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davem · 05-10-2007, 02:08 PM

Found something interesting in the new History of The Hobbit re the famous painting by Tolkien of Hobbiton across the Water. Up to now I'd taken it to be a simple landscape picture of Hobbiton. Rateliff points out that in the original draft the Dwarves arranged to meet Bilbo not at the Green Dragon, but at the Great Mill (inspired by Sarehole Mill) - hence the reason for the picture having Bag End in the background & the Mill in the foreground. So the picture is actually depicting Bilbo's route from his hole to the place he met the Dwarves.

05-10-2007, 02:08 PM	#41
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	Found something interesting in the new History of The Hobbit re the famous painting by Tolkien of Hobbiton across the Water. Up to now I'd taken it to be a simple landscape picture of Hobbiton. Rateliff points out that in the original draft the Dwarves arranged to meet Bilbo not at the Green Dragon, but at the Great Mill (inspired by Sarehole Mill) - hence the reason for the picture having Bag End in the background & the Mill in the foreground. So the picture is actually depicting Bilbo's route from his hole to the place he met the Dwarves. __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."