The Forsaken Inn - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

The Mouth of Sauron · 09-15-2006, 04:48 PM

Aragorn stated that the Forsaken Inn was " a day's ride east of Bree " . Has anyone got any ideas about this place ? Was it staffed by Men, or Hobbits or both ? Was it part of Breeland or outside of it ?

Indeed was it at the time of LOTR a working Inn or just a landmark ?

Answers on a postcard please .............

piosenniel · 09-15-2006, 06:13 PM

The Forsaken Inn was only mentioned once in the LotR.

Here's a map where you can look at the East-West road as it heads out of Bree (which can be looked at as the last outpost of civilization before one gets to Rivendell). The Forsaken Inn would have been along the road, probably just above where the capital 'R' in BREE is.

Hard to say whether the Forsaken Inn was an actual working inn at the time of LotR or mostly in ruin; but, if it were in business, those who might have 'frequented' it may have been a rather dicey lot - brigands, ruffians, and such.

Here's and interesting conception of the Inn made up for the Lord of the Rings Online Game.

~*~ Pio

Rhugga II · 01-27-2010, 12:45 AM

In the old Interplay Lord of the Rings game for PC, the Forsaken Inn was run by a Dwarf (the name escapes me). You could go into the basement there. It is supposedly the last inn, but in MERP there was an Inn of the Last Bridge as well.

Selmo · 01-28-2010, 03:29 AM

In The Hobbit, after leaving The Shire Bilbo and the Dwarves pass through a region where "Inns were less frequent". This suggests that there were more than just The Forsaken Inn on the road passed Bree.

They're not mentioned in LoTR because Strider led the four hobbits off the road or perhaps because they had been abandoned in the eighty years since Bilbo's journey.

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Pitchwife · 01-30-2010, 03:49 PM

If the Inn was run by anybody at the time of LotR, why was it called Forsaken?

Inziladun · 01-30-2010, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Pitchwife

If the Inn was run by anybody at the time of LotR, why was it called Forsaken?

If forsaken was simply meant as an adjective instead of part of the inn's name, wouldn't Aragorn have referred to it as the forsaken inn?

09-15-2006, 04:48 PM	#1
The Mouth of Sauron Wight Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Barad-Dur Posts: 196	The Forsaken Inn Aragorn stated that the Forsaken Inn was " a day's ride east of Bree " . Has anyone got any ideas about this place ? Was it staffed by Men, or Hobbits or both ? Was it part of Breeland or outside of it ? Indeed was it at the time of LOTR a working Inn or just a landmark ? Answers on a postcard please .............

09-15-2006, 06:13 PM	#2
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,779	The Forsaken Inn was only mentioned once in the LotR. Here's a map where you can look at the East-West road as it heads out of Bree (which can be looked at as the last outpost of civilization before one gets to Rivendell). The Forsaken Inn would have been along the road, probably just above where the capital 'R' in BREE is. Hard to say whether the Forsaken Inn was an actual working inn at the time of LotR or mostly in ruin; but, if it were in business, those who might have 'frequented' it may have been a rather dicey lot - brigands, ruffians, and such. Here's and interesting conception of the Inn made up for the Lord of the Rings Online Game. ~*~ Pio __________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.

01-27-2010, 12:45 AM	#3
Rhugga II Pile O'Bones Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Cameth Brin ("The Twisted Hill") Posts: 21	In the old Interplay Lord of the Rings game for PC, the Forsaken Inn was run by a Dwarf (the name escapes me). You could go into the basement there. It is supposedly the last inn, but in MERP there was an Inn of the Last Bridge as well. __________________ "1356: King Argeleb I slain in battle with Rhudaur. About this time the Stoors leave the Angle, and some return to Wilderland." - RotK

01-30-2010, 03:49 PM	#5
Pitchwife Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall Posts: 3,329	If the Inn was run by anybody at the time of LotR, why was it called Forsaken? __________________ Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI

01-28-2010, 03:29 AM	#4
Selmo Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Shire (Staffordshire), United Kingdom Posts: 273	In The Hobbit, after leaving The Shire Bilbo and the Dwarves pass through a region where "Inns were less frequent". This suggests that there were more than just The Forsaken Inn on the road passed Bree. They're not mentioned in LoTR because Strider led the four hobbits off the road or perhaps because they had been abandoned in the eighty years since Bilbo's journey. .