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The '''Lone-lands''' was | The '''Lone-lands''' was an area in [[Eriador]], or may even have been synonymous with it. | ||
==History== | |||
Lone-lands was a name used by [[Hobbits]] (and possibly Men of [[Bree]]) for the wilderness west of Bree. Roads were considerably worse there than in the [[Shire]], and no-one dwelt there anymore by the end of the [[Third Age]]. There were many abandoned castles in the hilly region, which gave it a wicked look.<ref name="Mutton">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Hobbit]]'', "[[Roast Mutton]]", second edition</ref> | |||
==Lone-lands and Eriador== | |||
It is a subject of some debate whether the Lone-lands and Eriador are one and the same. Etymologies given for ''Eriador'' certainly suggest such a thing<ref name="vt42">Fredrik Ström, [[Carl F. Hostetter]] (ed.), "Letters to VT", ''[[Vinyar Tengwar]]'', [[Vinyar Tengwar 42|vol. 42]], July [[2001]], p. 4</ref><ref name="pe17">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "Words, Phrases and Passages in The Lord of the Rings" in [[Parma Eldalamberon]] (ed. Christopher Gilson), [[Parma Eldalamberon 17|vol. 17]], July [[2007]], p. 28</ref>, and the references to the Lone-lands were added in the second edition,<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Douglas Anderson]] (ed.), ''[[The Annotated Hobbit]]'', page 323, note 4</ref> after the name Eriador was introduced in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', "[[Strider (chapter)|Strider]]"</ref> The latter was spoken by [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]], and the former by [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]], so it is not inconceivable that they refer to the same land.<ref name="vt42"/> | |||
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[[Category:Eriador]] | [[Category:Eriador]] |
Revision as of 17:10, 2 November 2008
The Lone-lands was an area in Eriador, or may even have been synonymous with it.
History
Lone-lands was a name used by Hobbits (and possibly Men of Bree) for the wilderness west of Bree. Roads were considerably worse there than in the Shire, and no-one dwelt there anymore by the end of the Third Age. There were many abandoned castles in the hilly region, which gave it a wicked look.[1]
Lone-lands and Eriador
It is a subject of some debate whether the Lone-lands and Eriador are one and the same. Etymologies given for Eriador certainly suggest such a thing[2][3], and the references to the Lone-lands were added in the second edition,[4] after the name Eriador was introduced in The Fellowship of the Ring.[5] The latter was spoken by Aragorn, and the former by Bilbo, so it is not inconceivable that they refer to the same land.[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Roast Mutton", second edition
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fredrik Ström, Carl F. Hostetter (ed.), "Letters to VT", Vinyar Tengwar, vol. 42, July 2001, p. 4
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in The Lord of the Rings" in Parma Eldalamberon (ed. Christopher Gilson), vol. 17, July 2007, p. 28
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Douglas Anderson (ed.), The Annotated Hobbit, page 323, note 4
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Strider"