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''Yale'' is of course a well known surname derived from a [[Welsh]] place name.<ref name="Mathomium">[[Mark T. Hooker]], ''[[A Tolkienian Mathomium]]'', pp. 42-47</ref> This fits right in with Tolkien's comment to the Dutch Translator, [[Max Schuchart]], that there were "'Celtic' elements in [[Buckland]] and [[Eastfarthing|East-farthing]] names."<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 93</ref> The modern meaning is "fertile upland", based on the location of the best known ''Yale'', the [[wikipedia:commote|commote]] of Iaal in Powys, the traditional home of the kings of Powys.<ref name="Mathomium"/> | ''Yale'' is of course a well known surname derived from a [[Welsh]] place name.<ref name="Mathomium">[[Mark T. Hooker]], ''[[A Tolkienian Mathomium]]'', pp. 42-47</ref> This fits right in with Tolkien's comment to the Dutch Translator, [[Max Schuchart]], that there were "'[[Celtic]]' elements in [[Buckland]] and [[Eastfarthing|East-farthing]] names."<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 93</ref> The modern meaning is "fertile upland", based on the location of the best known ''Yale'', the [[wikipedia:commote|commote]] of Iaal in Powys, the traditional home of the kings of Powys.<ref name="Mathomium"/> | ||
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Revision as of 19:45, 27 October 2012
The Yale was a region of the Shire. The road that emerged from the Woody End descended into the lowlands of the Yale.[1]
History
The Yale was of old the home of the Boffins.[2] Their homes lay in the Eastfarthing, between the Bridgefields and the Marish.[3]
Etymology
Yale is of course a well known surname derived from a Welsh place name.[4] This fits right in with Tolkien's comment to the Dutch Translator, Max Schuchart, that there were "'Celtic' elements in Buckland and East-farthing names."[5] The modern meaning is "fertile upland", based on the location of the best known Yale, the commote of Iaal in Powys, the traditional home of the kings of Powys.[4]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Three is Company"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Boffin of the Yale"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Part of the Shire" map
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mark T. Hooker, A Tolkienian Mathomium, pp. 42-47
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 93
