Pipeweed: How Saruman Corrupted the Shire | Tolkien Deep Dive

Описание: What is pipeweed in Tolkien'''s Middle-earth? Why did Saruman secretly import Longbottom Leaf from the Shire? This Tolkien deep dive explores the five-thousand-year history of pipeweed—from its origins in Númenor through Gondor to the Shire, where hobbits transformed it into an art form representing simple earthly pleasures.

While Gandalf embraced hobbit wisdom, Saruman could only mock smoking while secretly imitating it out of pride. His need for pipeweed supplies led him to corrupt Shire families like the Bracegirdles and Sackville-Bagginses through commerce. When Merry and Pippin discovered barrels of Longbottom Leaf at Isengard dated S.R. 1417, it revealed Saruman'''s ongoing secret dealings and foreshadowed the Scouring of the Shire.

🕐 CHAPTERS:
0:00 Introduction
1:12 The Leaf That Framed a Myth
4:33 From Númenor to the Shire - A Five-Thousand-Year Journey
7:57 Tobold Hornblower and the Birth of an Industry
10:42 The Art of Simple Pleasures
14:13 Two Wizards, Two Philosophies
18:05 When Commerce Becomes Corruption
21:29 The Barrels at Isengard - Foreshadowing and Recognition

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