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Is that a potato? 🤔
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Radagast at home ... sort of:
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Ah yes, another beer brewed by the Czechs, among the master beer brewers of Europe. The breweries in Pilsen and Budweis are better known (the Anheuser-Busch product must be marketed under the name "Bud" in all but four countries of the European Union in deference to the Czech original, which probably inspired German-born Adolphus Busch to produce his "Bohemian-style" lager after a vacation there). Interestingly, the brewery is quite young, founded in 1970, but the name is derived from a Slavic god. I don't recall how familiar JRRT was with Slavic mythology, at least compared to the Germanic, Celtic, Classical and Finnish mythologies, but a one-letter difference sure can "fuel" speculation. ;)
 
Ah yes, another beer brewed by the Czechs, among the master beer brewers of Europe. The breweries in Pilsen and Budweis are better known (the Anheuser-Busch product must be marketed under the name "Bud" in all but four countries of the European Union in deference to the Czech original, which probably inspired German-born Adolphus Busch to produce his "Bohemian-style" lager after a vacation there). Interestingly, the brewery is quite young, founded in 1970, but the name is derived from a Slavic god. I don't recall how familiar JRRT was with Slavic mythology, at least compared to the Germanic, Celtic, Classical and Finnish mythologies, but a one-letter difference sure can "fuel" speculation. ;)
It is quite controversial whether Tolkien was actually influenced by Slavic mythology and languages.
Some sources:
 

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