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'''''Herblore of the Shire''''' was a book written by [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry Brandybuck]], one of several treatises he authored after his return from the [[War of the Ring]].<ref>{{FR|Records}}</ref> | |||
The book discussed the origins and history of the [[Hobbits]]' 'art' of smoking [[Pipe-weed]], tracing it back through [[Tobold Hornblower]] (who introduced it to the Shire) to its ultimate origins in [[Middle-earth]], in the lands along the southern banks of the [[Anduin]].<ref>{{FR|Pipeweed}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 23:04, 18 August 2013
Herblore of the Shire was a book written by Merry Brandybuck, one of several treatises he authored after his return from the War of the Ring.[1]
The book discussed the origins and history of the Hobbits' 'art' of smoking Pipe-weed, tracing it back through Tobold Hornblower (who introduced it to the Shire) to its ultimate origins in Middle-earth, in the lands along the southern banks of the Anduin.[2]