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'''Gamwich''' was a village in [[the Shire]]. | '''Gamwich''' was a village in [[the Shire]]. | ||
The original home town of the [[Gammidge Family | The original home town of the [[Gammidge Family]] (later [[Gamgee]]) and source of [[Hamfast of Gamwich|Hamfast Gamwich]]'s chosen surname, the town was also known for its own rope-making.<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | |||
Gamwich is "translated" from [[Hobbitish]] ''[[Galabas]]''<ref>{{App|Translation}}</ref> | |||
==Location== | ==Location== | ||
In ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'', [[Karen Fonstad]] | In ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'', [[Karen Fonstad]] put its location near the borders of the [[Westfarthing]], but this is only speculation.<ref>[[Karen Fonstad]], ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'', Regional Maps, The Shire</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Cities, | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages of the Shire]] | ||
[[de:Gamwich]] | [[de:Gamwich]] | ||
[[fi:Gamvila]] | [[fi:Gamvila]] | ||
Revision as of 10:44, 31 January 2013
Gamwich was a village in the Shire.
The original home town of the Gammidge Family (later Gamgee) and source of Hamfast Gamwich's chosen surname, the town was also known for its own rope-making.[1]
Etymology
Gamwich is "translated" from Hobbitish Galabas[2]
Location
In The Atlas of Middle-earth, Karen Fonstad put its location near the borders of the Westfarthing, but this is only speculation.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "The Longfather-tree of Master Samwise"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "On Translation"
- ↑ Karen Fonstad, The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, The Shire
