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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]].  
'''Oatbarton''' was a town or village in the [[Northfarthing]] of [[the Shire]]. The [[Northway]] led from Oatbarton to the [[Great East Road]]. The exact location is unknown as the map "A Part of the Shire" does not show the town.<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref>
==Appendix==
   
Oatbarton does not appear in the map ''[[A Part of the Shire]]'' therefore its location is unknown.
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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".
 
==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]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages of the Shire]]
[[de:Hafergut]]
[[de:Hafergut]]
[[fi:Kaurala]]
[[fi:Kaurala]]

Revision as of 07:05, 3 December 2014

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. The exact location is unknown as the map "A Part of the Shire" does not show the town.[1]

References