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1999. Jackson convinced the New Zealand the set was truly a little village. At its peak, Panorama of the Shire with the Party Tree in
Army to bring in bulldozers to build the road 400 people were working on site, including the center and the Green Dragon Inn with its
to the set and contour the rolling hills into Jackson, and actors Sir Ian McKellen (Gan- thatched roofs in the background. You can see
the Hobbit village. Jackson didn’t build with dalf), Elijah Wood (Frodo), Sir Ian Holm the tour groups are well spaced out as they follow
sequels in mind, so the Hobbit houses were (Bilbo), Sean Astin (Sam), Billy Boyd (Pip- their guides along the paths.
constructed from untreated timber and Sty- pin) and Dominic Monaghan (Merry).
rofoam. When shooting began in December, The first daily two-hour tours began in
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