In England, a "free house" is a public house that is not tied to any one brewery and therefore is free to sell any brand of beer. Neil Gaiman extended this term to mean an inn that owes no allegiance to any one time or dominion. There are a few such in fiction, notably Gaiman's Inn of the Worlds' End and the same author's The Toad-Stone as well as Poul Anderson's Old Phoenix. However, we find that we have posted about these three
before! Now is the time of evening to stop reading and to watch topical videos forwarded by former fellow student,
Peter Bann. (But what a range of topics we cover.)
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
You could have included as well, The Last Homely House, which we see in THE HOBBIT and THE LORD OF THE RINGS. Master Elrond, the Lord of Rivendell, opened his house to all of good will for thousands of years.
Ad astra! Sean
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