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Borthand

2020-06-12T22:20:11Z

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'''Borthand''' was one of the sons of [[Bór]]
__NOTOC__
== History ==
After following his father into [[Beleriand]], Borthand entered the service of [[Maedhros]] and [[Maglor]].<ref>{{S|18}}</ref> He fought in the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]], and was faithful to the [[Noldor]], taking a part in the slaying of [[Ulfang]]'s sons before he was himself slain.<ref>{{S|20}}</ref>

== Genealogy ==
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{{familytree| BOH | | BOD | | BOT | |BOH=[[Borlach]]''d. {{FA|472}}''|BOD=[[Borlad]]''d. {{FA|472}}''|BOT='''BORTHAND'''''d. {{FA|472}}''}}
{{familytree/end}}

==Other versions of the legendarium==
In the appendix of ''[[The Lost Road]]'' it states that Borthand (then called Borthandos) was born in the year 147.<ref>{{LR|A1}}</ref>

== Etymology ==
An early version of the name, ''Borthandos'', was said to come from a word ''borth-'', unlike his father's and brothers' names, which come from ''BOR-'', "loyal". The meaning of ''borth-'' is nowhere mentioned.<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, root BOR-</ref>

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[[Category:Characters in The Silmarillion]]
[[Category:Easterlings]]
[[Category:First Age characters]]

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Borlad

2020-06-12T22:15:39Z

88.207.111.191: added information from the genealogies of "The Lost Road"

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'''Borlad''' was one of the sons of [[Bór]].
__NOTOC__
== History ==
Borlad, like his father and brothers, entered [[Beleriand]] late in the [[First Age]], and entered the service of [[Maedhros]] and [[Maglor]].<ref>{{S|18}}</ref> He fought in the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]], and was faithful to the [[Noldor]], taking a part in the slaying of [[Ulfang]]'s sons before he was himself slain.<ref>{{S|20}}</ref>

== Genealogy ==
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{{familytree/end}}

==Other versions of the Legendarium==
In early versions of the [[legendarium]], he was called ''Borlas''<ref>{{HM|WJ}}</ref> (a name later used for [[Borlas|Borlas of Pen-arduin]]). In the appendix of ''[[The Lost Road]]'' it states that Borlad (then called Borlas) was born in the year 143.<ref>{{LR|A1}}</ref>

== Etymology ==
Early versions of the name were directly tied to the root BOR-, signifying loyalty. The meaning of the second element of the final name has not been explained. The earlier name ''Borlas'' contained ''[[glass]]'', "joy".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, root BOR-</ref>

{{references}}
[[Category:Characters in The Silmarillion]]
[[Category:Easterlings]]
[[Category:Sindarin names]]
[[Category:First Age characters]]

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[[fr:encyclo:personnages:hommes:1a:orientaux:borlad]]

Borlach

2020-06-12T22:13:48Z

88.207.111.191: added information from the genealogies of "The Lost Road"

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'''Borlach''' was one of the sons of [[Bór]].
__NOTOC__
== History ==
Borlach and his kin entered the service of [[Maedhros]] and [[Maglor]], the eldest [[Sons of Fëanor]].<ref>{{S|18}}</ref> He fought in the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]], and was faithful to the [[Noldor]], taking part in the slaying of [[Ulfang]]'s sons before he was himself slain.<ref>{{S|20}}</ref>

== Genealogy ==
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== Etymology ==
The exact meaning is unclear, but is tied to the root BOR- ("loyalty")<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, root BOR-</ref> adding the word ''[[lach]]'' ("flame").

== Other versions of the Legendarium ==
In the [[The Later Annals of Beleriand|''Later Annals of Beleriand'']] and the ''[[Grey Annals]]'', the name of the character was ''Boromir'',<ref>{{WJ|15}}, p. 134., ([Annal] 263)</ref><ref>{{WJ|P1}}, pp. 61 (§174), 64 ("Conclusion of annal 463 in Version II"), 128 (note to §174), </ref> a name later used for [[Boromir (Lord of Ladros)|Boromir of Ladros]].<ref>{{LR|AB}}, p. 151 (note to Annal 263)</ref><ref>{{WJ|15}}, p. 240</ref> The Boromir referred to in the [[The Etymologies|''Etymologies'']] (cf. [[Boromir (Lord of Ladros)#Etymology|Boromir of Ladros: Etymology]]) is thus Borlach.<ref>{{LR|Index}}, p. 420 (compare references for "Boromir (1)" and "Boromir (2)")</ref><ref>[[Anders Stenström]], [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/16358 Message 16358 (July 20, 2002)] at [[Elfling]] (mailing list)</ref>
In the appendix of ''[[The Lost Road]]'' it states that Borlach (then called Boromir) was born in the year 145.<ref>{{LR|A1}}</ref>

{{references}}
[[Category:Characters in The Silmarillion]]
[[Category:Easterlings]]
[[Category:Sindarin names]]
[[Category:First Age characters]]

[[de:Borlach]]
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[[fr:encyclo:personnages:hommes:1a:orientaux:borlach]]

Bór

2020-06-12T22:06:41Z

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| pronun=
| othernames="the Faithful"
| titles=
| position=Chieftain of [[Easterlings#Easterlings of the First Age|Easterlings]]
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'''Bór the Faithful''' (died {{FA|472}}) was a leader of a tribe of [[Easterlings (First Age)|Easterlings]] during the [[First Age]].

== History ==
Bór's people came into [[Beleriand]] after the [[Dagor Bragollach]]. He and his sons [[Borlad]], [[Borlach]], and [[Borthand]] swore allegiance to [[Maedhros]] and [[Maglor]].<ref>{{S|18}}</ref> He was one of the few leaders of the Eastern Tribes of Men to remain faithful to the Eldar during the [[Nírnaeth Arnoediad]] (Battle of Unnumbered Tears). This loyalty came at the cost of his life. The elves, grateful for his loyalty, posthumously awarded him the title "Faithful".

==Other versions of the legendarium==
In the appendix of ''[[The Lost Road]]'' it states that Bór (then called Bor) was born in the year 120.<ref>{{LR|A1}}</ref>

== Etymology ==
The name ''Bór'' is [[Noldorin]], given by the Elves because of his loyalty to them.<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, root BOR-</ref>

== Genealogy ==
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[[Category:Characters in The Silmarillion]]
[[Category:Easterlings]]
[[Category:Sindarin names]]
[[Category:First Age characters]]

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Ulwarth

2020-06-12T22:04:25Z

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| caption=
| pronun=
| othernames=
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| position=
| location=Around the [[March of Maedhros]]
| affiliation=[[Morgoth]]
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'''Ulwarth''' was one of [[Ulfang|Ulfang the Black]]'s sons.

