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'''2001: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''''': | '''2001: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''''': | ||
:[[Samwise Gamgee]], [[Peregrin Took]], and [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] are all cooking tomatoes, along with sausages and bacon, over their campfire at [[Weathertop]] when [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] wakes up. In a panic, Frodo stamps his foot on the fire to put it out before the [[Nazgûl|Black Riders]] see it, and Pippin complains that Frodo got ash all over his tomatoes. | :[[Samwise Gamgee]], [[Peregrin Took]], and [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] are all cooking tomatoes, along with sausages and bacon, over their campfire at [[Weathertop]] when [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] wakes up. In a panic, Frodo stamps his foot on the fire to put it out before the [[Nazgûl|Black Riders]] see it, and Pippin complains that Frodo got ash all over his tomatoes. | ||
'''2012: ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]''''': | |||
:Like in the first edition of ''The Hobbit'', tomatoes are among the food stocked in Bag End's pantry. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== |
Revision as of 09:53, 17 September 2020
- "And just bring out the cold chicken and tomatoes!"
- ― Gandalf to Bilbo Baggins, An Unexpected Party
Tomatoes were supposedly a plant known to the Hobbits.
They were referenced in the first edition of The Hobbit,[1] but J.R.R. Tolkien changed this to "pickles" in the third edition (1966).[2] The most usual explanation for the change is that the American plant-life would not fit in his setting of ancient Middle-earth. However, as pointed out by John D. Rateliff, it may have been simply that Tolkien felt that it was too early in the year for tomatoes and substituted a preserved food instead.[3]
Portrayal in adaptations
2001: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring:
- Samwise Gamgee, Peregrin Took, and Meriadoc Brandybuck are all cooking tomatoes, along with sausages and bacon, over their campfire at Weathertop when Frodo wakes up. In a panic, Frodo stamps his foot on the fire to put it out before the Black Riders see it, and Pippin complains that Frodo got ash all over his tomatoes.
2012: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey:
- Like in the first edition of The Hobbit, tomatoes are among the food stocked in Bag End's pantry.
See Also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, John D. Rateliff (ed.), The History of The Hobbit, Mr. Baggins, The First Phase, "The Bladorthin Typescript", p. 34
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, John D. Rateliff (ed.), The History of The Hobbit, Mr. Baggins, The First Phase, "The Bladorthin Typescript", note 11, p. 43
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, John D. Rateliff (ed.), The History of The Hobbit, Return to Bag-End, "The Fifth Phase", "New Chapter I. A Well-Planned Party", note 18, p. 18