The Green Dragon Inn was a popular inn of Bywater, frequented by Hobbits from Bywater itself and the neighboring settlement of Hobbiton.
History[]
While the precise date of the inn's construction is untold, by TA 2941[1] it was already a popular location, when Bilbo Baggins rendezvoused there with Thorin and Company at the outset of their quest.[2]
In TA 3018, Samwise Gamgee was present at the pub while repeating a story told by his cousin Hal, who believed he had seen a walking tree in the Northfarthing, to which Ted Sandyman laughed in disbelief.[3]
The Green Dragon, by Matěj Čadil
Frodo Baggins regularly visited the inn as did his friends Sam Gamgee, Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took. When they returned from their quest in TA 3019, they found the inn ransacked, with its windows broken. It was most likely restored following the Battle of Bywater and liberation of the Shire.[4]
In adaptations[]
Films[]
The inn appears much as it is described in J.R.R. Tolkien's works in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings film trilogy. In The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Merry and Pippin recite The Green Dragon, a song composed in honor of the inn, while at Edoras.
Video games[]
In the 2002 video game The Fellowship of the Ring, the Green Dragon Inn is a playable location, where one can talk with the Head Sheriff about the Wolves that have been entering the Shire and speak with other hobbits to get an idea of the general lifestyle of a Hobbit. Also, this is the place where Bilbo Baggins meets up with Gandalf and the Dwarves.
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II includes the 6-player map "The Shire", which features the Green Dragon Inn as a unique inn-type building in the center of the map. Like other inns, the Green Dragon can be captured to recruit allied infantry troops based on the occupying player's faction.
The Green Dragon Inn appears in the Wii and PS3 version of The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest, in the playable Shire overworld. It is a major landmark in the Bywater region, the southern part of the overworld map. It is impossible to enter the Inn, but there are barrels just outside that Frodo Gamgee may break for extra health, as well as an apple orchard behind the inn, where trees may be shield-bashed to drop apples that also restore his health.
Merchandise[]
In late 2024, Syzygy Forge released an officially licensed whiskey, The Lord of the Rings™ The Green Dragon Wheated™ Whiskey. This collectible spirit is a smooth, wheated whiskey aged four years, inspired by the legendary inn of the Shire. It features a hand-applied specialty linen label and a hand-dipped wax top, evoking the craftsmanship of Middle-earth.
Weta Workshop released a collectible miniature environment of The Green Dragon Inn in 2012. This detailed model was part of Weta's line of high-quality collectibles inspired by the films, designed to bring iconic locations from Middle-earth to life.
See also[]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Die Groen Draak Herberg |
| Amharic | አረንጓዴ ዘንዶውን አስቀምጦት |
| Arabic | نزل التنين الأخضر |
| Armenian | կանաչ վիշապ Պանդոկ |
| Azerbaijani | Yaşıl Əjdəha Mehmanxana |
| Basque | Du Dragoi Berdea Taberna |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | зялёны цмок гасцініца |
| Bengali | সবুজ ড্রাগন সরাইখানা |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | зеления дракон хана |
| Catalan | l'inn Drac Verd |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 綠龍客棧 |
| Corsican | U Locanda Drago Verde |
| Croatian | Zeleni Zmaj Gostionica |
| Czech | Hospoda u Zeleného Draka |
| Danish | Den Grønne Drage (kro) |
| Dutch | De Groene Draak Herberg |
| Esperanto | La Verda Drako Gastejo |
| Estonian | Roheline Draakon Kõrts |
| Finnish | Vihreä lohikäärme Majatalo |
| French | Auberge du Lézard Vert |
| Frisian | De Griene Draak Herberch |
| Galician | A Pousada Dragón Verde |
| German | Grüner Drache |
| Greek | το πανδοχείο Πράσινος Δράκος |
| Gujarati | લીલા ડ્રેગન ધર્મશાળા |
| Hebrew | פונדק הדרקון הירוק |
| Hindi | ग्रीन ड्रैगन सराय |
| Hungarian | A Zöld Sárkány Fogadó |
| Italian | La Locanda Drago Verde |
| Japanese | グリーンドラゴンイン |
| Kannada | ಹಸಿರು ಡ್ರ್ಯಾಗನ್ ಇನ್ |
| Kazakh | Жасыл Айдаһар қонақ үй (Cyrillic) Jasıl Aydahar qonaq üy (Latin) |
| Korean | 그린 드래곤 여관 |
| Kurdish | Di Xanekî Ejder Kesk (Kurmanji) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Жашыл ажыдаар мейманкананын |
| Latvian | Zaļais Pūķis Krogs |
| Lithuanian | Žalia Drakonas Karčema |
| Luxembourgish | Déi Gréng Draach Inn |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Зелениот Змеј Ин |
| Maltese | l-aħdar Dragun Aħdar Tverna |
| Marathi | हिरव्या त्या प्रचंड सापाने खानावळ |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | ногоон луу Дэн буудал |
| Nepalese | थे ग्रेएन द्रगोन इन्न |
| Norwegian | Den Grønne Dragen Vertshuset |
| Pashto | د شنه ښامار د کاپيټال |
| Persian | مسافرخانه اژدها سبز |
| Polish | Pod Zielonym Smokiem |
| Portuguese | A Pousada Dragão Verde |
| Romanian | Dragonul Verde Han |
| Russian | Зеленый дракон Инн |
| Samoan | Le Faletalimalo Lanu meamata Tarako |
| Serbian | Тхе Греен Драгон Инн (Cyrillic) Zeleni Zmaj Gostionicu (Latin) |
| Scottish Gaelic | Tha Uaine Dràgon Taigh-seinnse |
| Sindhi | سائي بلائن جو سرائي |
| Sinhalese | හරිත මකරා හෝටලය |
| Slovak | Zelený Drak Hostinec |
| Slovenian | Zeleni Zmaj Gostilna |
| Spanish | La Posada del Dragón Verde |
| Swahili | kijani joka nyumba ya wageni |
| Swedish | Den Gröna Draken Värdshus |
| Tamil | பச்சை டிராகன் சத்திரத்திற்கு |
| Telugu | ఆకుపచ్చ డ్రాగన్ ఇన్ |
| Thai | อินน์มังกรเขียว |
| Turkish | Yeşil Ejderha Han |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | зелений дракон Інн |
| Urdu | سبز ڈریگن سرائے |
| Uzbek | Тҳе Грэн Драгон Инн (Cyrillic) Yashil Ajdaho Ichkari (Latin) |
| Vietnamese | Nhà trọ rồng xanh |
| Welsh | Y Ddraig Werdd Tafarn |
| Yiddish | די גרין דראַגאָן קרעטשמע |
References[]
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ The Hobbit, Chapter II: "Roast Mutton"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Ch. I: "A Long-expected Party"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Six, Ch. VIII: "The Scouring of the Shire"