Over 1,500 years ago, this church was hewn into a vertical cliff face 650 feet above ground - and it's still in use today.
A thread of churches in astonishing places... 🧵
Then one peaceful Shire Eve
Gandalf came to say
"Frodo with your uncle's ring
won't you walk to Mordor, please?"
Then how Middle-earth loved him
and they shouted out with glee
"Frodo of the Nine Fingers
you'll go down in hi-sto-ry! (3/3)
Frodo of the Nine Fingers
had a very shiny ring
he got it from old Bilbo
also got his sword named Sting
All of the other Hobbits
used to think he's a bit odd
they half expected Frodo
to—like Bilbo—go abroad (2/3)