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The deep | The '''Deeping-coomb''' was a deep valley on the northern side of the [[White Mountains]] that led up to [[Helm's Deep]] and the castle of the [[Hornburg]].<ref>{{TT|Deep}}, p. 529</ref> | ||
The Deeping-coomb was a green valley whose grass covered slopes lapped the mounting hills.<ref>{{TT|Deep}}, p. 545</ref> Its mouth was five leagues (15 miles<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 421</ref>) from the [[Fords of Isen]].<ref>{{TT|Road}}, p. 548</ref> | |||
The Deeping-coomb was the site of an important battle, the [[Battle of the Hornburg]], during the [[War of the Ring]].<ref>{{TT|Palantir}}, p. 597</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | |||
The name has the sense the "deep valley belonging to the ''Deep''" to which it led.<ref>{{HM|N}}, entry '''Deeping Coomb''', p. 768</ref> | |||
A ''Coomb'' is a "deep valley", occurring frequently in English place-names in the forms ''-comb'', ''-cumb'', ''-combe'', etc.<ref>{{HM|N}}, entry '''Coomb''', p. 767</ref> | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[Combe]], a village of [[Bree]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:24, 1 April 2024
The Deeping-coomb was a deep valley on the northern side of the White Mountains that led up to Helm's Deep and the castle of the Hornburg.[1]
The Deeping-coomb was a green valley whose grass covered slopes lapped the mounting hills.[2] Its mouth was five leagues (15 miles[3]) from the Fords of Isen.[4]
The Deeping-coomb was the site of an important battle, the Battle of the Hornburg, during the War of the Ring.[5]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The name has the sense the "deep valley belonging to the Deep" to which it led.[6]
A Coomb is a "deep valley", occurring frequently in English place-names in the forms -comb, -cumb, -combe, etc.[7]
See also[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "Helm's Deep", p. 529
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "Helm's Deep", p. 545
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 421
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The Road to Isengard", p. 548
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The Palantír", p. 597
- ↑ 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, entry Deeping Coomb, p. 768
- ↑ 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, entry Coomb, p. 767