==History==
After entering Beleriand at [[Morgoth]]'s bidding, Ulfang and his sons joined the service of [[Caranthir]].<ref>{{S|18}}</ref> Their purpose was to eventually betray the Elves, which they did in the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]]. They turned against their allies, attacking them in the rear. Ulwarth was slain by the sons of [[Bór]], who had stayed loyal to the sons of [[Fëanor]].<ref>{{S|20}}</ref>

==Other versions of the legendarium==
In the appendix of ''[[The Lost Road]]'' it states that Ulwarth (then called Ulwar) was born in the year 130.<ref>{{LR|A1}}</ref>

==Etymology==
''Ulwarth'' was probably not his true name, as it seems to be [[Sindarin]] for "Ugly Betrayer": ''ul-'' ("ugly") and the [[Lenition|lenited]] form of ''gwarth'' ("betrayer").<ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=http://eldamo.org/content/words/word-1540871845.html|articlename=S. ''Ulwarth'' m.|dated=|website=Eldamo|accessed=21 December 2019}}</ref>

==Genealogy==
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{{references}}
[[Category:Characters in The Silmarillion]]
[[Category:Easterlings]]
[[Category:First Age characters]]
[[Category:Servants of Melkor]]

[[de:Ulwarth]]
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Ulfast

2020-06-12T22:02:16Z

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'''Ulfast''' was one of [[Ulfang|Ulfang the Black]]'s sons.

==History==
After entering Beleriand at [[Morgoth]]'s bidding, Ulfang and his sons joined the service of [[Caranthir]].<ref>{{S|18}}</ref> Their purpose was to eventually betray the Elves, which they did in the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]]. They turned against their allies, attacking them in the rear. Ulfast was slain by the sons of [[Bór]], who had stayed loyal to the sons of [[Fëanor]].<ref>{{S|20}}</ref>

==Other versions of the legendarium==
In the appendix of ''[[The Lost Road]]'' it states that Ulfast was born in the year 128.<ref>{{LR|A1}}</ref>

==Etymology==
''Ulfast'' was probably not his true name, as it seems to be [[Sindarin]] for "Ugly Shaggy Hair": ''ul-'' ("ugly") and ''fast'' ("shaggy hair").<ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=http://eldamo.org/content/words/word-827428763.html|articlename=S. ''Ulfast'' m.|dated=|website=Eldamo|accessed=21 December 2019}}</ref>

==Genealogy==
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{{familytree| | | | | ULG | | | | | |ULG=[[Ulfang]]''b. {{FA}}''}}
{{familytree| |,|-|-|-|+|-|-|-|.| | |}}
{{familytree| ULD | | ULF | | ULW | |ULD=[[Uldor]]''d. {{FA|472}}''|ULF='''ULFAST'''''d. {{FA|472}}''|ULW=[[Ulwarth]]''d. {{FA|472}}''}}
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{{references}}
[[Category:Characters in The Silmarillion]]
[[Category:Easterlings]]
[[Category:First Age characters]]
[[Category:Servants of Melkor]]

[[de:Ulfast]]
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Uldor

2020-06-12T22:00:40Z

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| image=[[File:Jenny Dolfen - For Maglor slew Uldor the Accursed.jpg|250px]]
| caption="For Maglor slew Uldor the Accursed" by [[Jenny Dolfen]]
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| othernames="the Accursed"
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'''Uldor the Accursed''' was one of [[Ulfang|Ulfang the Black]]'s sons.

==History==
After entering Beleriand at [[Morgoth]]'s bidding, Ulfang and his sons joined the service of [[Caranthir]].<ref>{{S|18}}</ref> Their purpose was to eventually betray the Elves, which they did in the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]]. First, he made sure to delay [[Maedhros]] and his army by giving false reports of enemy presence. During the battle itself, they turned against their allies, attacking them in the rear. Uldor was slain by [[Maglor]].<ref>{{S|20}}</ref>

==Other versions of the legendarium==
In the appendix of ''[[The Lost Road]]'' it states that Uldor was born in the year 125.<ref>{{LR|A1}}</ref>

==Etymology==
''Uldor'' was probably not his true name, as it seems to be [[Sindarin]] for "Ugly Lord": ''ul-'' ("ugly") and ''-dor'' ("lord").<ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=http://eldamo.org/content/words/word-75767951.html|articlename=S. ''Uldor'' m.|dated=|website=Eldamo|accessed=21 December 2019}}</ref>

==Genealogy==
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{{familytree| | | | | ULG | | | | | |ULG=[[Ulfang]]''b. {{FA}}''}}
{{familytree| |,|-|-|-|+|-|-|-|.| | |}}
{{familytree| ULD | | ULF | | ULW | |ULD='''ULDOR'''''d. {{FA|472}}''|ULF=[[Ulfast]]''d. {{FA|472}}''|ULW=[[Ulwarth]]''d. {{FA|472}}''}}
{{familytree/end}}

{{references}}
[[Category:Characters in The Silmarillion]]
[[Category:Easterlings]]
[[Category:First Age characters]]
[[Category:Servants of Melkor]]

[[de:Uldor]]
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Ulfang

2020-06-12T21:51:54Z

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| image=[[File:Liz Danforth - Ulfang.png|250px]]
| caption="Ulfang" by [[Liz Danforth]]
| pronun=
| othernames="Ulfang the Black"
| titles=
| position=Chieftain of [[Easterlings (First Age)|Easterlings]]
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'''Ulfang the Black''' was an [[Easterlings (First Age)|Easterling]] chieftain.

==History==
After entering Beleriand at [[Morgoth]]'s bidding, Ulfang and his sons [[Ulfast]], [[Ulwarth]], and [[Uldor]] joined the service of [[Caranthir]]. They were given lands to dwell in the north and south of the [[March of Maedhros]].<ref>{{S|18}}</ref> Ulfang was secretly in the employ of [[Morgoth]], and his sons betrayed the [[Eldar]] and [[Edain]] during the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]].<ref>{{S|20}}</ref>

==Other versions of the Legendarium==
It is unknown when Ulfang died or if he was alive or dead by the time of the Nirnaeth or still alive after. In the appendix of ''[[The Lost Road]]'' it states that Ulfand (earlier form of Ulfang) was born in the year 100, and died in 170. When comparing the dates with [[the Earliest Annals of Beleriand]] Ulfand died two years before the battle which started at 172.<ref>{{LR|A1}}</ref>

==Etymology==
''Ulfang'' was probably not his true name, as it seems to be [[Sindarin]] for "Ugly Beard": ''ul-'' ("ugly") and ''[[fang]]'' ("beard").<ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=http://eldamo.org/content/words/word-3776770693.html|articlename=S. ''Ulfang'' m.|dated=|website=Eldamo|accessed=21 December 2019}}</ref>

==Genealogy==
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{{familytree| | | | | ULG | | | | | |ULG='''ULFANG'''''b. {{FA}}''}}
{{familytree| |,|-|-|-|+|-|-|-|.| | |}}
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{{familytree/end}}

{{references}}
[[Category:Characters in The Silmarillion]]
[[Category:Easterlings]]
[[Category:First Age characters]]
[[Category:Servants of Melkor]]

[[de:Ulfang]]
[[fi:Ulfang]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hommes/1a/orientaux/ulfang]]

Talk:Morgoth

2020-06-12T21:26:50Z

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can we add the daniel govar picture of him please? {{unsigned|151.197.54.48}}

:Good idea. I've added Govar's illustration as well as a few others. Thanks for the input. --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 22:42, 8 September 2006 (EDT)

::no, hyarion i meant moving the daniel govar image to images of morgoth category.{{unsigned|70.20.238.224}}

:::Hm, then I guess I'm still confused, which image are you referring to? The image of Morgoth/Melkor by Govar currently in the article was uploaded after you posted that so you must have been referring to another image. I suppose we should merge Category:Images of Melkor and [[:Category:Images of Morgoth]], I'll do that now. Thanks again for your input. --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 12:19, 10 September 2006 (EDT)

== timo vihola picture ==

can someone add the timo vihola picture of him to the images of melkor category? {{unsigned|72.94.255.194}}
:Great suggestion, the image has been added. I have also moved all the Images of Melkor to [[:Category:Images of Morgoth|Images of Morgoth]] --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 14:49, 11 November 2006 (EST)

== elfenomeno images ==

can we add the elfenomeno images of him to the pictures of morgoth section?

