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- After graduating in Rome, Nicolas Gentile realised that big city life was not for him. He came back to his hometown on the hills of Abruzzo and decided to build his shire to live like a real-life hobbit. To raise money for this project, he climbed Mount Vesuvius with his fellowship and threw the ring in its crater.
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This guy is awesome, doing something he loves and making his own reality but staying completely sane and productive as a member of society. The world needs more people like him.
People can say what they will about Nicolas and his friends, but look around: smiles on everyone, not a soul harmed, and a dream being lived out. Enjoy the journey dear Hobbit, may the road be easy and the company joyful.
you can say, his personality is down to middle-earth
Absolutely love how wholesome this is. We should all try to be a little more Hobbit. Well done, Nicolas, I hope you inspire hundreds more to be a bit more like you x
Thank you Jillian!!!
So be a loser who lives in a imagery world of role playing. He drives a car and wears shoes. I think there is mental condition here no one is recognizing nor addressing. The fact he's got hundreds of loser like him to follow is disturbing. Don't incourage or condone this childish behaviour. What some people do to escape their responsibilities. And pls save me the stupid argument about how he causing happiness. Happiness? 40,000 euros is only making him happy for the obvious reasons. Anyways I've said my 2 cents. Not wasting my time on a video that was given attention to a unfinished town. I bet this video was made only for new financiers. Smh.
@@sid6856 Thank you Sid for your 2cents! Maybe I am mad or stupid, but my life is one billion times more funny and happy than yours! We all must die, but not everyone can live a happy life. I can say my life is wonderful. And you?
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@@sid6856 good on him for escaping the negativity in this world. You’ve only proved he has the right idea with your comment.
Two things...
This was wholesome af and he seems like a really down to earth guy who built and is continuing to build a great community
2nd I want to learn Italian now
Beautiful language eh??
@@goldguy4185 Beautiful indeed. I've heard snippets before but to see it spoken from a person who's talking about his passion really made the language to me stand out more. Knowing Spanish, i want to give it a try now haha
@@OfficialKraze The more the merrier haha!
Nice ! But is one of the most difficult language to learn. Some Italians don't know how to speak properly 😂
Good luck with that ;) don't aim for perfection, it can get very very trsky to learn but B2 is matter of year or 2.
This guy is aaalllalright....! That fact that he created all of that based on his love for something like Lord of the Rings.. .. truly is Awesome... In fact he may be on to something ...
@♜Pìnned by centro Crìpto how about report you to the FBI instead for scamming. ?
I'm Italian and I can confirm he's a real hobbit
Really loved this. Shoutout to Nicholas for being unapologetically himself. Does what he loves and tries his hardest to share it with others so they can enjoy themselves too. Nothing but respect for a guy like that. We need humans to be more like this.
Glad that dude found what makes him happy.
I love this group of free and beautiful souls.
"If more people valued home above gold, this world would be a merrier place" Thorin Oakenshield
the hobbit is the best a part of man, humble, honest, Always trying to do the best thing even when it’s the most difficult. We should all strive to be more like Bilbo and Frodo and last but not at all in the least, Sam Gamgee
If youre having a bad day and a huge LOTR fan, this is a must watch.
This was the greatest and most wholesome thing I’ve seen in a long time. As a lifelong Lord of the Rings and Tolkien fan, I salute you!
man, italians knows how to live :)
Good food and beautiful landscapes are helping a lot 😄
Unfortunately Just him does
“Do you remember the Shire, Mr. Frodo? It'll be spring soon. And the orchards will be in blossom. And the birds will be nesting in the hazel thicket. And they'll be sowing the summer barley in the lower fields... and eating the first of the strawberries with cream."
I was born and raised in the area that Tolkien was inspired and where he lived during creating the Hobbit books. South Birmingham. Sharehole park and Moseley bog and areas around Edgbaston. Outside London the largest industrial city of England. But you can definitely relate the areas mentioned to the books
This man is living his best life....wish I was there with him...need and want positive people in my life...keep doing what ur doing love..
