Bree was filled with strange folk in the books, including adventurers. Why do you think the phrase, 'strange as news from Bree'<BR>was coined? There was a mixture of hobbits and men in the town in the book, and (although you really see precious little of Bree) you oviously see a hobbit in the Inn at least. The common room was a bit more inviting, although I'd guess people were just as drunk as in the movie most of the time. The hobbits were all a bit set on edge, until they got a bit of beer in their system, so that testifies a bit to the mysteriousness or strangness of it all. To be honest, I don't think they did that bad of a job on the town. And they did a great job on Barliman Butterbur, I thought. <p>[ April 30, 2003: Message edited by: The Only Real Estel ]
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