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'''Oatbarton''' was a town in the [[Northfarthing]] of the [[Shire]], but its exact location is unknown. The [[Northway]] led from Oatbarton to the [[Great East Road]]
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'''Oatbarton''' was a town or village in the [[Northfarthing]] of [[the Shire]]. The [[Northway]] led from Oatbarton to the [[Great East Road]].
==Appendix==
Oatbarton does not appear in the map ''[[A Part of the Shire]]'' therefore its location is unknown.


[[Category:Shire]]
In [[The Atlas of Middle-earth]], Karen Fonstad misread the name, which appears in small letters on a map by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]. Her Atlas called the town "Oakbottom".
[[Category:Cities]]
 
==References==
* ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Map "A Part of the Shire"
* ''[[The History of The Hobbit|The History of The Hobbit: Return to Bag-End]]'' 
* ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'' by [[Karen Wynn Fonstad]]
 
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages of the Shire]]
 
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[[fi:Kaurala]]

Revision as of 11:42, 24 November 2012

Oatbarton
Town
General Information
LocationThe Northfarthing
TypeTown
RegionsThe Shire
InhabitantsHobbits
GalleryImages of Oatbarton

Oatbarton was a town or village in the Northfarthing of the Shire. The Northway led from Oatbarton to the Great East Road.

Appendix

Oatbarton does not appear in the map A Part of the Shire therefore its location is unknown.

In The Atlas of Middle-earth, Karen Fonstad misread the name, which appears in small letters on a map by Tolkien. Her Atlas called the town "Oakbottom".

References