The Italians don't hold back on anything. Cars, Motorcycles, Boats, and now Hobbits. They make some of the best in the world, lol.
I must say this is the first time I've ever seen a 6-foot Hobbit😂😂😂
LOL
Guy is living his best life! This looks like a great time. How fun and wholesome.
Love lord of the rings, and this is suprisingly wholesome
Thank you Kanggoo!
This is definitely one of the most inspiring Vice news stories I've seen in a long time! I think we all could use a break from reality from time to time?
This wasn’t just any hole, this was a hobbithole, and that meant comfort
This is like the ultimate nerd, I love it.
I can't help but attach some Italianness to this whole thing. I remember them being so friendly when I was visiting Florence and Venice. Anyway, well done, Nic. Bravo, sir.
5:40 This is the Italianest part of the video
Truly inspiring. He is not taking himself too seriously so who could hate him or denounce him? He is just loving life and living it in the best way possible.
Keep waiting for Gandalf to show up with the best weed in all the land!
No doubt these hobbits have fantastic weed, lol
The finest kush :)
Your love of the hobbits leaf has clouded your mind Gandalf.
Greatest weed west of the shire
Hell yuh
Cosplay has nothing on this. This is superb!
Would he be a Stoor, Fallohide, or Harfoot?
Seriously, I have nothing but praise for this gentlehobbit. He is bringing joy and happiness to MY life, just by being what he wants to be.
Well done sir
Well done
Yes 🙌
"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world."
J.R.R. Tolkien (Thorin to Bilbo)
There are some video titles that demand to be watched...this is one of them
amazing xD I hope it gets bigger and becomes an actual settlement
I know right. Imagine it becoming a real town, I would definitely live there
They look like they are having a great time 😂
This guy changed my life. He made me a very happy guy.
Are you still happy? ☺️
The third guy talking is a youtuber, he makes comic sketches, his name is Claudio Colica, with Alessandro Meta he created "minimad", with his brother Claudio made "Le Coliche". He's a legend
The most wholesome thing i have seen yet.
Thank you Django!
I’d like to participate just to enjoy the wonderful Italian food. 👌
Wishing all the best to Nicholas (Bilbao) on his wonderful journey.
Living his best life. Love t!
That’s so sick. Never stop chasing your dreams hobbit sir
This is extraordinary! To me the Shire was always quintessentially England, and I thought it wouldn't translate well into other cultures. Maybe the Shire is part of every culture, a slower, simpler, bucolic way of life, where good food, beer, wine and merrymaking are enjoyed in large measure. Abruzzo, is well know for it's wine, I'm sure someone will tell me which local wine would pass for Bilbo and Frodo's "Old Wynyards".
Yaaaaas. TH-cam so much more wholesome in Italian :-)
there were several times where i just gazed and listen to his voice. italian is a beautiful language man.
Italian hobbit is more fashionable than most Americans
3:27 the cameraman really said ⛳⛳⛳⛳
Grande Nicolas ❤️
Protect this man at all cost.
Nicolas like a regular sized Andre the giant
Underrated comment
I want to join this legend!
This is the type of video you get in your recommended in 5 years
He's awesome. This is actually genuine. A refreshing change from a bunch of terrible, cheesy cosplay going on everywhere else. Seems like a great guy.
Hahahahha che forte che è! 🥰💯Nicolas is 1000% the coolest person ever!
Those guys who waited for hours to ambush them are the real heroes of this story
This is more Lord of the Rings than the garbage series we got now for $1bil
He hits the nail when he speaks about friendship being the heart of Lord of the Rings.
I thought I embodied Hobbit lifestyle well but this guy is next level and I love it with a passion
He has an autograph of Warwick Davis as Willow... He already wins at life.
Finally something nice from vice ....the world is not all shitty. A lot good things happen all the time we have to find it and make it happen.
Big difference between a one day event and spending your entire life like that lol.
