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The '''Hobbiton Road''' was a road in | [[File:J.R.R. Tolkien - The Hill - Hobbiton-across-the-Water (Colored).jpg|thumb|''The Hill - Hobbiton-across-the-Water'' by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]]] | ||
The '''Hobbiton Road''' was a road in [[the Shire]]. It started in [[Bywater]] branching off the [[East Road]] and passed through [[Hobbiton]]<ref>[[A Part of the Shire]] map</ref>. It was lined with trees. | |||
During [[Sharkey]]'s occupations the trees were replaced by ugly houses. | During [[Sharkey]]'s occupations the trees were replaced by ugly houses. | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
The Road is mentioned in the narrative but it is not marked in ''[[A Part of the Shire]]'' and therefore it is not known which portion of which road is the Hobbiton Road. [[Robert Foster]] identifies this Road as passing through Hobbiton and then around [[the Hill]] and on to [[Overhill]]<ref>[[Robert Foster]], ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'', entry '''Hobbiton Road'''</ref>. The [[Encyclopedia of Arda]] identifies the road as "at least" the portion between Bywater and Hobbiton.<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/h/hobbitonroad.html|website=Encyclopedia of Arda}}</ref> | The Road is mentioned in the narrative but it is not marked in ''[[A Part of the Shire]]'' and therefore it is not known which portion of which road is the Hobbiton Road. [[Robert Foster]] identifies this Road as passing through Hobbiton and then around [[Hobbiton Hill|the Hill]] and on to [[Overhill]]<ref>[[Robert Foster]], ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'', entry '''Hobbiton Road'''</ref>. The [[Encyclopedia of Arda]] identifies the road as "at least" the portion between Bywater and Hobbiton.<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/h/hobbitonroad.html|website=Encyclopedia of Arda}}</ref> | ||
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[[Category:The Shire]][[Category:Roads and streets]] | [[Category:The Shire]][[Category:Roads and streets]] | ||
[[de:Hobbinger Straße]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:01, 1 November 2023
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The Hill - Hobbiton-across-the-Water by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbiton Road was a road in the Shire. It started in Bywater branching off the East Road and passed through Hobbiton[1]. It was lined with trees.
During Sharkey's occupations the trees were replaced by ugly houses.
Identification[edit | edit source]
The Road is mentioned in the narrative but it is not marked in A Part of the Shire and therefore it is not known which portion of which road is the Hobbiton Road. Robert Foster identifies this Road as passing through Hobbiton and then around the Hill and on to Overhill[2]. The Encyclopedia of Arda identifies the road as "at least" the portion between Bywater and Hobbiton.[3]
References
- ↑ A Part of the Shire map
- ↑ Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, entry Hobbiton Road
- ↑ "[1]", Encyclopedia of Arda (accessed 19 April 2024)
