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Tolkien and the village of Sarehole, England.

'The Floozy in the Jacuzzi'

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J R R Tolkien, author of 'The Hobbit' and 'Lord of the Rings', spent his childhood in the village of Sarehole, Birmingham. The tiny village is said to have been the model for the Shire, home of Bilbo Baggins in the book The Hobbit.

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Fact by: poe Image by: ©Jenny Fairbrother

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