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The '''House of the Hundred Chimneys''', only mentioned in the early version of the [[legendarium]] ( | [[File:J.R.R. Tolkien - Gipsy Green.jpg|thumb|''Gipsy Green'' by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]]] | ||
The '''House of the Hundred Chimneys''', only mentioned in the early version of the [[legendarium]] (''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]''), was the ancient house of [[Gilfanon]]. It was located near the bridge of [[Tavrobel]] on [[Tol Eressëa]].<ref>{{LT1|VIII}}, p. 175</ref> | |||
==Inspiration== | ==Inspiration== | ||
As the village of Tavrobel was based on [[Wikipedia:Great Haywood|Great Haywood]], G. L. Elkin, the Acting Director of the Shugborough Estate, has suggested to [[Christopher Tolkien]] that the House of Hundred Chimneys may have been based on the [[Wikipedia:Shugborough Hall|Shugborough Hall]], the home of the [[Wikipedia:Earl of Lichfield|Earl of Lichfield]], which features prominent chimneys.<ref>{{LR|A3}}</ref> | As the village of Tavrobel was based on [[Wikipedia:Great Haywood|Great Haywood]], G. L. Elkin, the Acting Director of the Shugborough Estate, has suggested to [[Christopher Tolkien]] that the House of Hundred Chimneys may have been based on the [[Wikipedia:Shugborough Hall|Shugborough Hall]], the home of the [[Wikipedia:Earl of Lichfield|Earl of Lichfield]], which features prominent chimneys.<ref>{{LR|A3}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 08:02, 2 May 2021
The House of the Hundred Chimneys, only mentioned in the early version of the legendarium (The Book of Lost Tales), was the ancient house of Gilfanon. It was located near the bridge of Tavrobel on Tol Eressëa.[1]
Inspiration
As the village of Tavrobel was based on Great Haywood, G. L. Elkin, the Acting Director of the Shugborough Estate, has suggested to Christopher Tolkien that the House of Hundred Chimneys may have been based on the Shugborough Hall, the home of the Earl of Lichfield, which features prominent chimneys.[2]
Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull have suggested that Tolkien was perhaps inspired by a house named Gipsy Green nearby Penkridge in Staffordshire (where Tolkien stayed at a camp in 1918 recovering from "thrench fever"). As can be seen in an illustration by Tolkien of the house, it features several, prominent chimneys.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "VIII. The Tale of the Sun and Moon", p. 175
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Appendix: III. The Second 'Silmarillion' Map"
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull, J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist & Illustrator, p. 26
