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'''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== | ||
{{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]]}} | ||
Revision as of 19:46, 10 March 2016
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.[1]
Inspiration
- "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.[2]
People who had met Tolkien noticed that a pipe was almost always in his hand or mouth, often making difficult to understand his speech.[3] In a 1966 interview, Tolkien said: "Every morning I wake up thinking, 'Good, another 24 hours of smoking'".[4]
Portrayal in adaptations
1995-8: Middle-earth Collectible Card Game:
- The card "Smoke Rings" enables the player to re-use one of his discarded characters.[5]
References
- ↑ 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)