:Thanks for your suggestion. Can you specify exactly which images you would like to see uploaded? If you like it might be easier to login and use the "Upload" link on the left so you could upload any images yourself. Thanks again for your input. --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 02:00, 16 December 2006 (EST)

== mikel janin image ==

can we add the mikel janin image of him to the images of morgoth section?

== Morgoth's lust?? ==

This is just a minor detail, but it struck me as pretty strange (and somewhat out of context) while reading this article. It says that Morgoth "lusted after Lúthien". Now, the Silmarillion simply says that he "conceived in his mind an evil lust" ("lust" doesn't have the modern sexual meaning in Tolkien's writings, it simply means a wish, ambition or desire). Compare the passage in the Book of Lost Tales: "his dark mind pondered some evil", and in the Quenta (The Shaping of Middle Earth): "he plotted foul evil within his heart". In my opinion, the sentence of the article is making too many assumptions here.{{Unsigned|95.22.115.34}}

:Good point. Feel free to change to a better wording. Thanks! --[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 19:02, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

== Recent Activity ==

It seems like this article has seen a great deal of increased activity lately. Much of it has either been irrelevant to Morgoth, misinformation, poorly written, and/or plainly false. I know everyone does what they can patrolling recent changes, but if some extra attention could be devoted to keeping an eye on this article for a bit, I'd appreciate it. I think it goes without saying this article is centric enough to the mythos that it should be of the upmost quality. Thanks. -[[User:Smog|Smog]] 06:24, 25 September 2014 (UTC)

:I think you've volunteered for that role! --{{User:Mith/sig}} 09:20, 25 September 2014 (UTC)

::I am already doing what I can (this is one of the pages on my watch list.), but I cannot always catch everything. Due to the high number of repeated incorrect edits, I often cannot simply revert the changes. I was asking for others to possibly help me keep an eye on it for awhile if they had time. I would never request assistance with something I wasn't already doing myself. -[[User:Smog|Smog]] 02:36, 26 September 2014 (UTC)

== Minions and allies ==

I'm kind of unsure about this section because it has many characters that appear only in earlier writings e.g. [[Lungorthin]] etc. and are not mentioned again, mixed in with other characters that also appeared earlier but remained in later iterations e.g. [[Glaurung]] etc.. [[Tevildo]] is the early conception of what would become the character [[Sauron]] but Sauron is also in the list so is it implying these two are wholly different characters? I think it would be just confusing for someone who has only read ''The Silmarillion'' and wondering where all these characters are in his/her book. Additionally older concepts should really be in its own section (ovotl) which the article lacks. Therefore I'm wondering if there should be some criteria for what to include in something like this. [[User:Gaetano|Gaetano]] 15:03, 8 June 2020 (UTC)

:As far as I recall, the 2017 ''Beren and Luthien'', edited by Christopher Tolkien (R.I.P.), established Tevildo as a character different than that of Sauron (Tevildo was the precursor of Thu/Tuvon, who evolved into Sauron) They also have their own separate articles here. If you think it's not good to mix characters from the early layouts of the ''Silmarillion'' with those of the finished book, perhaps we can make some sort of criteria to include only those from the final versions. --[[User:LordoftheEarth|LordoftheEarth]] 15:09, 8 June 2020 (UTC)

::I put a separation in the list that should help. [[User:Gaetano|Gaetano]] 15:12, 8 June 2020 (UTC)

== Infobox image tampering ==

Can we please come to a consensus on the infobox image - seeing that, recently, some [[User:LordoftheEarth|us]][[User:IvarTheBoneless|ers]] seem to just change it according to their own aesthetic sensibilities without any discussion? (This also applies to other articles, especially the one about [[Sauron]]). -- [[Special:Contributions/88.207.111.191|88.207.111.191]]

:Although I agree with your point, in 15 years of editing I've never heard an anonymous user raise this complaint before. --{{User:Mith/sig}} 20:41, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

::I really don't see the point of making an account, since I only frequent this site occasionally (my last bout of edits being about a month ago, adding some info from [[The History of The Hobbit]] - specifically about [[Dori]], [[Nori]], and [[Ori]], and the nature of their kinship). -- [[Special:Contributions/88.207.111.191|88.207.111.191]]

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Talk:Morgoth

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Gruir

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'''Gruir''' was a river in [[Tol Eressëa]], joining the [[Afros]] at the bridge of [[Tavrobel]].<ref>{{LT2|Index}}, ''Gruir'', p. 365</ref>

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Celebrant

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| name=Celebrant
| image=
| caption=
| pronun=
| othernames=''Silverlode''
| location=[[Rhovanion]]
| type=River
| description=
| regions=[[Dimrill Dale]], [[Lothlórien]]
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'''Celebrant''' (translated as '''Silverlode''') was a stream rising in the eastern [[Misty Mountains]] from the [[Mirrormere]] in the [[Dimrill Dale]]. It then ran through [[Lothlórien]] where it was met by the [[Nimrodel (river)|Nimrodel]] river, and emptied into the [[Anduin]].

==History==
In {{TA|2994}} an army of orcs came up the Silverlode and wiped out the colony of Dwarves dwelling in [[Moria]].<ref>{{FR|Bridge}}</ref>

Around [[November]] {{TA|3018}} [[Elladan]] and [[Elrohir]], sent by [[Elrond]] to a secret errand, passed down the Silverlode into a "strange country" and were the last to return to [[Rivendell]], in [[December]].<ref name=south/>

The [[Fellowship of the Ring]] followed this river when they travelled from Moria to Lothlórien.<ref name=south>{{FR|II3}}</ref>

==Etymology==
''Celebrant'' is a [[Sindarin]] name, consisting of ''[[celeb]]'', "silver" and ''[[rant]]'', "course".<ref name="S">{{S|Elements}}, entries ''celeb'' and ''rant''</ref>

The element ''lode'' in ''Silverlode'' means "course, water-channel".<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 775</ref>

These names were also a translation of ''[[Kibil-nâla]]'' in [[Khuzdul]], the language of [[Dwarves]]. An earlier name is also given as ''Zigilnâd''.<ref>{{HM|PM}}, p. 279</ref>

==See also==
*[[Field of Celebrant]]
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Carnen

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| name=Carnen
| image=
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| pronun=
| othernames=''Redwater''
| location=[[Rhovanion]]
| type=River
| description=
| regions=[[Iron Hills]]
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'''Carnen''' — [[Sindarin]] for '''Redwater''' — was a [[:Category:Rivers|river]] that flowed generally southward from the [[Iron Hills]] east of the [[Lonely Mountain]] until it met the [[River Running|Celduin]] about 250 [[Númenóreans|Númenórean]] miles to the south.<ref>{{UT|Map}}</ref> Its course lay in the boundary region between "The North" (the northwestern region of [[Middle-earth]]) and the vast "East" (the area called [[Rhûn]]).<ref>{{UT|Istari}}</ref>

Between the time when [[Thráin I]] founded the dwarf-kingdom in the Lonely Mountain (in {{TA|1999|n}}) and the arrival of [[Smaug]] (in {{TA|2770|n}}<ref>{{App|TA}}</ref>) the Northmen living between the Celduin and Carnen grew strong and repelled all eastern enemies.<ref>{{App|Durin}}</ref> This area became depopulated after the arrival of the dragon but again filled with Northmen after Smaug's demise. During the [[War of the Ring]] the northern host of [[Sauron]] crossed the Carnen and drove the forces of King [[Brand]] back to [[Dale]].<ref>{{App|Great}}</ref>

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Calenhir

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| image=
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| othernames=''Green River''
| location=[[Gondor]]
| type=River
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| regions=[[Pinnath Gelin]]
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'''Calenhir''' was a river in [[Gondor]] that flowed east from the [[Pinnath Gelin]] into the [[Morthond]]. Its name seems to mean "Green River" in [[Sindarin]] (from ''calen'' "green"<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''calen''</ref> and ''sir'' "river"<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''sȋr''</ref>).

