tolkien – Online Casino Real Money NZ Creating a sense of identity Wed, 08 Feb 2017 23:05:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ /1833daf28b5283f1a3d468bc8edcdf40/2018/05/map.png?w=32 tolkien – Online Casino Real Money NZ 32 32 Bag End on Ethel Benjamin Place /2017/02/08/bag-end-on-ethel-benjamin-place/ /2017/02/08/bag-end-on-ethel-benjamin-place/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2017 03:16:06 +0000 /2017/02/08/bag-end-on-ethel-benjamin-place/ At the end of Ethel Benjamin Place, Bag End can be found. The sign depicts the circular green door of a hobbits home, the lettering of the sign (and the accompanying party business sign hanging from the front door) is written in the style were now familiar with as that of Middle Earth.

In Tolkiens world of Middle Earth, Bag End was the home of Bilbo Baggins, then his nephew Frodo Baggins after him. Bag End was in the village of Hobbiton in a region called The Shire.[1] While it is reasonable to suppose the residents are fans of Tolkien, its worth noting the name is apt for another reason, Ethel Benjamin Place is a cul-de-sac which translates as end of the bag.


Dunedin North has a history of Tolkien inspired flats (Hobbit, Hobbits Hovel, The Shire, Helms Deep, Queer Lodgings) additionally, in the 1990s, there was a bookshop at 13 Frederick Street known as Bag End Books (1991-2004). Heres an illustration David Mitchell drew for Bag End Books which was published by Radio 1.

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[1] see the interactive map of Middle Earth

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