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The chief village of [[Buckland]], lying in the shadow of [[Buck Hill]], seat of the [[Master of Buckland]], on the banks of the River [[Brandywine]].
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'''Bucklebury''' was the chief village of [[Buckland]], lying in the shadow of [[Buck Hill]], seat of the [[Master of Buckland]]. It was built about a mile east of the banks of the River [[Brandywine]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref>
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==Etymology==
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The name means Buck-burg, or Buck-town (''buck'' always means male goat or deer).
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[[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] notes that it's "Buck''le''bury" rather than plain "Buckbury" because the word is either an alteration of earlier ''Bucken-bury'' (Bucken being archaic plural) or a reduction of '''''Buckl'''and''.<ref name="nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 767</ref>
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[[Category:Buckland]]
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[[de:Bockenburg]]
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Latest revision as of 18:22, 13 June 2012

Bucklebury was the chief village of Buckland, lying in the shadow of Buck Hill, seat of the Master of Buckland. It was built about a mile east of the banks of the River Brandywine.[1]

[edit] Etymology

The name means Buck-burg, or Buck-town (buck always means male goat or deer).

Tolkien notes that it's "Bucklebury" rather than plain "Buckbury" because the word is either an alteration of earlier Bucken-bury (Bucken being archaic plural) or a reduction of Buckland.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Part of the Shire" map
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 767
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