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Published July 26, 2009 09:05 pm - CARTERVILLE, Mo. — With his long, flowing, gray beard, Gandolf the Grey entertained thousands of people over the weekend at the Route 66 Renaissance Festival in Carterville. In character and wearing long, flowing robes, Gandolf was one of hundreds of characters from the Renaissance through the 1950s who performed and entertained in downtown Carterville. The character Gandolf was created by J.R.R. Tolkien in his novels, “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings,” and appears as a wizard. Renaissance fest feasts on olden days By Debbie Robinson news@joplinglobe.com CARTERVILLE, Mo. — With his long, flowing, gray beard, Gandalf the Grey entertained thousands of people over the weekend at the Route 66 Renaissance Festival in Carterville. In character and wearing long, flowing robes, Gandalf was one of hundreds of characters from the Renaissance through the 1950s who performed and entertained in downtown Carterville. The character Gandalf was created by J.R.R. Tolkien in his novels, “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings,” and appears as a wizard. Last year, the inaugural festival was held at Landreth Park in Joplin. Bruce Morgan, the fair’s founder and coordinator, said promoters wanted a more intimate setting where most of the vendors and performers were closer together. “We’ve had a great weekend,” he said Sunday. This year’s event attracted 42 vendors who sold everything from clothes to roasted corn and turkey legs. Brother William, also known as William Grotts, of Carney, Okla., said he has been traveling to fairs since the mid-1970s. “I portray a brother of the cloth,” he said. “I abide by the rules of St. Benedict, but by St. Benedict’s own rule, I would be the worst kind of monk.” Grotts said the festival was “a phenomenal idea” that provided visitors with something to do that was different. “It gives us the ability to hand out a little history,” he said. In between camel rides, music and other performances, people browsed the vendors and had their faces painted. “It’s living history by all means,” Morgan said. “The clothes, the food, it’s a way of life.” 
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