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A town in the [[Shire]]. It was the home of [[Diamond of Long Cleeve|Diamond]], who married [[Peregrin Took]] eight years after his return from the [[War of the Ring]]. The name 'Cleeve' probably comes from the [[Old English]] word for a cliff or stony bank.  
'''Long Cleeve''' was a town in [[the Shire]].


Long Cleeve was the home of the [[North-Took Family|North-Tooks]], a distant branch of the [[Took Family]] who were descended from [[Bandobras Took|Bandobras]] the [[Bandobras Took|Bullroarer]]. This connection implies that it lay in the Shire's [[Northfarthing]], which in turns ties in with the likely meaning of its name (because much of the Northfarthing was rocky in nature), though none of this is stated specifically by [[Tolkien]] himself.
==History==
Long Cleeve was the home of the [[North-took Family|North-tooks]], a distant branch of the [[Took Family]] who were descended from [[Bandobras Took|Bandobras]] the [[Bandobras Took|Bullroarer]]. It was the home of [[Diamond of Long Cleeve|Diamond]], who married [[Peregrin Took]] eight years after his return from the [[War of the Ring]].<ref name="Took">{{App|Took}}</ref>


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==Etymology==
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The name "Cleeve" comes from the [[Old English]] word ''clif'', which means "cliff" or "hill".<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. lvii</ref>
 
This, and the name "North-Took" implies that it lay in [[Northfarthing]],<ref>{{HM|Guide}}, entry "Long Cleeve"</ref> much of which was rocky in nature (though none of this is stated specifically by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] himself).
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Long Cleeve was a town in the Shire.

History

Long Cleeve was the home of the North-tooks, a distant branch of the Took Family who were descended from Bandobras the Bullroarer. It was the home of Diamond, who married Peregrin Took eight years after his return from the War of the Ring.[1]

Etymology

The name "Cleeve" comes from the Old English word clif, which means "cliff" or "hill".[2]

This, and the name "North-Took" implies that it lay in Northfarthing,[3] much of which was rocky in nature (though none of this is stated specifically by Tolkien himself).

References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Took of Great Smials"
  2. ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. lvii
  3. ↑ Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, entry "Long Cleeve"
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