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The '''Shirebourn''' is a lesser river of [[the Shire]]'s [[Eastfarthing]]. Its source was in the uplands of the [[Green Hill Country]], from where it flowed south and then southeast. At [[Willowbottom]], it met the [[Thistle Brook]], and then flowed eastwards until the Shirebourn itself met the [[Brandywine]]. | |||
The Shirebourn flowed into the Brandywine beneath [[Deephallow]], and at its mouth formed the boggy region known as the [[Overbourn Marshes]], opposite the southern end of the [[High Hay]]. | The Shirebourn flowed into the Brandywine beneath [[Deephallow]], and at its mouth formed the boggy region known as the [[Overbourn Marshes]], opposite the southern end of the [[High Hay]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | |||
''Shirebourn'' means "Bright-stream". However, in most translations, it is translated "River of the Shire" instead.<ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]], [[Christina Scull]] (2008), ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'', p. lix</ref> | |||
[[David Salo]] suggested it represents a possible [[Old English|Old Hobbitish]] etymology *''Scirburna'' "River of the Shire".<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 13:04, 20 March 2013
The Shirebourn is a lesser river of the Shire's Eastfarthing. Its source was in the uplands of the Green Hill Country, from where it flowed south and then southeast. At Willowbottom, it met the Thistle Brook, and then flowed eastwards until the Shirebourn itself met the Brandywine.
The Shirebourn flowed into the Brandywine beneath Deephallow, and at its mouth formed the boggy region known as the Overbourn Marshes, opposite the southern end of the High Hay.[1]
Etymology
Shirebourn means "Bright-stream". However, in most translations, it is translated "River of the Shire" instead.[2]
David Salo suggested it represents a possible Old Hobbitish etymology *Scirburna "River of the Shire".[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, Christina Scull (2008), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. lix
- ↑ David Salo, "Hobbitish Place-names" dated 23 November 1998, Elfling (accessed 16 April 2024)
