Hobbit Society

This past Friday, Hobbit Society met and discussed the topics of food and festivities. We started out by focusing on different foods seen throughout Tolkien's legendarium, such as cram, Orc liquor, and mushrooms. We focused primarily on Hobbit celebrations since they were the most prominent, but we did discuss a little about how the Orcs might have celebrated. It was interesting because one of the original ideas was that the Orcs would not or could not celebrate because they were enslaved, but we were reminded about how many of the people who have been and are enslaved find things that give them hope and celebrate that. One of the biggest lessons I took away was how the link between hope, food, and celebration is a universal connection. It was an exciting meeting and I can't wait to join more!