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Born some time before the War of the Ring;1 lived at least until III 3019
Race
Men
Culture
Bree-landers
Family
Butterbur
Settlements
The inn of the Prancing Pony in Bree
Meaning
Barliman comes from 'Barley-man', meaning a brewer or innkeeper; Butterbur is the name of a plant, one of the typically botanical names used by the Men of Bree
Other names
Barley

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Barliman Butterbur

The keeper of the Prancing Pony

Generations of Butterburs,
Landlords of the Prancing Pony
Barliman
Butterbur

A Man of Bree, the keeper of the Prancing Pony inn where Frodo Baggins met Aragorn for the first time.


Notes

1

Barliman's dates of birth and death are not recorded, but he's often referred to in The Lord of the Rings as 'old Barliman' or 'old Butterbur'. On that basis, it's probably fair to assume he was born no later than about III 2968 (that is, he would be fifty or more years old when he first encountered Frodo Baggins - who would have been around the same age - in III 3018).

See also...

Barley, Barley, Bob, Bumpkin, Butterbur Family, Common Room, Inn of Bree, Master, Mat Heathertoes, Nob, Ponies, Prancing Pony, Sharp-ears, Silver Pennies, Swish-tail, [See the full list...]

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Barliman Butterbur

The keeper of the Prancing Pony

Dates
Born some time before the War of the Ring;1 lived at least until III 3019
Race
Men
Culture
Bree-landers
Family
Butterbur
Settlements
The inn of the Prancing Pony in Bree
Meaning
Barliman comes from 'Barley-man', meaning a brewer or innkeeper; Butterbur is the name of a plant, one of the typically botanical names used by the Men of Bree
Other names
Barley

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 4 December 2014
  • Updates planned: 1

Barliman Butterbur

The keeper of the Prancing Pony

Generations of Butterburs,
Landlords of the Prancing Pony
Barliman
Butterbur

A Man of Bree, the keeper of the Prancing Pony inn where Frodo Baggins met Aragorn for the first time.


Notes

1

Barliman's dates of birth and death are not recorded, but he's often referred to in The Lord of the Rings as 'old Barliman' or 'old Butterbur'. On that basis, it's probably fair to assume he was born no later than about III 2968 (that is, he would be fifty or more years old when he first encountered Frodo Baggins - who would have been around the same age - in III 3018).

See also...

Barley, Barley, Bob, Bumpkin, Butterbur Family, Common Room, Inn of Bree, Master, Mat Heathertoes, Nob, Ponies, Prancing Pony, Sharp-ears, Silver Pennies, Swish-tail, [See the full list...]

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 4 December 2014
  • Updates planned: 1

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2007, 2014. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.
How do your personal strengths fit in with career matching? How can you identify them? Try a free personality test from myDISCprofile.