On the "working map" that [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] used while writing ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' the river was drawn on the map but only named in the list of the "Rivers of Gondor".<ref>{{WR|3|XIV}}, West, p. 434</ref> This river did not appear in the maps of the published ''Lord of the Rings''<ref>{{FR|Map}}</ref> or the ''[[Unfinished Tales]]''<ref>{{UT|Map}}</ref> and therefore is non-canonical.

{{references}}
[[Category:Rivers]]
[[Category:Gondor]]

Calenhir

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{{location infobox
| name=Calenhir
| image=
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| othernames=''Green River''
| location=[[Gondor]]
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'''Calenhir''' was a river in [[Gondor]] that flowed east from the [[Pinnath Gelin]] into the [[Morthond]]. Its name seems to mean "Green River" in [[Sindarin]] (from ''calen'' "green"<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''calen''</ref> and ''sir'' "river"<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''sȋr''</ref>).

On the "working map" that [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] used while writing ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' the river was drawn on the map but only named in the list of the "Rivers of Gondor".<ref>{{WR|3|XIV}}, West, p. 434</ref> This river did not appear in the maps of the published ''Lord of the Rings''<ref>{{FR|Map}}</ref> or the ''[[Unfinished Tales]]''<ref>{{UT|Map}}</ref> and therefore is non-canonical.

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[[Category:Gondor]]

Bruinen

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{{location infobox
| name=Bruinen
| image=[[File:Rob Alexander - The Wizards River Horses.jpg|250px]]
| caption="The Wizards River Horses" by [[:Category:Images by Rob Alexander|Rob Alexander]]
| pronun=
| othernames=''Loudwater''
| location=[[Eriador]]
| type=River
| description=
| regions=[[Rhudaur]], [[Eregion]]
| towns=[[Rivendell]]
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'''Bruinen''' or '''Loudwater''' was a river in eastern [[Eriador]]. It began with two tributaries flowing from the western slopes of the [[Misty Mountains]], one of which came from the [[High Pass]] where [[Goblin-town]] existed. The Bruinen terminated when it joined the [[Mitheithel]] River. The southern arm of the Bruinen flowed through the deep valley where [[Elrond]] founded the refuge of [[Rivendell]]. The Bruinen had only one known ford, the [[Ford of Bruinen|Ford]] near Rivendell.<ref>{{FR|Map}}</ref>

The river formed the eastern border of the Kingdom of [[Arnor]] and later the petty-realm of [[Rhudaur]]. It also formed the northern border of [[Eregion]].<ref>{{App|Eriador}}</ref>

==History==
When [[Thorin]] and company went to reclaim [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]], they crossed the Bruinen after their adventure with the [[Trolls]], before they long paused at Rivendell.<ref>{{H|Rest}}</ref>

At the beginning of the [[War of the Ring]] [[Frodo Baggins]] was carried on [[Glorfindel]]'s horse towards the Ford of Bruinen, with the [[Nazgûl|Ringwraiths]] in hot pursuit. At the Ford Frodo, poisoned by a [[Morgul-wound]], made his stand, and defied the [[Witch-king|Lord of the Nazgûl]]. This lured the Ringwraiths into the Bruinen, and Elrond and [[Gandalf]] released a great flood, which took the form of horses made out of water due to Gandalf's magic. This flood killed the horses of the Ringwraiths and their physical forms, buying the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] some time.<ref>{{FR|I12}}</ref>

==Etymology==
Like most rivers in Eriador, the '''Bruinen''' had a Westron name, which Tolkien translated as '''Loudwater'''. [[Patrick H. Wynne]] linked the first element ''brui'' "noisy" to the second element of the word ''[[Ulumúri]]'', and several other [[Qenya]] and [[Gnomish|Goldogrin]] words with some connection to "great sound". The second element is ''[[nen]]'', "water".<ref>[http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lambengolmor/message/895 Editorial to Lambengolmor message 895]</ref>

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[[de:Bruinen]]
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Bruinen

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| name=Bruinen
| image=
| caption=
| pronun=
| othernames=''Loudwater''
| location=[[Eriador]]
| type=River
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'''Bruinen''' or '''Loudwater''' was a river in eastern [[Eriador]]. It began with two tributaries flowing from the western slopes of the [[Misty Mountains]], one of which came from the [[High Pass]] where [[Goblin-town]] existed. The Bruinen terminated when it joined the [[Mitheithel]] River. The southern arm of the Bruinen flowed through the deep valley where [[Elrond]] founded the refuge of [[Rivendell]]. The Bruinen had only one known ford, the [[Ford of Bruinen|Ford]] near Rivendell.<ref>{{FR|Map}}</ref>

The river formed the eastern border of the Kingdom of [[Arnor]] and later the petty-realm of [[Rhudaur]]. It also formed the northern border of [[Eregion]].<ref>{{App|Eriador}}</ref>

==History==
When [[Thorin]] and company went to reclaim [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]], they crossed the Bruinen after their adventure with the [[Trolls]], before they long paused at Rivendell.<ref>{{H|Rest}}</ref>

At the beginning of the [[War of the Ring]] [[Frodo Baggins]] was carried on [[Glorfindel]]'s horse towards the Ford of Bruinen, with the [[Nazgûl|Ringwraiths]] in hot pursuit. At the Ford Frodo, poisoned by a [[Morgul-wound]], made his stand, and defied the [[Witch-king|Lord of the Nazgûl]]. This lured the Ringwraiths into the Bruinen, and Elrond and [[Gandalf]] released a great flood, which took the form of horses made out of water due to Gandalf's magic. This flood killed the horses of the Ringwraiths and their physical forms, buying the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] some time.<ref>{{FR|I12}}</ref>

==Etymology==
Like most rivers in Eriador, the '''Bruinen''' had a Westron name, which Tolkien translated as '''Loudwater'''. [[Patrick H. Wynne]] linked the first element ''brui'' "noisy" to the second element of the word ''[[Ulumúri]]'', and several other [[Qenya]] and [[Gnomish|Goldogrin]] words with some connection to "great sound". The second element is ''[[nen]]'', "water".<ref>[http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lambengolmor/message/895 Editorial to Lambengolmor message 895]</ref>

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[[Category:Eriador]]
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[[de:Bruinen]]
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Bralda-hîm

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Branda-nîn

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Baranduin

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{{location infobox
| name=Baranduin
| image=[[File:Mariët Theune - The Brandywine ferry.jpg|250px]]
| caption="The Brandywine ferry" by [[:Category:Images by Mariët Theune|Mariët Theune]]
| pronun={{respell|ba|ran|doo-een}}
| othernames=''Brandywine'', ''Branda-nîn'', ''Bralda-hîm''
| location=[[Eriador]]
| type=River
| description=Long, golden-brown river
| regions=[[Buckland]], [[The Shire]], [[Arthedain]], [[Cardolan]], [[Minhiriath]]
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{{quote|And no wonder they're queer, ... if they live on the wrong side of the Brandywine River, and right agin the Old Forest. That's a dark bad place, if half the tales be true.|[[Daddy Twofoot]], ''[[A Long-expected Party]]''}}

The '''Baranduin''' was a river in [[Eriador]]. To the [[Hobbits]] of [[the Shire]], the '''Brandywine''' (as they called it) was the boundary between the known and unknown, and even those who lived in [[Buckland]] on the immediate opposite shore were considered "peculiar".

