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Selmo · 05-02-2003, 03:54 AM

Perhaps the Hobbits obsession with food reflects Tolkien's own feelings.

He lived through two periods when the UK was under siege by German submarines. He experienced severe shortages of beer, tobacco and food, almost to the point of starvation.

Selmo

05-02-2003, 03:54 AM	#4
Selmo Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Shire (Staffordshire), United Kingdom Posts: 273	Perhaps the Hobbits obsession with food reflects Tolkien's own feelings. He lived through two periods when the UK was under siege by German submarines. He experienced severe shortages of beer, tobacco and food, almost to the point of starvation. Selmo