An ancient gold ring thought to have inspired JRR Tolkien to write The Hobbit is on display at a Tudor house.

BBC: Roman ring

Thus, when Gandalf the wizard (Ian McKellen) turns up at the house of Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), the hobbit in question, and returns the next day with thirteen dwarves, who invite Bilbo to come and steal gold or, as they believe, reclaim it from a dragon far, far away, and to receive a share of the plunder, our hero is faced with an elemental choice: stay or go?

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The photos of the place almost make it look like a futuristic hobbit house.

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