The Prancing Pony

The Prancing Pony (i.e. the Inn of the Prancing Pony) was an inn in the town of Bree where Frodo Baggins, Sam, Pippin, and Merry first met Strider.
== History ==
The Prancing Pony was based inside the central hub of the town, near stables and various merchant stalls. Since Bree was built on the cross-roads of the Greenway and Great East Road, it was a fairly well-traveled inn, and was so accustomed to hobbits that designated hobbit-rooms had been built. Barliman Butterbur was the innkeeper at the time of the War of the Ring. Nob and Bob were two hobbits that worked under him: Nob was a general servant, and Bob was as a ostler, tending to the horses and ponies.
In the years leading up to the Quest of Erebor, Gandalf the Grey met up with Thorin Oakenshield at The Prancing Pony by chance. Thorin wished to slay Smaug the dragon and claim his rightful title of King under the Mountain. Gandalf spoke with him, and would aid him in finding and appointing a burglar.Unfinished Tales, Part Three, The Third Age, Chapter III: "The Quest of Erebor"
Frodo Baggins stayed at this inn in TA 3018 while traveling to Rivendell with his three companions, having been told by Gandalf to meet him there. They encountered Aragorn ("Strider"), and allowed him to join their company. On the night of their stay, the hobbits feared the Black Riders who had been searching for them, so they avoided sleeping in their rooms, and stayed with Aragorn. That night, their rooms were indeed searched and ravaged by some of the Ringwraiths. The hobbits and Aragorn made off into the Lone-lands the next day.The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Ch. X: "Strider"The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Ch. XI: "A Knife in the Dark"
== Trivia ==
* In The Chronicles of Narnia: The Horse and His Boy, a fantasy novel by Tolkien's good friend C.S. Lewis, published the same year as The Fellowship of the Ring, Bree is the name of a main horse character who could talk.
* In The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Betsy Butterbur, who served Thorin a Ploughman's lunch-like menu, was portrayed by Katie Jackson.
*This location is the namesake of the Prancing Pony Podcast.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Скокливото пони
Cambodian 	នេះសេះលោតកញ្ជ្រោលតាមភ្លេងព្រម
Catalan 	El Cavallet Presumit
Chinese (Hong Kong) 	躍馬旅店
Czech 	U Skákavého poníka
Danish 	Den Stejlende Pony
Dutch 	De Steigerende Pony
Estonian 	Tantsisklev Poni
Finnish 	Pomppiva Poni
French 	Le Poney Fringant
Galician 	Pônei Saltitante
German 	Zum Tänzelnden Pony
Hebrew 	ה סוסון המרקד
Hindi 	अकड़नेवाला टट्टू
Hungarian 	Pajkos Póni
Italian 	Il Puledro Impennato
Japanese 	跳ねポニー
Norwegian 	Den dansende PonniDen steilende ponni
Polish 	Pod Rozbrykanym Kucykiem
Portuguese 	O Pônei Saltitante (Brazil)
O Garrano Empinado (Portugal)
Romanian 	Poneiul În Două Picioare
Russian 	Гарцующий Пони
Spanish (Spain and Latin America)	El Póney Pisador
Swedish 	Stegrande ponnyn
Thai 	โรงเตี๊ยมม้าเต้น
Turkish 	Sıçrayan Midilli
Yiddish 	די פּראַנסינג פּאָני
== References ==
Category:Inns
Category:Bree and Bree-land
de:Zum Tänzelnden Pony
es:El Póney Pisador
fr:Poney Fringant
it:Locanda del Puledro Impennato
nl:De Steigerende Pony
pl:Pod Rozbrykanym Kucykiem
ru:Гарцующий Пони