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During the [[War of the Ring]], the Scary quarries were used by [[Sharkey's Men]] to store their loot, and after Sharkey was defeated, much of this was recovered by the [[Shire-hobbits]]. | During the [[War of the Ring]], the Scary quarries were used by [[Sharkey's Men]] to store their loot, and after Sharkey was defeated, much of this was recovered by the [[Shire-hobbits]]. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[[Tolkien]] notes that the name was meaningless in [[Hobbitish]] of the War of the Ring. However he notes that since it was in a rocky region and of a stone-quarry, it may be supposed to contain English dialectal ''scar'' | [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] notes that the name was meaningless in [[Hobbitish]] of the [[War of the Ring]]. However he notes that since it was in a rocky region and of a stone-quarry, it may be supposed to contain English dialectal ''scar'', "rocky cliff".<ref>{{HM|N}}, p. 775</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Cities, Towns and Villages]] | |||
[[Category:Cities, Towns and Villages of the Shire]] | |||
[[Category:Hills]] | [[Category:Hills]] | ||
[[de:Schären]] | [[de:Schären]] | ||
[[fi:Kivikko]] | [[fi:Kivikko]] | ||
Revision as of 16:40, 14 October 2010
Scary was a small settlement that lay in the hilly region of caves and rock holes that formed the northern parts of the Eastfarthing, which also gave its name to the surrounding stony hills.
From among the rocky lands around Scary much of the Shire's stone was quarried.
During the War of the Ring, the Scary quarries were used by Sharkey's Men to store their loot, and after Sharkey was defeated, much of this was recovered by the Shire-hobbits.
Etymology
Tolkien notes that the name was meaningless in Hobbitish of the War of the Ring. However he notes that since it was in a rocky region and of a stone-quarry, it may be supposed to contain English dialectal scar, "rocky cliff".[1]