==History==
[[Elendil]]'s [[Arnorians|people]] dwelt about the course of the Baranduin.<ref>{{s|Rings}}</ref>

After the realm of [[Arnor]] was broken up in {{TA|861}}, the river south of the [[Brandywine Bridge]] served as part of the border between [[Arthedain]] and [[Cardolan]].<ref>{{App|A1iii}}</ref>

When [[the Shire]] was founded, the river was its eastern border. In {{TA|2340}} [[Gorhendad Oldbuck]] crossed the river and founded [[Brandy Hall]], and Baranduin now separated the [[Eastfarthing]] from [[Buckland]].

[[Primula Brandybuck|Primula]] and [[Drogo Baggins]], parents of [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], were lost along the river in a boating accident in {{TA|2980}}.

==Course==
Flowing out of [[Lake Evendim]] in northern [[Eriador]], the river flowed eastward for about 60 miles before turning generally southward; after about another 120 miles it flowed through the easternmost reaches of the Shire, forming that land's eastern border, except for [[Buckland]], which lies east of it. Its only major crossings in the Shire are the [[Brandywine Bridge]] (originally ''Bridge of Stonebows'') on the [[East Road]] and the [[Bucklebury Ferry]]. The [[Girdley Island]] is just above the Brandywine Bridge.

Skirting the [[Old Forest]] to the south, the river then looped south-westward, crossing an old road at [[Sarn Ford]] and flowed to the north of the depopulated region of [[Minhiriath]] before flowing into the [[Belegaer|Sea]] to the north of the forested region of [[Eryn Vorn]].

==Tributaries==
No tributares of the Baranduin are described except those near or in the Shire:
* [[The Water]] - central Shire, from the northwest
* The [[Stock-brook]] - arises in the Woody End
* River [[Shirebourn]] - rises in Green-Hill country, tributary is Thistle Brook
* [[Withywindle]] - from the Old Forest
* River [[Norbourn]] - in the [[Farthings|Northfarthing]]

==Etymology==
The name ''Baranduin'' was [[Sindarin]] for "golden-brown river", from ''[[baran (Sindarin)|baran]]'' and ''[[duin]]''.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, pp. 765-6</ref>

The [[Hobbits]] of the Shire originally gave it the punning name ''[[Branda-nîn]]'', meaning "border water" in original [[Hobbitish]] [[Westron]]. This was later punned again as ''[[Bralda-hîm]]'' meaning "heady ale" (referring to the colour of its water), which Tolkien renders into English as ''[[Brandywine]]''.<ref name="AppF">{{App|F2}}</ref>

The word ''Brandywine'' both resembles the original Elvish name ''Baranduin'', and provides the Hobbitish meaning adequately.

The word ''[[Wiktionary:brandywine|brandywine]]'' was actually the archaic English word for [[Wikipedia:brandy|brandy]] as imported from the Dutch ''[[Wiktionary:brandewijn|brandewijn]]''. [[David Salo]] noted that it represents a possible [[Old English]] *''baernedwin'', meaning "burned wine", which would resemble quite closely the original Elvish ''Baranduin'',<ref>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/121|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]}}</ref> making [[Hobbitish]] ''Brandywine'' a legitimate corruption of S. ''Baranduin''.

==See also==
* [[:Category:Images of Baranduin|Images of Baranduin]]

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Anduin

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{{Sources}}
{{disambig-two|the Great River of Middle-earth|chapter in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''|"[[The Great River]]"}}
{{location infobox
| name=Anduin
| image=[[File:Gianna Michele Kaye - The Great River Anduin.jpg|250px]]
| caption="The Great River Anduin" by [[:Category:Images by Gianna Michele Kaye|Gianna Michele Kaye]]
| pronun=
| othernames=''Great River (of Wilderland)'', ''Langflood''<ref>{{UT|Cirion}}, (ii) ''The Ride of Eorl''</ref>
| location=[[Middle-earth]], east of the [[Misty Mountains]] and the [[White Mountains]]
| type=River
| description=
| regions=[[North Undeep|North]] and [[South Undeep]]s, [[Nen Hithoel]], [[Sarn Gebir]], [[Rauros]], [[Nindalf|Wetwang]] Islands: [[Carrock]], [[Tol Brandir]], [[Cair Andros]]
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{{Pronounce|Sindarin - Anduin.mp3|Gilgamesh}}
{{quote|And it came to pass after many years of journeying in this manner that the [[Eldar]] took their course through a forest, and they came to a '''great river''', wider than any they had yet seen; and beyond it were [[Misty Mountains|mountains]] whose sharp horns seemed to pierce the realm of the stars.|''[[The Silmarillion]]''<ref>{{S|3}}</ref>}}
'''Anduin''' ([[Sindarin|S]], pron. {{IPA|[ˈanduɪn]}} as two syllables) was the river that crossed most of [[Middle-earth]] east of the [[Misty Mountains]]. Passing through many lands, it had received many names - '''Langflood''' by the ancestors of the [[Rohirrim]], the '''Great River of Wilderland''' in the [[Westron]] of [[Rivendell]] and [[the Shire]], and simply the '''Great River''' in [[Gondor]]. All these names are in recognition of the river's length.

It flowed from its source in the [[Grey Mountains|Grey]] and [[Misty Mountains]] to the [[Ethir Anduin]] in the [[Belegaer|Great Sea (Belegaer)]]. The river had perhaps a total run of 1,388 miles<ref>Estimation by [[Karen Wynn Fonstad]] in ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth|Atlas of Middle-earth]]''</ref> It was always the frontier of the west-lands of Middle-earth.<ref>{{S|3}}</ref>

==Source==
The Anduin began as two different streams near where the Misty Mountains met the Grey. These were called the [[Langwell]] and the [[Greylin]] by the [[Éothéod]] when they lived in the triangle of land formed by it. Their old capital [[Framsburg]] was built at the confluence of these streams where the Anduin proper began. The [[Langwell]] had its source in the Misty Mountains, close to [[Gundabad|Mount Gundabad]], and the [[Greylin]] began in the westernmost heights of the Grey Mountains.

