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| location=[[Southfarthing]], [[the Shire]] | |||
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'''Pincup''' was a small village of [[the Shire]]. It lay in the northern corner of the [[Southfarthing]], some miles south of the [[Three-Farthing Stone]], in that hilly part of the Shire known as the [[Green Hill Country]]. It seems to have been built in the southern slopes of the [[Green Hills]], and was reached by only a single road, apparently leading from the larger settlement of [[Longbottom]] to the south.<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | |||
Concerning the origin of Pincup's name, the first element is ''pinnuc'' or ''pink'', finch or sparrow, and the second element is ''hop'', recess, retreat. Tolkien had said that it emulates "a well-known pattern" of English place-names, "containing bird/animal name and ''hop''|.<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. lix</ref> | |||
Before the above publication, [[David Salo]] had suggested a derivation from a speculative [[Old English]] *''Pincopp'' "pine-hill", among other possibilities.<ref>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=https://tolkienlistsearch.herokuapp.com/message/5e9c35b63ee6a6c41e9862d6|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]|accessed=9 March 2013}}</ref> | |||
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[[Category:Cities, towns and villages of the Shire]] | |||
[[de:Felsmulde]] | |||
[[fi:Pinkkala]] | |||
[[fr:encyclo/geographie/villes_tours_et_forteresses/comte/pincup]] | |||
Latest revision as of 13:48, 13 February 2023
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| Location | Southfarthing, the Shire |
| Type | Village |
| Inhabitants | Hobbits |
Pincup was a small village of the Shire. It lay in the northern corner of the Southfarthing, some miles south of the Three-Farthing Stone, in that hilly part of the Shire known as the Green Hill Country. It seems to have been built in the southern slopes of the Green Hills, and was reached by only a single road, apparently leading from the larger settlement of Longbottom to the south.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Concerning the origin of Pincup's name, the first element is pinnuc or pink, finch or sparrow, and the second element is hop, recess, retreat. Tolkien had said that it emulates "a well-known pattern" of English place-names, "containing bird/animal name and hop|.[2]
Before the above publication, David Salo had suggested a derivation from a speculative Old English *Pincopp "pine-hill", among other possibilities.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Part of the Shire" map
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. lix
- ↑ David Salo, "Hobbitish Place-names" dated 23 November 1998, Elfling (accessed 9 March 2013)
