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[[Image:Robert Goldsmith - The Trollshaws.jpg| | {{location | ||
| image=[[Image:Robert Goldsmith - The Trollshaws.jpg|250px]] | |||
| name=Trollshaws | |||
| type=Mountainous | |||
| location=Eastern [[Eriador]], north of the [[Rivendell]] | |||
| inhabitants=A few [[Trolls]], if any | |||
| realms=[[Arnor]] | |||
| description=A mountainous, and wild region | |||
| othernames= | |||
| etymology= | |||
| events=The [[Quest of Erebor]] | |||
| references=[[The Hobbit]], [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]], [[Appendix A]] | |||
|}} | |||
'''Trollshaws''' are the upland woods, consisting at least partly of [[Beeches|beech]] trees, that lay to the west of [[Rivendell]] between the Rivers [[Hoarwell]] and [[Loudwater]]. They were the haunt of [[Trolls]], three of which famously waylaid [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] and his companions during the [[Quest of Erebor]]. Years later, [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and his companions found them on the way to Rivendell, but the Trolls, from the distractions of Gandalf, had been turned to stone by the sun. On the hills of the Trollshaws were shallow caves, and on the top of some of the hills there were castles and towers that had been built by the [[Men]] of [[Rhudaur]]. | '''Trollshaws''' are the upland woods, consisting at least partly of [[Beeches|beech]] trees, that lay to the west of [[Rivendell]] between the Rivers [[Hoarwell]] and [[Loudwater]]. They were the haunt of [[Trolls]], three of which famously waylaid [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] and his companions during the [[Quest of Erebor]]. Years later, [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and his companions found them on the way to Rivendell, but the Trolls, from the distractions of Gandalf, had been turned to stone by the sun. On the hills of the Trollshaws were shallow caves, and on the top of some of the hills there were castles and towers that had been built by the [[Men]] of [[Rhudaur]]. | ||
It seems there were few if any Trolls that lived in the shaws by the late [[Third Age]]. They were probably driven back into the [[Ettenmoors]] (which was Troll country) to the | It seems there were few if any Trolls that lived in the shaws by the late [[Third Age]]. They were probably driven back into the [[Ettenmoors]] (which was Troll country) to the north, by the [[Dúnedain]] [[Rangers of the North|Rangers]] and the [[Elves]] of [[Rivendell]]. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Shaws is an archaic word meaning "thicket, wood". | Shaws is an archaic word meaning "thicket, wood". | ||
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[[Category:Forests]] | [[Category:Forests]] | ||
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[[Category:Regions]] | [[Category:Regions]] | ||
[[Category:Eriador]] | [[Category:Eriador]] | ||
Revision as of 18:13, 25 March 2011
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| General Information | |
| Location | Eastern Eriador, north of the Rivendell |
| Type | Mountainous |
| Description | A mountainous, and wild region |
| Regions | Arnor |
| People and History | |
| Inhabitants | A few Trolls, if any |
| Events | The Quest of Erebor |
Trollshaws are the upland woods, consisting at least partly of beech trees, that lay to the west of Rivendell between the Rivers Hoarwell and Loudwater. They were the haunt of Trolls, three of which famously waylaid Bilbo and his companions during the Quest of Erebor. Years later, Frodo and his companions found them on the way to Rivendell, but the Trolls, from the distractions of Gandalf, had been turned to stone by the sun. On the hills of the Trollshaws were shallow caves, and on the top of some of the hills there were castles and towers that had been built by the Men of Rhudaur.
It seems there were few if any Trolls that lived in the shaws by the late Third Age. They were probably driven back into the Ettenmoors (which was Troll country) to the north, by the Dúnedain Rangers and the Elves of Rivendell.
Etymology
Shaws is an archaic word meaning "thicket, wood".
The woods geographically belonged to where the ancient realm of Rhudaur used to be, and were perhaps named after it; Rhudaur means "troll-shaws" in Common Speech[1].
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson)