==Course==
[[File:Ted Nasmith - The Argonath.jpg|thumb|left|[[Ted Nasmith]] - ''The Argonath'']]
The Anduin flowed parallel to the [[Misty Mountains]] in a [[Vales of Anduin|broad vale]] which formed the western part of [[Rhovanion]], lying between the mountains and [[Mirkwood]]. After passing [[Lothlórien]], the river and mountains parted company, and the river flowed through the [[Brown Lands]] via the [[North Undeep|North]] and [[South Undeep|South Undeeps]] until it flowed past the [[Emyn Muil]] and the [[Argonath]] and entered [[Nen Hithoel]] through [[Sarn Gebir]], a series of ferocious rapids. Thence it flowed over the Falls of [[Rauros]], and past the [[Mouths of Entwash]] and the marshes known as the [[Nindalf|Wetwang]]. It then passed between the [[White Mountains]] and the [[Ephel Dúath|Mountains of Shadow]] by the capital of [[Gondor]], [[Osgiliath]], before swinging past the harbour of [[Harlond in Gondor|Harlond]] close to the [[Rammas Echor]], south of [[Minas Tirith]]. It flowed through the port of [[Pelargir]], entering the Great Sea in the [[Bay of Belfalas]] in a broad delta known as the Mouths of Anduin.

===Tributaries===
[[File:Mark Poole - Anduin.jpg|thumb|left|Mark Poole - ''Anduin River'']]
In order from north to south: the [[Rhimdath]] (Rushdown), the [[Gladden River|Ninglor]] (Gladden) which joined at the marshes known as the [[Gladden Fields]], the [[Celebrant]] (Silverlode), the River [[Limlight]], the [[Entwash|Onodló]] (Entwash), the [[Morgulduin]], the [[Erui]], the [[Sirith]] and the [[Poros]]. The first five had their sources in the Misty Mountains, the Morgulduin and (presumably) the Poros in the Ephel Dúath on the border of [[Mordor]], and the rest in the White Mountains.

===Crossing Points===
The [[Old Forest Road]] which led from the [[High Pass]] into Mirkwood crossed the river at the Old Ford, to the south of [[Beorn's Halls]]. There used to be a bridge, this was fortified when [[Elendil]] crossed the river to [[War of the Last Alliance|go to war]] with [[Sauron]], but it had been destroyed by the late [[Third Age]]. The only other bridge was in [[Osgiliath]], but during the late Third Age, this was broken by forces of [[Mordor]]. The [[Ford of Carrock]] is mentioned during the [[War of the Ring]].

===Islands===
The principal islands appear to have been [[Cair Andros]], on the borders of [[Ithilien]] and [[Tol Brandir]] in Nen Hithoel. [[Carrock]], in the north was where the Eagles deposited [[Thorin and Company]]. There was also an eyot, where the [[Fellowship of the Ring|Fellowship]] rested during their travel between Lórien and [[Parth Galen]].

==Settlements==
During the [[Great March|March of the Elves]] in the [[Years of the Trees|Time of the Trees]], the [[Nandor]] left the [[Eldar|Eldarin]] host when faced with the great heights of the Misty Mountains, and lived in the [[Vales of Anduin]]. Some of those people later left and became the Green-elves of [[Ossiriand]], but Elves remained present even until the time of the War the Ring, strengthed by refugees from [[Beleriand]] (at the end of the [[First Age]]) and [[Eregion]] (during the [[Second Age|Second]]).

Settlements in the Vale of Anduin during the Third Age included the [[Éothéod]] city of [[Framsburg]], [[Rhosgobel]], [[Beorn]]'s Halls and the [[Stoors|Stoor]] settlements near the Gladden Fields. It was in the [[Gladden Fields]] in the northern reaches of Anduin that [[Isildur]] was slain in {{TA|2}} and [[the One Ring]] lost; and it was there, more than two millennia later, that [[Déagol]] found the Ring and [[Sméagol]] took it from him.

Once it had entered Gondor the river flowed past Osgiliath and Minas Tirith and then Pelargir, close to the sea. After the fall of Osgiliath the river effectively marks the eastern limit of Gondor's influence.

==Etymology==

''Anduin'' is a [[Sindarin]] name meaning "long river" or "great river", composed of ''[[and]]'' + ''[[duin]]''.<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 11</ref><ref>{{VT|48a}}, p. 23</ref>

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Afros and Gruir

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'''Afros''' was a river in [[Tol Eressëa]], joining the [[Gruir]] at the bridge of [[Tavrobel]].<ref>{{LT2|Index}}, ''Afros'', p. 353</ref>

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Gostir

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Gostir was the name of one of the [[Dragons]] of [[Morgoth]] about whom almost nothing is known.

==Biography==
Gostir was a dragon only known by name.<ref name=Etym>{{LR|Etymologies}}, [[Sundocarmë|Roots]] GOS-, GOTH-, and THĒ-</ref>

==Etymology==
'''Gostir''' means "dread glance" in Noldorin, from ''gost'' ("dread, terror") and ''thîr'' ("look, face, expression, countenance").<ref name=Etym/>

The older form of the name was '''Gorsthir'''.<ref name=Etym/>

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Gostir

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Woodhall

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{{location infobox
| name=Woodhall
| image=[[Image:Matěj Čadil - Woodhall.jpg|250px]]
| caption="Woodhall" by [[:Category:Images by Matěj Čadil|Matěj Čadil]]
| pronun=
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| location=[[The Shire]] ([[Eastfarthing]])
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'''Woodhall''' was a village in the [[Eastfarthing]] of [[the Shire]] within the woods of [[Woody End]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] and [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]] met [[Gildor|Gildor Inglorion]] and his people on the road near the Woody End above Woodhall,<ref>{{FR|I3}}</ref> and the three passed close by the village on the last stages of their journey to [[Bucklebury Ferry]].<ref>{{FR|I4}}</ref>

==Etymology==
According to [[David Salo]] the name means "hall in a wood", representing a possible [[Old English|Old Hobbitish]] ''Wuduheall''.<ref>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/121|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]}}</ref>

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[[de:Waldhof]]
[[fi:Metsähovi]]
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Willowbottom

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''' Willowbottom''' was a small village near [[Woody End]] in the [[Eastfarthing]] of [[the Shire]]. It stood on the banks of the stream called [[Thistle Brook]], just above the place where that stream flowed into the River [[Shirebourn]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref>

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[[de:Weidengrund]]
[[fr:encyclo/geographie/villes_tours_et_forteresses/comte/le_creux_aux_saules]]
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Whitwell

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'''Whitwell''' was a settlement in [[the Shire]].
__NOTOC__
==History==
Whitwell was located on the [[Green Hill Country|Green Hills]], not far from [[Tuckborough]].<ref group="note">In ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'' the name of this town was attached to an unnamed village west of [[Tookbank]] and south of [[Waymeet]].</ref> [[Thain]] [[Paladin Took II]], had a farm there.<ref>{{RK|MT}}</ref>

==Etymology==
''Whit'' is a shortening of "[[wikipedia:white|white]]", referring to the colour of the soil (presumably pertaining to [[wikipedia:chalk|chalk]] in the soil of the Green Hills).<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 779 (entry ''Whitfurrows'')</ref>

[[David Salo]] suggests that the name means "white spring", representing an [[Old English|Old Hobbitish]] ''Hwitwielle''.<ref>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/121|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]}}</ref>

==Inspiration==
[[Wikipedia:Whitwell|Whitwell]] is a real-life English place-name.<ref name="Nomen"/>

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[[de:Weißbrunn]]
[[fi:Valkkaivo]]
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Whitfurrows

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| name=Whitfurrows
| image=
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'''Whitfurrows''' was a village or small town that lay in the [[Eastfarthing]], on the [[East Road]] through [[the Shire]], approximately midway between [[Frogmorton]] (about ten miles to the west) and the [[Brandywine Bridge]] (a similar distance to the east). It lay at the western edge of the [[Bridgefields]] region of the [[Eastfarthing]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref>

Whitfurrows appear to have been a centre or staging-post of some kind for the [[Shirriffs]] during the [[War of the Ring]].

