Re: Hard drinks in Middle Earth
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2022 11:47 am
Ah, my mistake, thankfully I have never distilled anything as of yet but i appreciate you correcting me and saving me from the dungeons of Baradur
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Re: Hard drinks in Middle Earth
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2023 3:28 am
Well, I’m going with the fact that Ted Sandyman mentions moonshine. And Rangers need their occasional brown liquor.
Re: Hard drinks in Middle Earth
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2023 6:05 pm
Good catch on the moonshine reference! I had entirely forgotten about that throw-away line! Had to go look it up to remind myself!
Of course, one could perhaps interpret that as a sort of fanciful interpretation by the translator (like a good many things in the Hobbit, for example), but if anyone in Middle-earth would be likely to have invented spirit distillation, it makes sense it would be the Hobbits (and if the Hobbits have it, then it would follow that it would be plausible for at least Dwarves and maybe Elves to have it as well).
At any rate, I’ll take it!
Of course, one could perhaps interpret that as a sort of fanciful interpretation by the translator (like a good many things in the Hobbit, for example), but if anyone in Middle-earth would be likely to have invented spirit distillation, it makes sense it would be the Hobbits (and if the Hobbits have it, then it would follow that it would be plausible for at least Dwarves and maybe Elves to have it as well).
At any rate, I’ll take it!
Re: Hard drinks in Middle Earth
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2023 6:16 pm
It's certainly a throw-away line.....but good enough for meManveruon wrote: ↑Fri Jun 23, 2023 6:05 pm Good catch on the moonshine reference! I had entirely forgotten about that throw-away line! Had to go look it up to remind myself!
Of course, one could perhaps interpret that as a sort of fanciful interpretation by the translator (like a good many things in the Hobbit, for example), but if anyone in Middle-earth would be likely to have invented spirit distillation, it makes sense it would be the Hobbits (and if the Hobbits have it, then it would follow that it would be plausible for at least Dwarves and maybe Elves to have it as well).
At any rate, I’ll take it!
Re: Hard drinks in Middle Earth
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2023 7:02 pm
"‘Leastways old Bilbo was cracked, and Frodo’s cracking. If that’s where you get your news from, you’ll never want for moonshine. Well, friends, I’m off home. Your good health!’ He drained his mug and went out noisily." (LR I:2)
Unfortunately, Ted is not speaking here of high-proof alcohol, but is using "moonshine" in its colloquial meaning: empty or foolish talk, ideas, nonsense.
Unfortunately, Ted is not speaking here of high-proof alcohol, but is using "moonshine" in its colloquial meaning: empty or foolish talk, ideas, nonsense.