In this video we visit the Prancing Pony, an important location in the story of the Lord of the Rings. Research based on my own reading and "The Atlas of Middle Earth" by Karen Fonstad.
The Prancing Pony layout was taken from "The Atlas of Middle Earth" by Karen Fonstad. Her justifications for the layout are explained in the text but perhaps I should've explained them more fully! Let me know if you have any questions and I'll try my best to answer.
Why make the route from the kitchen to the common room go through arguably the highest traffic area in the entire tavern? If Frodo almost crashed into Butterbur, then imagine all the times Butterbur did crash into people entering the building, exiting the building, or exiting the common room.
@@Vernand1 When Frodo entered the inn he "nearly bumped into a man... bustling out of one door and in through another, carrying a tray laden with full mugs." So, although the reasoning might be a little flimsy, this could be a room where you fill up the mugs, which could be a kitchen. There are other possibilities too, of course. It could have been a private dining area where he took food/drink and his tray had stuff for multiple orders, which would perhaps make the crashing into people thing less common as you pointed out.
@@PlacesofMiddleEarth To make those neat round hay bales, you need a haybaler, which was invented in the 19th century. Prior to that, hay was typically processed by hand with a hayfork and usually stored in stacks instead of bales.
This looks awesome! I love the attention to detail, you must have put a lot of effort into this. I didn't realize the inn was that large, even when I read the books. May I ask what program you made this with?
Me, a Chef: How in the hell could they cater for a full house in the common room like 30 covers with one tiny work station. haha great work just joking
