One of the best things about the Lord of the Rings trilogy, adapted for the screen by Peter Jackson in 2001-2003, is the fact that the world feels real and lived in, as if it truly could have existed for thousands of years before Frodo and the other hobbits had to take the ring to Mordor. This is in part because of the amazing creations of Weta Workshop, who created and aged the best sets, props, and costumes for the movies, but also because the main story is filled with intriguing background characters whose paths cross the hobbits along their journey. One such character is the keeper of the inn the Prancing Pony, where Aragorn meets Frodo and Sam and the others whilst Gandalf is delayed. The sturdy and ruddy-faced man goes by the name Barliman Butterbur.