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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== | ||
| + | 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"/> |
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| + | As [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] noted, ''up-'' is used in English place-names for river-side villages (as [[wikipedia:Upavon|Upavon]] in [[wikipedia:Wiltshire|Wiltshire]]), especially in contrast to larger places near its mouth (as [[wikipedia:Upwey, Dorset|Upwey]] above [[wikipedia:Weymouth, Dorset|Weymouth]]).<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 778</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Rohan]] | [[Category:Rohan]] | ||
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[[de:Hochborn]] | [[de:Hochborn]] | ||
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[[fi:Ylävuo]] | [[fi:Ylävuo]] | ||
| + | [[fr:encyclo/geographie/villes_tours_et_forteresses/rohan/upbourn]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:25, 13 June 2012
Upbourn was a hamlet located in Rohan, south of Edoras on the banks of the Snowbourn in the valley of Harrowdale.[1]
[edit] 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]