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'''Quarry''' was | '''Quarry''' was a location in the northern [[Eastfarthing]], to the south of the [[hills of Scary]] and between [[Scary]] and [[Brandywine]],<ref>{{FR|Part}}.</ref> | ||
Quarry could have been simply a stone-quarry<ref>{{HM|N}}, s.v. <i>Scary</i>, p. 775</ref> but possibly it could also have been a small [[Hobbit]] settlement or a village<ref>[[Robert Foster]], ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'', entry "Quarry"</ref> as well. | |||
==Etymology== | |||
The word [[Wiktionary:quarry#Etymology 1|quarry]] is derived from Latin ''quarreria'' through French. | |||
[[David Salo]] noted that the usage of a Latin-French word as a place-name is peculiar, in contrast to all other placenames which have [[Old English]] and/or [[Celtic]] etymologies; he suggests that the name perhaps represents a late [[Westron]] word, and not an original [[Hobbitish]] place-name.<ref>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/121|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 12:46, 20 March 2013
Quarry was a location in the northern Eastfarthing, to the south of the hills of Scary and between Scary and Brandywine,[1]
Quarry could have been simply a stone-quarry[2] but possibly it could also have been a small Hobbit settlement or a village[3] as well.
Etymology
The word quarry is derived from Latin quarreria through French.
David Salo noted that the usage of a Latin-French word as a place-name is peculiar, in contrast to all other placenames which have Old English and/or Celtic etymologies; he suggests that the name perhaps represents a late Westron word, and not an original Hobbitish place-name.[4]
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, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, s.v. Scary, p. 775
- ↑ Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, entry "Quarry"
- ↑ David Salo, "Hobbitish Place-names" dated 23 November 1998, Elfling (accessed 19 April 2024)
