Longbottom Leaf
itemPremium Shire pipe-weed from Longbottom, Hornblower brand, from 1417 barrels. Fine texture with rich aroma; produces blue smoke rings. Provides comfort on the road.
Longbottom Leaf, the premium pipe-weed from the Shire's Longbottom region, emerges in The Two Towers as a cherished luxury providing solace amid the darkening world of Middle-earth. This Hornblower brand leaf from the 1417 barrels, with its fine texture and rich aroma that yields enchanting blue smoke rings, offers Merry and Pippin much-needed comfort during their arduous journey through Rohan. Though not revisited in later volumes, it symbolizes the enduring simple pleasures of the Shire that sustain the hobbits' spirits against the rise of Sauron.
Evolution
The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of the Lord of the Rings
Premium Shire pipe-weed from Longbottom, Hornblower brand, from 1417 barrels. Fine texture with rich aroma; produces blue smoke rings. Provides comfort on the road.
Book Appearances
The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of the Lord of the Rings
First appears Ch 8