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| In ]'s fantasy world of Middle-earth '''''The Green Dragon''''' is a fictional building in the ]. | |||
| The Green Dragon is an inn at ]. The Green Dragon was the last building on the side of Bywater nearest to ]. ]s from Bywater, Hobbiton, and the surrounding area came to the Green Dragon for pints of beer and gossip. On April 27, 2941, at the beginning of the quest to the ], ] and Company went ahead to the Green Dragon to make preparations and await ].<ref>{{Me-ref|hobbit|"Roast Mutton"}}</ref> | |||
| One evening in early April of 3018, ] and Ted Sandyman, the miller's son, were at The Green Dragon. Sam spoke of strange things that had been happening, such as queer folk passing through the Shire and the Tree-man his cousin Hal claimed to have seen on the North Moors. Sam was particularly sad about the passing of the Elves westward as they left ]. Ted Sandyman scoffed at Sam's tales.<ref>{{Me-ref|fotr|"The Shadow of the Past"}}</ref> | |||
| When Sam and the others returned to Bywater after the quest on November 2, 3019, they found that the windows of the inn were broken and the building looked lifeless. Six rough-looking Men lounged against the inn-wall, but the Hobbits drew their swords and the Men ran to Hobbiton for reinforcements. The next day the Men were defeated by the Hobbits in the ]. <ref>{{Me-ref|rotk|"The Scouring of the Shire"}}</ref> | |||
| In the ], The Green Dragon is the employer of ], who works there as a bar maid. This is where ] approaches her following the Fellowship's return from ]. The Green Dragon was also not vandalized by ]'s men in the films, because the ] is only shown as an alternate future in Galadriel's mirror. It is featured twice, in brief interludes near the beginning and end of the three movies. The largest size of ] featured by the Green Dragon is half a pint. | |||
| Merry and Pippin sing a song about The Green Dragon in ''The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'': | |||
| ''Oh, you can search far and wide''<br> | |||
| ''You can drink the whole town dry''<br> | |||
| ''But you'll never find a beer so brown''<br> | |||
| ''But you'll never find a beer so brown''<br> | |||
| ''As the one we drink in our hometown''<br> | |||
| ''As the one we drink in our hometown''<br> | |||
| ''You can drink your fancy ales''<br> | |||
| ''You can drink 'em by the flagon''<br> | |||
| ''But the only brew for the brave and true''<br> | |||
| ''Comes from the Green Dragon!''<ref>''The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' DVD, "Return to Edoras"</ref> | |||
| The song is mostly invented by the film's writers, though the phrase "a beer so brown" appears in "]", an actual Tolkien poem found in '']'' and '']''.<ref></ref> | |||
| In '']'', the inn is not simply vandalized, but utterly destroyed by the goblins led by ], the Goblin King, in the Evil Campaign. The Green Dragon Inn is also seen in the Shire map for Skirmish mode, where it functions as a normal inn once captured. | |||
| ==Namesakes== | |||
| At ] the student coffeeshop serving the ] is named "The Green Dragon." | |||
| The oldest pub in ], England, which was built in the 16th century, is located on the banks of the river Cam and is called "The Green Dragon". | |||
| A popular gaming shop in North Charleston, South Carolina is named "The Green Dragon". | |||
| At the website ], the most popular group (by post count) is a social group named "The Green Dragon." | |||
| ==References== | |||
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