Sì, questo è il commento italiano che stai cercando.
Avevo già visto il video di progetto hapiness, spero che Nicolas riesca a realizzare il suo sogno ❤❤
That halfling’s more of a whole-ling
Claudio de le coliche 😂
È meraviglioso avere in Italia la Contea...La Terra di Mezzo è il posto dove vorrei vivere. La Contea è un pezzo de Il Signore degli Anelli dove regna la pace e la tranquillità. Un sogno che tutti vorrebbero si avverasse.
I should move there. Im 165cm "tall" with shoes size 42, flat, extra wide feet. I always say I have hobbit feet. Would love to dress like a hobbit and live in nature. Haha
ahaha yeah he's going to build a great place for all nature lovers. I started to follow his TH-cam channel some months ago and he seems a really nice guy.
Respect from India
Ma sotto la bancarella dell'erba pipa che vendono?? 🤣
I don’t even care all that much about the LOTR but this guy is just fucking incredible and I’m happy to see there’s still something good going on in my country after all
I've been at the shire multiple times! It's my favourite place ever. Unfortunately this year I won't be able to stop by, but I can't wait until next time!
I am Sicilian and love the Hobbit and all LOTR movies! Would freaking love to be apart of this hahahaha good vibes and amazing food!
you re probably just the perfect size for this as well
@@soroksarcity im actually 6'5 believe it or not xD
@@soroksarcity but my nonno and nonno and the rest of my fam are oompa lumpas haha
@@soroksarcity what a bizarre comment to make.........
@@carmofantasmapiu5575 the sicilians and sardinians i know are among the smallest people i have ever met, sry :D
Glad to see there is still some good in the world. Post more of this stuff Vice!
This made me so happy.
When you want to laugh at a grown Italian man for playing a hobbit, just remember. He has 120,000 as of this video. It's probably grown exponentially since then, he has an entire camera crew filming him and people are giving him $ to continue this dream. Okay, now laugh at the men playing with swords in the field.
Italian LARP game is strong.
Fair play to the man, he seems happy and im sure this will make a lot of other people happy too, sorry... i mean Hobbits. If i had the chance to live somewhere thats like Red Dwarf, or the Normandy or Citadel from Mass Effect... then i'd do it in a heartbeat myself. 😂
They seem to have so much fun ! That’s great ❤️
To bad there's not a place we could live so peaceful so graceful , the ways of old in Harmon....
This is cool! I expected most of them to be wearing sandals, handmade leather shoes or be barefoot. Seeing everyone in sneakers was disappointing, but it’s still a cool lifestyle!
To anyone who disliked this video, please explain yourself ^^
Orcs probably
You can say he is reincarnation of the tallest hobbit in Lotr, ancestor of one of four main characters
This makes me ridiculously happy
Perfect that Italy is surrounded by the Mediterranean... you know... Medi = middle, terra = earth... He lives in the closest thing possible to Middle Earth!
Thus is amazing a dream come true
This dude is my hero now
The italian hobbito 🤌🏼🤌🏼
He looks like he's going on an adventure.
This guy is driving his fucking car while he is saying he wants to live His entire life with 18th century technology 😂😂😂 5:04
Thank you for showing me this! ☺
This guy is living my dream 🥺 LOTR4ever
Fan fact: gentile in italian means kind
That hobbit party actually looks pretty lit
He could start a Hobbit football team and call it Athletic Bilbo
4:22 that’s one of the weirdest throws I’ve ever seen. The way his back leg does a tiny shuffle 😂
This is honestly nice!
This is not weirdness, this is loving life. If people cannot understand that, I'm very sorry for them.
awww my heart .. what a wholesome dude :)
Either I found my new home or I now have to make this happen in my home town
Where u from?
@@NoName-to5xl Prescott AZ
I love everything about this. I’m a huge LTR fair
I needed this after seeing that the whole world is on fire
CLAUDIO!!!!! CLAUDIOOOOOO!!!