Middle Earth Merrymaking: A Long Expected Party

When Mr. Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced that he would shortly be celebrating his eleventy-first birthday with a party of special magnificence, there was much talk and excitement in Hobbiton… A notice appeared on the gate at Bag End: no admittance except on party business. Bilbo’s 111th birthday party. The Fellowship of the Ring’s […]

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Middle Earth Merrymaking: Hobbit Day Recipes

Happy Hobbit Week! We’re counting down the days until Hobbit Day, a.k.a. Bilbo and Frodo’s birthday on September 22nd. Of course, hobbit parties are extravagant affairs, as evidenced from Bilbo’s 111th birthday in the Fellowship of the Ring: When every guest had been welcomed and was finally inside the gate, there were songs, dances, music, […]

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Middle Earth Aesthetics: Billie Baggins

As some of you may know, the very first project we started at Breakfast Second was our Middle Earth Aesthetics (MEA) series. This project is a collection of aesthetic Instagram accounts based on modern day versions of characters from The Hobbit. Our goal with the accounts is to pay homage to the characters’ book-inspired interests, […]

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Middle Earth Meals: Bag End’s Berry Tea Cakes

Welcome to Breakfast Second! We’re glad you’re here! We’re thrilled to be starting this blog so that we can bring the world of Tolkien to life, by highlighting the characters, languages, holidays, cultures, and food of Middle Earth. This first post will be one of many, focusing on recipes inspired by the characters and races […]

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