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The '''Undertowers''' was a dwelling of [[Hobbits]] in the [[Westmarch]] during the [[Fourth Age]]. It was located near the [[White Towers]]. | |||
It was at Undertowers that [[Sam]]'s daughter [[Elanor]] settled with [[Fastred of Greenholm]] to found the [[Fairbairn Family]], the hereditary [[Warden of Westmarch|Wardens of Westmarch]]. In time, the Fairbairns would become as influential as the [[Took | It was at Undertowers that [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]]'s daughter [[Elanor Gardner]] settled with [[Fastred of Greenholm]] to found the [[Fairbairn Family]], the hereditary [[Warden of Westmarch|Wardens of Westmarch]].<ref>{{App|Later}}, {{SR|1455}}</ref> In time, the Fairbairns would become as influential as the [[Took Family|Tooks]] and [[Brandybuck Family|Brandybuck]]s in the history of [[the Shire]], and it was at Undertowers that they preserved the [[Red Book of Westmarch]], whose contents formed the ultimate basis for chronicles of the [[War of the Ring]] and the [[Elder Days]].<ref>{{FR|Records}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 06:33, 16 December 2014
The Undertowers was a dwelling of Hobbits in the Westmarch during the Fourth Age. It was located near the White Towers.
It was at Undertowers that Sam's daughter Elanor Gardner settled with Fastred of Greenholm to found the Fairbairn Family, the hereditary Wardens of Westmarch.[1] In time, the Fairbairns would become as influential as the Tooks and Brandybucks in the history of the Shire, and it was at Undertowers that they preserved the Red Book of Westmarch, whose contents formed the ultimate basis for chronicles of the War of the Ring and the Elder Days.[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "Later Events Concerning the Members of the Fellowship of the Ring", S.R. 1455
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Note on the Shire Records"
