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'''Budgeford''' was a settlement in the eastern part of [[the Shire]], so close to the [[Brandywine Bridge]] that it fell in the district known as [[Bridgefields]]. It lay on the tributary of the [[Brandywine]] known simply as the Water. The town of Budgeford was the seat of the [[Bolger Family|Bolgers]], an important family among the Shire-hobbits.<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref>
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'''Budgeford''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] settlement in the [[Eastfarthing|eastern part]] of [[the Shire]], so close to the [[Brandywine Bridge]] that it fell in the district known as [[Bridgefields]]. It lay on the tributary of the [[Brandywine]] known simply as [[the Water]], north of [[Whitfurrows]]. The town of Budgeford was the seat of the [[Bolger Family|Bolgers]], an important family among the [[Shire-hobbits]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref>
 
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The 'ford' in its name apparently derives from a ford across this stream.
The 'ford' in its name apparently derives from a ford across this stream. On the [[A Part of the Shire|Shire Map]] the name is written '''Budge Ford''', perhaps denoting especially the ford.


''Budge-'' was an obscure [[Hobbitish]] element of no clear meaning in [[Westron]], believed to be connected to ''bulge'' and [[Bolgers]].<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 767</ref>
''Budge-'' was an obscure [[Hobbitish]] element of no clear meaning in [[Westron]], believed to be connected to ''bulge'' and [[Bolgers]].<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 767</ref> Based on this, [[David Salo]] has suggested that the name represents a possible [[Old English|Old Hobbitish]] form *''Bolgraford'' "Ford of the Bolgers".<ref>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=https://tolkienlistsearch.herokuapp.com/message/5e9c35b63ee6a6c41e9862d6|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names (1.21)|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]|accessed=2022-09-23}}</ref>
 
==Portrayal in adaptations==
[[File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Budgeford.jpg|thumb|left|Budgeford in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'']]
'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Budgeford lies directly on the Water is a major farming community.


N.B. in the [[A Part of the Shire|Shire Map]] the name is written <b>Budge Ford</b>, perhaps denoting especially the ford.
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[[Category:Cities, Towns and Villages of the Shire]]
 
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages of the Shire]]


[[de:Balgfurt]]
[[de:Balgfurt]]
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[[fi:Bolgin kahlaamo]]

Latest revision as of 20:17, 27 April 2023

Budgeford
Town
Matěj Čadil - Budgeford.jpg
"Budgeford" by Matěj Čadil
General Information
LocationEastfarthing, the Shire
TypeTown
InhabitantsHobbits
GalleryImages of Budgeford

Budgeford was a Hobbit settlement in the eastern part of the Shire, so close to the Brandywine Bridge that it fell in the district known as Bridgefields. It lay on the tributary of the Brandywine known simply as the Water, north of Whitfurrows. The town of Budgeford was the seat of the Bolgers, an important family among the Shire-hobbits.[1]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

The 'ford' in its name apparently derives from a ford across this stream. On the Shire Map the name is written Budge Ford, perhaps denoting especially the ford.

Budge- was an obscure Hobbitish element of no clear meaning in Westron, believed to be connected to bulge and Bolgers.[2] Based on this, David Salo has suggested that the name represents a possible Old Hobbitish form *Bolgraford "Ford of the Bolgers".[3]

Portrayal in adaptations[edit | edit source]

2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:

Budgeford lies directly on the Water is a major farming community.

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