Inns / Frogmorton, Eastfarthing · The Shire
The Floating Log
A kingfisher, floating timber and reeds suggest a peaceful riverside welcome, rendered in teal and weathered wood.
View on Redbubble ↗Explore the available products, colours and sizes on Redbubble. Current prices, shipping and checkout are handled there.
Discover the story behind the sign ↓Imaginary Inns & Curious Shops
Signs for places you wish you could visit.A FIELD GUIDE TO FICTIONAL PLACES
Behind the sign.
Every place has a story.
- WHERE TO FIND IT
- Frogmorton, Eastfarthing · The Shire
- ON THE BOOKSHELF
- J. R. R. Tolkien · The Return of the King, “The Scouring of the Shire”
The local knowledge
The Floating Log is the inn at Frogmorton on the East Road. Its mention late in the story helps reveal how much the Shire has changed while the travellers have been away. The loss of ordinary hospitality matters precisely because such places ought to be reassuringly familiar.
Our interpretation
A kingfisher, floating timber and reeds suggest a peaceful riverside welcome, rendered in teal and weathered wood.