An old Hobbit and to some wise as well. One thing for certain Mathew Mugwort is opinionated. There is wisdom and lore such as that Wizards and Elves might possess through long years of study... and then there's the knowing of Bree which Mathew Mugwort possesses in spades... to his mind leastways. Put ant question to him and he will give his answer, loudly in fact. Sometimes from his barstool at The Prancing Ponty pronounces judgments on many topics. Such as right from wrong and sensible business from the foolishness of foreign lands... and in Bree, his opinion counts for a great deal. As long as the beer's flowing Mugwort will argue with placid certainty there's nothing of any worth outside Bree-land.