Pretty sure all of us have something we are fans of. It may be a book series, movie, or television show. Sometimes we are so eager for the new episodes or book series, we decorate our rooms with posters and more. But all these are common.
However, there are just some fans who like to take things to a great extend– I meant literally!
Lord of the Rings fans keeps your eyes wide open! This particular Lord of the Rings fan is unlike any other and here’s proof of why.
For the past three years, an Italian Lord of the Rings fan has been living in a replica of that Shire that he built himself– and what’s more shocking is that he has plans to expand his villages
The Lord of the Rings, originally a three-part novel by J.RR.Tolkien is still one of the most adored stories in all fantasy fiction and is also one of the best-selling books of all time. While there are many scenes loved in this epic movie, one that stands out the most is the Shrine.
The Shrine is known as the home of the Hobbits and is also a peaceful, rural place that promotes gentle living among people of small stature. The circular doors set at the highest point of the hill in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy had created such an impression on viewers that when Peter Jackson returned to produce The Hobbit Film, his team built the village of Hobbiton as a permanent structure that can be visited as a tourist attraction till this day.
As everyone knows, New Zealand has been the only Hobbit spot around the world but now, we have a competitor.
Meet Nicolas Gentile, an Italian pastry maker and Lord of the Rings die-hard fan, who had lived in a Hobbit-hole which he made himself in the central area of Abruzzo for the past three years. Also, he manages the Instagram account of MyHobbitLife.
In 2018, he decided to establish his own community, which he refers to as ‘Gentile Country’. That’s not all. Gentiles’ greatest triumph in his Hobbit life thus far was climbing Mount Vesuvius in Naples with eight people he met online in August. To reach the active volcano, the crew dressed up as members of the Lord of the Rings Fellowship and walked 180 miles through forests, mountains, and historic civilizations.
Of course, once they had done that, they threw the duplicate of the One Ring, rescuing all of Italy in the process. Currently, he is raising funds to develop his hamlet in the hopes of forming a tiny community that lives off the land like the Hobbits.
That’s a rather odd way to show that you’re a fan but why not, dream do come true in the real world after all.
Sources: Screen Rant, My Hobbit Life