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'''Butterbur''' was an old family of [[Bree]], that had kept the inn there, the [[Prancing Pony]], for years beyond reckoning. The innkeeper at the time of the [[War of the Ring]] was [[Barliman Butterbur]].  
'''Butterbur''' was an old family of [[Bree]], that had kept the inn there, the [[Prancing Pony]], for years beyond reckoning. The innkeeper at the time of the [[War of the Ring]] was [[Barliman Butterbur]].<ref>{{FR|I9}}</ref>
 
==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''2011: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]'':'''
:The family is mentioned by Barliman Butterbur, who tells the player that the Prancing Pony has been in possesion of the Butterbur family for many generations.<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]], ''Prologue''</ref>
 
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
Butterbur ([[wikipedia:Common Butterbur|Petasites vulgaris]]) is a fleshy plant with a heavy flower-head on a thick stalk, and very large leaves. It contains the element 'butter' also found in English place-names and surnames.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, pp. 754-5</ref>
Butterbur ([[wikipedia:Common Butterbur|Petasites vulgaris]]) is a fleshy plant with a heavy flower-head on a thick stalk, and very large leaves. It contains the element 'butter' also found in English place-names and surnames.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, pp. 754-5</ref>
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Butterbur was an old family of Bree, that had kept the inn there, the Prancing Pony, for years beyond reckoning. The innkeeper at the time of the War of the Ring was Barliman Butterbur.[1]

Portrayal in adaptations

2011: The Lord of the Rings: War in the North:

The family is mentioned by Barliman Butterbur, who tells the player that the Prancing Pony has been in possesion of the Butterbur family for many generations.[2]

Etymology

Butterbur (Petasites vulgaris) is a fleshy plant with a heavy flower-head on a thick stalk, and very large leaves. It contains the element 'butter' also found in English place-names and surnames.[3]

References