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| − | '''Chetwood''' was the broad woodland that lay to the north and east of the [[Bree-hill]]. The village of [[Archet]] was built among the trees near its edge. | + | {{location |
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| + | | name=Chetwood | ||
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| + | | type=Forest | ||
| + | | location=Central [[Eriador]], just north and east of [[Bree]] | ||
| + | | inhabitants=[[Men]] | ||
| + | | realms=[[Arnor]]<br/>[[Arthedain]]<br/>[[Reunited Kingdom]] | ||
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| + | '''Chetwood''' was the broad woodland that lay to the north and east of the [[Bree-hill]], some forty miles east of the [[Shire]].<ref name="Hobbits">{{FR|Hobbits}}</ref> The village of [[Archet]] was built among the trees near its edge.<ref>{{FR|Sign}}</ref> | ||
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| + | Prior to the settlement of the Shire many Hobbits lived in Bree and in the Chetwood nearby.<ref name="Hobbits"/> When [[Aragorn|Strider]] led the four hobbits out of Bree they spent three days in the Chetwood before descending to the [[Midgewater Marshes]].<ref>{{FR|I11}}</ref> | ||
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
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| − | There is a Cheetwood in [[ | + | The element ''chet'' (also found in ''[[Archet#Etymology|Archet]]'') , meaning "wood", is said to be of [[Celtic]] origin.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 765</ref> |
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| + | There is a Cheetwood in [[Wikipedia:Lancashire|Lancashire]] and a [[Wikipedia:Chetwode|Chetwode]] in [[Wikipedia:Buckinghamshire|Buckinghamshire]], although it is unknown if Tolkien was inspired by these.{{fact}} | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[Category:Arnor]] | [[Category:Arnor]] | ||
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| Type | Forest |
| Location | Central Eriador, just north and east of Bree |
| Realms | Arnor Arthedain Reunited Kingdom |
| Inhabitants | Men |
Chetwood was the broad woodland that lay to the north and east of the Bree-hill, some forty miles east of the Shire.[1] The village of Archet was built among the trees near its edge.[2]
Prior to the settlement of the Shire many Hobbits lived in Bree and in the Chetwood nearby.[1] When Strider led the four hobbits out of Bree they spent three days in the Chetwood before descending to the Midgewater Marshes.[3]
[edit] Etymology
The element chet (also found in Archet) , meaning "wood", is said to be of Celtic origin.[4]
There is a Cheetwood in Lancashire and a Chetwode in Buckinghamshire, although it is unknown if Tolkien was inspired by these.[source?]
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Concerning Hobbits"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "At the Sign of the Prancing Pony"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Knife in the Dark"
- ↑ 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. 765