==Etymology==
[[David Salo]] suggests an etymology from possible [[Old English|Old Hobbitish]] ''Hwitfure'' meaning "white furrows".<ref>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/121|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]}}</ref>

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[[de:Weißfurchen]]
[[fi:Valkovakola]]
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Waymeet

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| name=Waymeet
| image=
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| pronun=
| othernames=''Waymoot''
| location=[[The Shire]] ([[Westfarthing]])
| type=Town
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| inhabitants=[[Hobbits]]
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| events=a staging point for [[Sharkey's Men]] which led to the [[Battle of Bywater]]
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'''Waymeet''' or '''Waymoot''' was a town in the [[Westfarthing]] of [[the Shire]]. The [[East Road]], the main road through the Shire, ran through the town on its way to [[Michel Delving]]. Two smaller roads also led to Waymeet: one from [[Little Delving]] to the north and one from [[Tookland]] and the [[Southfarthing]] beyond.<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> Where these roadways came together, a town had grown up, appropriately known as Waymeet.

==History==
In the [[War of the Ring]], the ruffians who took over the Shire had a staging post or barracks in Waymeet,<ref>{{RK|VI8}}</ref> and it was from here that [[Sharkey's Men]] set out for the [[Battle of Bywater]], in which they were soundly defeated by the [[Shire-hobbits]].

==Etymology==
The name refers to the village being at the meeting of three ways.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 778</ref>

The name ''Waymeet'' is a modernised spelling of the older form, [[Waymoot]], which was the spelling preferred by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] in early drafts of ''[[The Return of the King]]''. Though he ultimately modernised the name within the book itself, the map of the Shire in the prologue of ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]] '' was never corrected, and still carries the older spelling of the name.<ref name="RC">[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'', p. 660</ref>

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Undertowers

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| name=Undertowers
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| location=[[The Shire]] ([[Westmarch]])
| type=Dwelling
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| inhabitants=[[Hobbits]]
| created=during the [[Fourth Age]]
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The '''Undertowers''' was a dwelling of [[Hobbits]] in the [[Westmarch]] during the [[Fourth Age]]. It was located near the [[White Towers]].

It was at Undertowers that [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]]'s daughter [[Elanor Gardner]] settled with [[Fastred of Greenholm]] to found the [[Fairbairn Family]], the hereditary [[Warden of Westmarch|Wardens of Westmarch]].<ref>{{App|Later}}, {{SR|1455}}</ref> In time, the Fairbairns would become as influential as the [[Took Family|Tooks]] and [[Brandybuck Family|Brandybuck]]s in the history of [[the Shire]], and it was at Undertowers that they preserved the [[Red Book of Westmarch]], whose contents formed the ultimate basis for chronicles of the [[War of the Ring]] and the [[Elder Days]].<ref>{{FR|Records}}</ref>

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[[de:Untertürmen]]
[[fi:Alistorniainen]]

Tuckborough

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| name=Tuckborough
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'''Tuckborough''' was an old and important settlement in the [[Westfarthing]] of [[the Shire]], nestled in the [[Green Hill Country]]. A road connected Tuckborough with [[the Yale]] and [[Stock]] (with the [[Causeway]]) to the east.<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> It was the location of [[Great Smials]], the ancestral seat of the [[Took Family|Took clan]], the hereditary [[Thain]]s of the Shire.<ref>{{TT|III4}}</ref>

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[[de:Buckelstadt]]
[[fi:Tukinturku]]
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Tookbank

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{{location infobox
| name=Tookbank
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'''Tookbank''' was a small village in the [[Tookland]], in the [[Westfarthing]] of [[the Shire]], not far west of the larger township of [[Tuckborough]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref>

==Etymology==
[[David Salo]] suggests that the name represents a possible [[Old English|Old Hobbitish]] form ''Tucbanca'' meaning "slope of the [[Took]]s" (cf. ''river [[Wiktionary:bank#Etymology_2|bank]]'').<ref>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/121|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]}}</ref>

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[[de:Tukhang]]
[[fi:Tukinrinne]]

Tighfield

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'''Tighfield''' was a village or town located somewhere in [[the Shire]].<ref group=note>Tighfield's location is unknown as it is not included in the published map ''[[A Part of the Shire]]''.</ref> It was the home of several families, specifically [[Gamwich Family|Gamwich]] (later [[Gammidge Family|Gammidge]]) and [[Roper Family|Roper families]].

[[Wiseman Gamwich]] came to Tighfield about two hundred years before the [[War of the Ring]], and Wiseman's son [[Hob Gammidge]] is recorded as a roper, one of a long line of Tighfield rope-makers.<ref>{{PM|Trees}}, Table S2 ''Rise of the Family of Gardners of the Hill'', p. 115</ref>

Hob's son [[Hobson Gamgee|Hobson]], and in turn his son [[Andwise Roper|Andwise]], were said to have practised their craft in a [[Wikipedia:ropewalk|rope-walk]] (that is, a rope-maker's yard) for many years.<ref>{{TT|IV1}}</ref>

Hob's grandson was [[Gaffer Gamgee|Hamfast Gamgee]], Sam's father, who left Tighfield for [[Hobbiton]], to start a new life as a gardener.<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref>

==Etymology==
Tighfield's name is associated with the tradition of rope-making there and contains an old word for "rope" (see English "tie", whose spelling was assimilated to verb "tie"). It was the site of a rope-maker's yard, also called "rope-walk" because the ropes were stretched out in long lines over trestles at intervals.<ref name="Nomen"/>

[[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] notes the modern place-name elements ''tigh, teigh, tye, tey'' which are unrelated; they mean "an enclosed piece of land" and do not occur as the first element in a compound.<ref name="Nomen"/>

Tolkien also noted that the term "rope-walk" in the text has confused several of his translators, to the point of imagining rope bridges.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 777</ref>

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[[de:Reepfeld]]
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[[fi:Rossikenttä]]

Stock

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| name=Stock
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'''Stock''' was a town in the north of the [[Marish]], lying on the [[Stock-brook]] stream near to the banks of the River [[Brandywine]] and south of the [[Brandywine Bridge]] in the [[Eastfarthing]] of [[the Shire]]. Stock was the meeting point of the [[Causeway]], which traversed the town, and a road that led to [[Tuckborough]] to the west.<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> ''[[The Golden Perch]]'' in Stock was said to have the finest beer in the [[Eastfarthing]].

During [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo's]] journey to [[Buckland]], Frodo announced that he wished to straight across country to the [[Bucklebury Ferry]]. [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]] objected to the short cut, and mentioned the ''Golden Perch''. The hobbits avoided Stock in order to keep Pippin away from there and prevent their journey from being delayed.<ref>{{FR|I4}}</ref>

==Etymology==
The name possibly represents a modernization of [[Old English]] ''Stoc'' "place, outlying farm or hamlet".<ref>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/121|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]}}</ref>
==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]:'''

:In the Game Boy Advance version of [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]], it is possible to visit both Stock and the Golden Perch.

