Origin: India. Tarragon, the dwarfs, the elf & the wizard set off to Middle Earth to defeat the evil foe Sauron. Along their road they had many an adventure, drunken brawls & sessions with the bong. Tarragon, the would-be King of the herbs - played with great vigour & lack of nude fight scenes by Viggo Mortennson - finally acceded the throne in Part III, with Liv Tyler as his queen & respected Shakespearean actor Ian MacKellan as his Court Jester