Man living as a hobbit throws the 'One Ring' into Mount Vesuvius

Nicolas, 37, lever som en hobbit: ”Min dröm”

Nicolas Gentile, 37, ville inte bara låtsas vara en hobbit – han ville leva som en. Därför köpte han en bit land och tillsammans med sin fru började han att bygga sitt drömsamhälle. – Några tror att jag försöker fly verkligheten. Långt ifrån, säger han.

"What is this if not magic?" The Italian man living as a hobbit

Nicolas Gentile, a 37-year-old Italian pastry chef, did not just want to pretend to be a hobbit – he wanted to live like one. First, he bought a piece of land in the countryside of Bucchianico, near t...

Man living as a hobbit throws the 'One Ring' into Mount Vesuvius

“Some time ago, I realized that books and films were no longer enough for me to satisfy my passion for the fantasy genre,” the man said.

An Italian pastry chef built his version of the 'Lord of the Rings' Shire and has been living like a real-life hobbit for 3 years

Nicolas Gentile, 37, made a 180-mile trek to Mount Vesuvius with eight friends last month, where he tossed a replica of the One Ring into its crater.

Italian Man Doesn't Just Want To Read Fantasy Books, He Wants To Live Them

Nicolas Gentile bought land in the Italian countryside and started building. His goal is to create a hobbit village, modeled after J.R.R. Tolkien's Shire. He an his family dress in hobbit clothes.

‘What is this if not magic?’ The Italian man living as a hobbit

After building his own version of Middle-earth, Nicolas Gentile has thrown a ‘ring’ into Mount Vesuvius