Bree was located where the [[Greenway]] went north to [[Fornost]] and [[The Forsaken Inn]], which laid a days ride east of Bree, making the Prancing Pony especially unique. | Bree was located where the [[Greenway]] went north to [[Fornost]] and [[The Forsaken Inn]], which laid a days ride east of Bree, making the Prancing Pony especially unique. | ||
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== Portrayal in Adaptations == | == Portrayal in Adaptations == | ||
[[File:WITN-Fellowship in the Prancing Ponny.png|thumb|200px|[[Eradan (video game character)|Eradan]], [[Andriel]] and [[Farin (video game character)|Farin]] speak with [[Aragorn]] in the Prancing Pony in [[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]].]] | |||
'''2001: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':''' | '''2001: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':''' | ||
:In the movie, the inn appears to be frequented only by suspicious looking Men; no hobbit is seen, and the atmosphere is more ominous than in the book. | :In the movie, the inn appears to be frequented only by suspicious looking Men; no hobbit is seen, and the atmosphere is more ominous than in the book. | ||
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:The Prancing Pony is located in the north-east corner of [[Bree]]. The player meets up with [[Barliman Butterbur]], [[Strider (Aragorn)|Strider]] and [[Gandalf]] at various times at the inn during ''[[Stirrings in the Darkness]]''. | :The Prancing Pony is located in the north-east corner of [[Bree]]. The player meets up with [[Barliman Butterbur]], [[Strider (Aragorn)|Strider]] and [[Gandalf]] at various times at the inn during ''[[Stirrings in the Darkness]]''. | ||
'''2011: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]'':''' | |||
:[[Eradan (video game character)|Eradan]], [[Andriel]] and [[Farin (video game character)|Farin]] meet [[Aragorn]] in the Prancing Pony.<ref>[http://www.oxmonline.com/ Offical Xbox Magazine Online], [http://www.oxmonline.com/article/previews/g-l/lord-rings-war-north The Lord of the Rings: War in the North], dated [[28 April]], [[2011]] (accessed at [[7 July]], [[2011]])</ref> | :[[Eradan (video game character)|Eradan]], [[Andriel]] and [[Farin (video game character)|Farin]] meet [[Aragorn]] in the Prancing Pony.<ref>[http://www.oxmonline.com/ Offical Xbox Magazine Online], [http://www.oxmonline.com/article/previews/g-l/lord-rings-war-north The Lord of the Rings: War in the North], dated [[28 April]], [[2011]] (accessed at [[7 July]], [[2011]])</ref> | ||
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According to research conducted by a branch of [[the Tolkien Society]], the Bell Inn in [[Wikipedia:Moreton-in-Marsh|Moreton-in-Marsh]] was a source of inspiration when [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] created the Prancing Pony, since the former also has three storeys and an "entrance via a courtyard, and Moreton's similarities to the town of Bree".<ref>"[http://www.thepublican.com/story.asp?sectioncode=7&storycode=53323&c=1 LandLord of the Rings]" (dated 2 November 2006) at [http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/ The Publican's Morning Advertiser] (accessed 16 October 2011)</ref> | |||
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The Prancing Pony was an inn at Bree.
History
The Prancing Pony inn at Bree was built along the old Great East Road, and was the chief building within the village.
Bree was located where the Greenway went north to Fornost and The Forsaken Inn, which laid a days ride east of Bree, making the Prancing Pony especially unique.
By the time of the War of the Ring, it was owned and managed by Barliman Butterbur, a Man who was somewhat absent-minded at times, and his assistants Nob and Bob.
The inn had rooms for Men as well as Hobbits, and in the meeting room Frodo Baggins and his companions Samwise Gamgee, Peregrin Took, and Meriadoc Brandybuck went to meet Gandalf; although he left his friend the Ranger Strider to wait there for them.
There were also spies of Saruman present in the inn, and it was attacked by the Ringwraiths before the party of Hobbits left.
The inn was visited again the next year on their return home, where Sam found out that Bill the Pony had returned safely there.
Portrayal in Adaptations
2001: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring:
- In the movie, the inn appears to be frequented only by suspicious looking Men; no hobbit is seen, and the atmosphere is more ominous than in the book.
2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- The Prancing Pony is located in the north-east corner of Bree. The player meets up with Barliman Butterbur, Strider and Gandalf at various times at the inn during Stirrings in the Darkness.
2011: The Lord of the Rings: War in the North:
Inspiration
According to research conducted by a branch of the Tolkien Society, the Bell Inn in Moreton-in-Marsh was a source of inspiration when Tolkien created the Prancing Pony, since the former also has three storeys and an "entrance via a courtyard, and Moreton's similarities to the town of Bree".[2]
References
- ↑ Offical Xbox Magazine Online, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, dated 28 April, 2011 (accessed at 7 July, 2011)
- ↑ "LandLord of the Rings" (dated 2 November 2006) at The Publican's Morning Advertiser (accessed 16 October 2011)
