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'''Upbourn''' is a hamlet located in [[Rohan]], south of [[Edoras]] on the banks of the [[Snowbourn]] in the valley of [[Harrowdale]]. | '''Upbourn''' is a hamlet located in [[Rohan]], south of [[Edoras]] on the banks of the [[Snowbourn]] in the valley of [[Harrowdale]]. | ||
==Etymology== | |||
The name is a modernization of the [[Old English]] ''Upburnan''. | |||
It derives from the fact that the hamlet was some way "up" the river Snowbourn | |||
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).<ref>{{HM|N}}</ref> | |||
[[Category:Rohan]] | [[Category:Rohan]] | ||
[[Category:Cities, Towns and Villages]] | [[Category:Cities, Towns and Villages]] | ||
Revision as of 12:17, 14 October 2010
Upbourn is a hamlet located in Rohan, south of Edoras on the banks of the Snowbourn in the valley of Harrowdale.
Etymology
The name is a modernization of the Old English Upburnan.
It derives from the fact that the hamlet was some way "up" the river Snowbourn
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).[1]
