The Encyclopedia of Arda - Barliman Butterbur (original) (raw)

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Dates Born some time before the War of the Ring;1 lived at least until III 3019 Race Men Culture Bree-landers Family Butterbur Settlements The inn of the Prancing Pony in Bree Meaning Barliman comes from 'Barley-man', meaning a brewer or innkeeper; Butterbur is the name of a plant, one of the typically botanical names used by the Men of Bree Other names Barley Indexes: Alphabetical: B Men About this entry: Updated 4 December 2014 Updates planned: 1 The keeper of the Prancing Pony Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Generations of Butterburs,Landlords of the Prancing Pony BarlimanButterbur A Man of Bree, the keeper of the Prancing Pony inn where Frodo Baggins met Aragorn for the first time. Notes 1 Barliman's dates of birth and death are not recorded, but he's often referred to in The Lord of the Rings as 'old Barliman' or 'old Butterbur'. On that basis, it's probably fair to assume he was born no later than about III 2968 (that is, he would be fifty or more years old when he first encountered Frodo Baggins - who would have been around the same age - in III 3018). See also... Barley, Barley, Bob, Bumpkin, Butterbur Family, Common Room, Inn of Bree, Master, Mat Heathertoes, Nob, Ponies, Prancing Pony, Sharp-ears, Silver Pennies, Swish-tail, [See the full list...]Tom Pickthorn, Up-away, White-socks, Willie Banks, Wise-nose Indexes: Alphabetical: B Men About this entry: Updated 4 December 2014 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2007, 2014. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.The DISC personality test has an amazing range of uses; find out how you can get the most from this powerful tool at Discus Online.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Dates Born some time before the War of the Ring;1 lived at least until III 3019 Race Men Culture Bree-landers Family Butterbur Settlements The inn of the Prancing Pony in Bree Meaning Barliman comes from 'Barley-man', meaning a brewer or innkeeper; Butterbur is the name of a plant, one of the typically botanical names used by the Men of Bree Other names Barley Indexes: Alphabetical: B Men About this entry: Updated 4 December 2014 Updates planned: 1 The keeper of the Prancing Pony

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Generations of Butterburs,Landlords of the Prancing Pony

BarlimanButterbur A Man of Bree, the keeper of the Prancing Pony inn where Frodo Baggins met Aragorn for the first time. Notes 1 Barliman's dates of birth and death are not recorded, but he's often referred to in The Lord of the Rings as 'old Barliman' or 'old Butterbur'. On that basis, it's probably fair to assume he was born no later than about III 2968 (that is, he would be fifty or more years old when he first encountered Frodo Baggins - who would have been around the same age - in III 3018). See also... Barley, Barley, Bob, Bumpkin, Butterbur Family, Common Room, Inn of Bree, Master, Mat Heathertoes, Nob, Ponies, Prancing Pony, Sharp-ears, Silver Pennies, Swish-tail, [See the full list...]Tom Pickthorn, Up-away, White-socks, Willie Banks, Wise-nose Indexes: Alphabetical: B Men About this entry: Updated 4 December 2014 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2007, 2014. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.The DISC personality test has an amazing range of uses; find out how you can get the most from this powerful tool at Discus Online.