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'''Greenholm''' was a town or village of the [[Hobbits]] on the [[Far Downs]], which originally lay on the western borders of | '''Greenholm''' was a town or village of the [[Hobbits]] on the [[Far Downs]], which originally lay on the western borders of [[the Shire]]. It was the home of [[Fastred of Greenholm|Fastred]], who married [[Samwise Gamgee]]'s daughter [[Elanor]], and with her founded the [[Fairbairn Family]]. King [[Aragorn|Aragorn II]] extended the Shire's borders westward to the [[Tower Hills]] in {{SR|1452}}, and ten years later Fastred and Elanor removed from Greenholm into the new [[Westmarch]] of the Shire.<ref>{{App|Later}}</ref> | ||
The name Greenholm is open to various interpretations, because the old word 'holm' has a number of possible meanings. It might possibly refer to a river-island, or even to the holly tree, but a much more likely explanation for the name, especially as it lay on the Far Downs, would be simply | ==Etymology== | ||
The name ''Greenholm'' is open to various interpretations, because the old word ''[[Wiktionary:hom|holm]]'' has a number of possible meanings. It might possibly refer to a river-island, or even to the holly tree, but a much more likely explanation for the name, especially as it lay on the Far Downs, would be simply "green hill".{{fact}} | |||
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Revision as of 19:21, 2 February 2013
Greenholm was a town or village of the Hobbits on the Far Downs, which originally lay on the western borders of the Shire. It was the home of Fastred, who married Samwise Gamgee's daughter Elanor, and with her founded the Fairbairn Family. King Aragorn II extended the Shire's borders westward to the Tower Hills in S.R. 1452, and ten years later Fastred and Elanor removed from Greenholm into the new Westmarch of the Shire.[1]
Etymology
The name Greenholm is open to various interpretations, because the old word holm has a number of possible meanings. It might possibly refer to a river-island, or even to the holly tree, but a much more likely explanation for the name, especially as it lay on the Far Downs, would be simply "green hill".[source?]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "Later Events Concerning the Members of the Fellowship of the Ring"
