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'''Stock''' was a town in the north of the [[Marish]], lying on the [[Stockbrook]] stream near to the banks of the River [[Brandywine]] in the [[Eastfarthing]] of [[the Shire]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> ''[[The Golden Perch]]'' in Stock was said to have the finest beer in the [[Eastfarthing]].
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'''Stock''' was a town in the north of the [[Marish]], lying on the [[Stock-brook]] stream near to the banks of the River [[Brandywine]] and south of the [[Brandywine Bridge]] in the [[Eastfarthing]] of [[the Shire]]. The [[Causeway]] traversed Stock, and above the town it branched to a road<ref group=note>The unnamed road is perhaps the [[Stock Road]]</ref> that led to [[Tuckborough]] to the west.<ref name=short>{{FR|I4|50}}</ref>{{rp|p. 88}}<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> ''[[The Golden Perch]]'' in Stock was said to have the finest beer in the [[Eastfarthing]]. The [[Puddifoot Family|Puddifoots]] of Stock were house-dwellers, as most folk of the Marish.<ref name=short/>{{rp|p. 92}}


During [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo's]] journey to [[Buckland]], Frodo announced that he wished to straight across country to the [[Bucklebury Ferry]]. [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]] objected to the short cut, and mentioned the ''Golden Perch''. The hobbits avoided Stock in order to keep Pippin away from there and prevent their journey from being delayed.
During [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo's]] journey to [[Buckland]], Frodo announced that he wished to straight across country to the [[Bucklebury Ferry]]. [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]] objected to the short cut, and mentioned the ''Golden Perch''. One more reason to avoid Stock was in order to keep Pippin away from there and prevent their journey from being delayed.<ref name=short/>{{rp|p. 88}}


In the Game Boy Advance version of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)]]'', it is possible to visit both Stock and the Golden Perch.
==Etymology==
The name possibly represents a modernization of [[Old English]] ''Stoc'' "place, outlying farm or hamlet".<ref>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=https://tolkienlistsearch.herokuapp.com/message/5e9c35b63ee6a6c41e9862d6|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]|accessed=20 March 2013}}</ref>


==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]:'''
:In the Game Boy Advance version of [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]], it is possible to visit both Stock and the Golden Perch.


'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Stock lies before the [[Brandywine Bridge]], welcoming the travelers to the ''[[The Golden Perch]]'' inn.
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Latest revision as of 20:15, 27 April 2023

Stock
Town
The Lord of the Rings Online - Stock.jpg
Stock in The Lord of the Rings Online
General Information
LocationEastfarthing, the Shire
TypeTown
InhabitantsHobbits
GalleryImages of Stock

Stock was a town in the north of the Marish, lying on the Stock-brook stream near to the banks of the River Brandywine and south of the Brandywine Bridge in the Eastfarthing of the Shire. The Causeway traversed Stock, and above the town it branched to a road[note 1] that led to Tuckborough to the west.[1]:p. 88[2] The Golden Perch in Stock was said to have the finest beer in the Eastfarthing. The Puddifoots of Stock were house-dwellers, as most folk of the Marish.[1]:p. 92

During Frodo's journey to Buckland, Frodo announced that he wished to straight across country to the Bucklebury Ferry. Pippin objected to the short cut, and mentioned the Golden Perch. One more reason to avoid Stock was in order to keep Pippin away from there and prevent their journey from being delayed.[1]:p. 88

Etymology[edit | edit source]

The name possibly represents a modernization of Old English Stoc "place, outlying farm or hamlet".[3]

Portrayal in adaptations[edit | edit source]

2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game):

In the Game Boy Advance version of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game), it is possible to visit both Stock and the Golden Perch.

2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:

Stock lies before the Brandywine Bridge, welcoming the travelers to the The Golden Perch inn.

Notes

  1. The unnamed road is perhaps the Stock Road

References