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| caption="The Pedlar of Medicines - Cottages and Cottagers near Hardbottle" by [[Kay Woollard]] | |||
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| type=Region | | type=Region | ||
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| inhabitants=[[Hobbits]] | | inhabitants=[[Hobbits]] | ||
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| events=[[Battle of Greenfields]] | | events=[[Battle of Greenfields]] | ||
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The '''Northfarthing''' was the cold northern [[Farthings|Farthing]] of [[the Shire]]. | The '''Northfarthing''' was the cold northern [[Farthings|Farthing]] of [[the Shire]]. | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
The Northfarthing is the only one of the four farthings that | The Northfarthing is the only one of the four farthings that does not end in the [[Three-Farthing Stone]]; its southernmost point lay about eleven miles north of it<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> and along its northern border were the high [[North Moors]].<ref>{{FR|Hobbits}}</ref> | ||
It had fresh and fragrant air; when [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] entered [[Ithilien]] for the first time, | It had fresh and fragrant air; when [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] entered [[Ithilien]] for the first time, the air of the region reminded them of the uplands of the Northfarthing.<ref>{{TT|IV4}}</ref> | ||
The North Moors was the only place in the Shire where heavy snow was common.<ref>{{FR|II3}}</ref> | The North Moors was the only place in the Shire where heavy snow was common.<ref>{{FR|II3}}</ref> | ||
===Geographic | ===Geographic features=== | ||
The farthing contains [[Bindbole Wood]], a river (perhaps the [[Norbourn]]), and the [[Northway]] Road that led to the town of [[Oatbarton]]. | The farthing contains [[Bindbole Wood]], a river (perhaps the [[Norbourn]]), and the [[Northway]] Road that led to the town of [[Oatbarton]]. | ||
Northfarthing was rocky, and settlements like [[Hardbottle]] were delved in or made from its stones.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 771</ref> | Northfarthing was rocky, and settlements like [[Hardbottle]] were delved in or made from its stones.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 771</ref> | ||
A branch of the [[Took Family]] called the [[North-took Family|North-tooks]] lived in a town called [[Long Cleeve]].<ref>{{App|Took}}</ref> | A branch of the [[Took Family]] called the [[North-took Family|North-tooks]] lived in a town called [[Long Cleeve]].<ref>{{App|Took}}</ref> Given the reference to the north (when most Tooks lived in the [[Westfarthing]]), Long Cleeve was probably located in the Northfarthing. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The only notable historic event that ever occurred in the Northfarthing was the [[Battle of Greenfields]] ({{TA|2747}}).<ref>{{App|TA}}</ref> | The only notable historic event that ever occurred in the Northfarthing was the [[Battle of Greenfields]] ({{TA|2747}}).<ref>{{App|TA}}</ref> It was the only battle fought with the boundaries of the Shire until the [[Battle of Bywater]]. | ||
Around the time of the [[War of the Ring]], [[Halfred Gamgee]] | Around the time of the [[War of the Ring]], [[Halfred Gamgee]] moved to Northfarthing.<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref> | ||
{{References}} | {{References}} | ||
[[Category:Regions of the Shire]] | [[Category:Regions of the Shire]] | ||
[[de:Nordviertel]] | [[de:Nordviertel]] | ||
[[fr:encyclo/geographie/regions/comte/quartier_nord]] | [[fr:encyclo/geographie/regions/comte/quartier_nord]] | ||
[[fi:Pohjoisneljännys]] | [[fi:Pohjoisneljännys]] |
Latest revision as of 17:47, 22 December 2022
Northfarthing | |
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Region | |
"The Pedlar of Medicines - Cottages and Cottagers near Hardbottle" by Kay Woollard | |
General Information | |
Location | The Shire |
Type | Region |
People and History | |
Inhabitants | Hobbits |
Events | Battle of Greenfields |
Gallery | Images of the Northfarthing |
The Northfarthing was the cold northern Farthing of the Shire.
Geography[edit | edit source]
The Northfarthing is the only one of the four farthings that does not end in the Three-Farthing Stone; its southernmost point lay about eleven miles north of it[1] and along its northern border were the high North Moors.[2]
It had fresh and fragrant air; when Frodo and Sam entered Ithilien for the first time, the air of the region reminded them of the uplands of the Northfarthing.[3]
The North Moors was the only place in the Shire where heavy snow was common.[4]
Geographic features[edit | edit source]
The farthing contains Bindbole Wood, a river (perhaps the Norbourn), and the Northway Road that led to the town of Oatbarton.
Northfarthing was rocky, and settlements like Hardbottle were delved in or made from its stones.[5]
A branch of the Took Family called the North-tooks lived in a town called Long Cleeve.[6] Given the reference to the north (when most Tooks lived in the Westfarthing), Long Cleeve was probably located in the Northfarthing.
History[edit | edit source]
The only notable historic event that ever occurred in the Northfarthing was the Battle of Greenfields (T.A. 2747).[7] It was the only battle fought with the boundaries of the Shire until the Battle of Bywater.
Around the time of the War of the Ring, Halfred Gamgee moved to Northfarthing.[8]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Part of the Shire" map
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Concerning Hobbits"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Ring Goes South"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 771
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Took of Great Smials"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "The Longfather-tree of Master Samwise"