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'''Upbourn''' | '''Upbourn''' was a hamlet located in [[Rohan]], south of [[Edoras]] on the banks of the [[Snowbourn]] in the valley of [[Harrowdale]].<ref>{{RK|Muster}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name is a modernisation of the [[Old English]] ''Upburnan'' as would represent [[Rohirric]]. <ref name="Nomen"/> | The name is a modernisation of the [[Old English]] ''Upburnan'' as would represent [[Rohirric]].<ref name="Nomen"/> | ||
It derives from the fact that the hamlet was some way "up" the river Snowbourn.<ref name="Nomen"/> | It derives from the fact that the hamlet was some way "up" the river Snowbourn.<ref name="Nomen"/> | ||
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Upbourn was a hamlet located in Rohan, south of Edoras on the banks of the Snowbourn in the valley of Harrowdale.[1]
Etymology
The name is a modernisation of the Old English Upburnan as would represent Rohirric.[2]
It derives from the fact that the hamlet was some way "up" the river Snowbourn.[2]
As Tolkien noted, up- is used in English place-names for river-side villages (as Upavon in Wiltshire), especially in contrast to larger places near its mouth (as Upwey above Weymouth).[2]
