Old Words and Names in the Shire: Difference between revisions
From Tolkien Gateway
m (Bot Comment: Changing categories) |
m (Corrected typo) |
||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''''Old Words and Names in the Shire''''' was a short treatise written by [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry Brandybuck]] sometime after the [[War of the Ring]]. | '''''Old Words and Names in the Shire''''' was a short treatise written by [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry Brandybuck]] sometime after the [[War of the Ring]]. In this work Merry discussed the kinship with the language of the [[Rohirrim]] of such "shire-words" as ''[[mathom]]'' and old elements in place names. This treatise was kept in the library of [[Bucklebury]].<ref>{{FR|Records}}</ref> | ||
{{References}} | {{References}} | ||
[[Category:Books and documents within the legendarium]] | [[Category:Books and documents within the legendarium]] |
Revision as of 05:06, 6 December 2014
Old Words and Names in the Shire was a short treatise written by Merry Brandybuck sometime after the War of the Ring. In this work Merry discussed the kinship with the language of the Rohirrim of such "shire-words" as mathom and old elements in place names. This treatise was kept in the library of Bucklebury.[1]