'Lord of the Rings' superfan doodles Middle Earth map on Starbucks cup

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Tricia Gilbride
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Starbucks is serving up a grande Gandalf with hobbit foam. Not really.

A Starbucks barista found an abandoned cup decorated with an elaborate map of Middle Earth, and posted the photos to Reddit. The artist and presumed Lord of the Rings superfan behind the masterpiece remains a mystery.

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Maybe Smeagol actually transformed into Gollum after a barista butchered his name on his Caramel Macchiato. People get really, really angry about that.

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