Gamwich
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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> |
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| + | ==Etymology== | ||
| + | Gamwich is "translated" from [[Hobbitish]] ''[[Galabas]]''<ref>{{App|Translation}}</ref> | ||
==Location== | ==Location== | ||
| − | In ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'', [[Karen Fonstad]] put its location | + | 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> |
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
Latest 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]
[edit] Etymology
Gamwich is "translated" from Hobbitish Galabas[2]
[edit] Location
In The Atlas of Middle-earth, Karen Fonstad put its location near the borders of the Westfarthing, but this is only speculation.[3]
[edit] 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