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Scary

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{{location infobox
| name=Scary
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| location=[[The Shire]] ([[Eastfarthing]])
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'''Scary''' was a small settlement that lay in the hilly region of caves and rock holes that formed the northern parts of the [[Eastfarthing]], which also gave its name to the surrounding [[Hills of Scary|stony hills]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref>

From among the rocky lands around Scary much of [[the Shire]]'s stone was quarried.

During the [[War of the Ring]], the Scary quarries were used by [[Ruffians|Sharkey's Men]] to store their loot, and after Sharkey was defeated, much of this was recovered by the [[Shire-hobbits]].<ref>{{RK|VI9}}</ref>

==Etymology==
[[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] notes that the name was meaningless in [[Hobbitish]] of the [[War of the Ring]]. However he notes that since it was in a rocky region and of a stone-quarry, it may be supposed to contain English dialectal ''scar'', "rocky cliff".<ref>{{HM|N}}, p. 775</ref>

Based on the above, [[David Salo]] has suggested that Scary represents a speculative [[Old English]] *''Skerig'' "precipitous (place)". Salo also noted that the form of this dialectal word, specifically the existence of sk-, reveals a [[Norse]] origin.<ref>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/121|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]}}</ref>

[[Tom Shippey]] suggests an etymology from Old English ''scearu'' "a boundary", marking the Shire's northern boundary; the retaining (or reversal) of /sk/ might reflect the peculiarity of [[Wikipedia:Northern English|Northern English]] (in such names as [[Wikipedia:Skipton|Skipton]], [[Wikipedia:Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]]).<ref>[[Jason Fisher]], ed., ''[[Tolkien and the Study of His Sources]]'', p. 11</ref>

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Rushey

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{{location infobox
| name=Rushey
| image=
| caption=
| pronun=
| othernames=''Rushy''
| location=[[The Shire]] ([[Eastfarthing]])
| type=Village
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'''Rushey''' was a small village south of the [[Marish]], in the [[Eastfarthing]] of [[the Shire]].<ref name=Part/> It was built on a relatively stable ground amidst the soggy fens of the Marish, hence the name.<ref name="Nomen"/> The [[Causeway]] traversed the village, connecting it to the villages of [[Stock]] to the north and [[Deephallow]] to the south.<ref name=Part>{{FR|Part}}</ref>

==Etymology==
The name means "Rush-isle". [[David Salo]] has suggested an [[Old English|Old Hobbitish]] etymology from *''Ryscieg''.<ref name=Salo>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/121|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]}}</ref> ''[[Wiktionary:ey#Old_Norse|-ey]]'' or ''-y'' in English place-names has the sense "small island", as seen in [[Girdley]].<ref name="Nomen"/>

It was called so as "''a 'hard' among the fens of the Marish''"<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 775</ref> forming an isolated "island" in the midst of the soggy ground; this nomenclature is also seen in the [[Wikipedia:Isle of Ely|Isle of Ely]].<ref name=Salo/>

The name is spelled as "Rushy" on [[A Part of the Shire]].<ref name=Part/><ref name=Salo/>

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Quarry

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| name=Quarry
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| location=[[The Shire]] ([[Eastfarthing]])
| type=Stone-quarry/Settlement
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'''Quarry''' was a location in the northern [[Eastfarthing]], to the south of the [[hills of Scary]] and between [[Scary]] and [[Brandywine]],<ref>{{FR|Part}}.</ref>

Quarry could have been simply a stone-quarry<ref>{{HM|N}}, s.v. Scary, p. 775</ref> but possibly it could also have been a small [[Hobbit]] settlement or a village<ref>[[Robert Foster]], ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'', entry "Quarry"</ref> as well.

==Etymology==
The word [[Wiktionary:quarry#Etymology 1|quarry]] is derived from Latin ''quarreria'' through French.

[[David Salo]] noted that the usage of a Latin-French word as a place-name is peculiar, in contrast to all other placenames which have [[Old English]] and/or [[Celtic]] etymologies; he suggests that the name perhaps represents a late [[Westron]] word, and not an original [[Hobbitish]] place-name.<ref>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/121|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]}}</ref>

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[[fi:Louhikko]]

Pincup

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| name=Pincup
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| location=[[The Shire]] ([[Southfarthing]])
| type=Village
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| inhabitants=[[Hobbits]]
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'''Pincup''' was a small village of [[the Shire]]. It lay in the northern corner of the [[Southfarthing]], some miles south of the [[Three-Farthing Stone]], in that hilly part of the Shire known as the [[Green Hill Country]]. It seems to have been built in the southern slopes of the [[Green Hills]], and was reached by only a single road, apparently leading from the larger settlement of [[Longbottom]] to the south.<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref>

==Etymology==
Concerning the origin of Pincup's name, the first element is ''pinnuc'' or ''pink'', finch or sparrow, and the second element is ''hop'', recess, retreat.<ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]], [[Christina Scull]] (2008), ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'', p. lix</ref>

Before the above publication, [[David Salo]] had suggested a derivation from a speculative [[Old English]] *''Pincopp'' "pine-hill", among other possibilities.<ref>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/121|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]}}</ref>

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Overhill

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| name=Overhill
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| othernames=''Northope''
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'''Overhill''' was a small village in the [[Westfarthing]], to the north of [[Hobbiton]] and [[Hobbiton Hill|The Hill]], marking the end of the short road that ran past [[Bag End]] and [[Bagshot Row]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> Though the [[Boffin Family]] was generally associated with [[The Yale]] in the [[Eastfarthing]] of [[the Shire]], there was at least one Boffin who lived in Overhill: an apparently well-to-do [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] who employed [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam's]] cousin [[Halfast Gamgee|Halfast]].<ref>{{FR|I2}}</ref>

==Other Versions of the Legendarium==
On the original map of the Shire, Overhill was named "Northope".<ref>{{PM|Trees}}, ''Boffin of the Yale''</ref>.

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Oatbarton

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'''Oatbarton''' was a town or village in the [[Northfarthing]] of [[the Shire]]. The [[Northway]] led from Oatbarton to the [[East Road]]. The exact location is unknown as the map "A Part of the Shire" does not show the town.<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref>

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Oatbarton

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'''Oatbarton''' was a town or village in the [[Northfarthing]] of [[the Shire]]. The [[Northway]] led from Oatbarton to the [[East Road]]. The exact location is unknown as the map "A Part of the Shire" does not show the town.<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref>

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[[fi:Kaurala]]

Nobottle

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'''Nobottle''' was a town in the [[Westfarthing]] of [[the Shire]], west of [[Needlehole]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref>

==Etymology==
[[David Salo]] suggests that the name represents a possible [[Old English|Old Hobbitish]] etymology *''Neowebotl'', therefore meaning "new dwelling".<ref>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/121|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]}}</ref>

''Bottle'' in an element in English place-names meaning "large dwelling".<ref name="Nomen"/> [[wikipedia:Nobottle|Nobottle]] is an actual place-name in [[wikipedia:Northamptonshire|Northamptonshire]], [[wikipedia:England|England]] (erroneously listed as being in [[wikipedia:Northumberland|Northumberland]]).<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 771</ref>

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Needlehole

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'''Needlehole''' was a town in the [[Westfarthing]] near the border of the [[Northfarthing]] in [[the Shire]]. [[The Water]] flowed through the town on its way south to [[Rushock Bog]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref>

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