Bill the Pony

Ah, yes, Bill the pony. For those who haven’t read the books and so are unfamiliar with the whole saga of poor old Bill, here’s his tale in full: When Aragorn and the hobbits were planning to leave Bree, Bill Ferny (who was then a spy for the nazgul) released all the horses and ponies…

I could be making this up, but is it true in Bree that hobbits and Men would marry each other?

If that ever happened, Tolkien didn’t write about it. All he says on the relationship between the two groups in Bree was: The Big Folk and the Little Folk (as they called one another) were on friendly terms, minding their own affairs in their own ways, but both rightly regarding themselves as necessary parts of…

The Greenway

The Greenway is one of two major roads in Eriador. In runs south from Fornost (back when it was a major city of Arnor) all the way to Pelargir in southern Gondor. It was built to connect Arnor and Gondor, so it was probably constructed either in the late Second Age or early Third Age.…

Why Was Aragorn At The Prancing Pony?

Aragorn met Frodo at the Prancing Pony because of a miraculous combination of Aragorn’s hard work and Frodo’s good luck. When Aragorn is still Strider, and trying to convince the hobbits to trust him, Frodo demands that Aragorn tell them what he knows of their mission. Aragorn explains: “Now, I was behind the hedge this evening…