The simple life

Okay, it'll cost you upwards of $577,000 for what is essentially a shack, but it's so hobbitty! And the houses have names like Quail Cottage, Holly Cottage and Swordsman's Lodge. Best of all, the whole development in Bend, Oregon is called The Shire, which will surely appeal to Lord of the Rings fans all over, just as soon as they save up enough money from their comic-book store jobs to move out of Mom's basement.

Above is an actual, real live tricked-up computer visual of the Swordsman's cottage. Empty your Legolas savings-bank and check it out here.

A bag of nuts to Towse the tipster for steering us Shireward.