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Visionary Spirit
Join Date: May 2002
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Hullo Birdland,
Information gleaned through my travels suggests you're on the right track about the average citizen of the Shire having a high standard of living in comparison with the citizens of some of the grander, more renowned locales. You mention things like hygiene and nutrition. Well, soap and hot water were obviously present, baths being celebrated in song ... and you know well enough yourself the high esteem a Hobbit could earn for providing a satisfying feast at table. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] For what it's worth ..... Taking a slightly more scholarly approach, here is a quote based on Leatherleaf, G. (SR 1550) "An Account of the Relations between the Dwarves of the Blue Mountains and the Hobbits of the Northfarthing before SR 1420" (PHd dissertation) Quote:
http://www.shirepost.com/HistoryPractice.html (Okay, so maybe it's not official, but I thought the information entertaining enough to be worth sharing anyways.) [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] At your Service, Gandalf the Grey |
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