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{{disambig-more|Westmarch|[[Westmarch (disambiguation)]]}} | {{disambig-more|Westmarch|[[Westmarch (disambiguation)]]}} | ||
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| name=Westmarch | |||
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| type=Hereditary clanship | |||
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| headofstate=[[Warden of Westmarch]] | |||
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| language=[[Hobbitish]] | |||
| location=Central [[Eriador]], between the [[Far Downs]] and the [[Tower Hills]] | |||
| populace=[[Hobbits]] | |||
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| formed= Formally incorporated as a sub-region of the Shire by King [[Elessar]] in {{FoA|32}} (S.R. 1452) | |||
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The '''Westmarch''' of [[the Shire]] was land that lay between the [[Far Downs]] and the [[Tower Hills]] in [[Eriador]], west of and originally outside of the Shire. The only known town in this new district was [[Undertowers]].<ref name="Later">{{App|Later}}</ref> | |||
==History== | |||
In {{FoA|32}} the Westmarch was gifted to the [[Shire-hobbits]] by King [[Aragorn|Aragorn II Elessar]].<ref name="Later"/> | |||
[[Category:Shire]] | At the request of Mayor [[Samwise Gamgee|Samwise]], [[Thain]] [[Peregrin Took|Peregrin I]] made [[Fastred of Greenholm]] the first [[Warden of Westmarch]] in {{FoA|35}}.<ref name="Later"/> | ||
The Warden kept the [[Red Book of Westmarch]] as an heirloom of the [[Fairbairn Family]]. It was long preserved at Undertowers and was the most important source for the history of the [[War of the Ring]].<ref>{{FR|Records}}</ref> | |||
{{References}} | |||
[[Category:Regions of the Shire]] | |||
[[de:Westmark]] | [[de:Westmark]] | ||
[[fi:Länsikaira]] | [[fi:Länsikaira]] | ||
Revision as of 06:02, 21 June 2011
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| Location | Central Eriador, between the Far Downs and the Tower Hills |
| People | |
| Language | Hobbitish |
The Westmarch of the Shire was land that lay between the Far Downs and the Tower Hills in Eriador, west of and originally outside of the Shire. The only known town in this new district was Undertowers.[1]
History
In Fo.A. 32 the Westmarch was gifted to the Shire-hobbits by King Aragorn II Elessar.[1]
At the request of Mayor Samwise, Thain Peregrin I made Fastred of Greenholm the first Warden of Westmarch in Fo.A. 35.[1]
The Warden kept the Red Book of Westmarch as an heirloom of the Fairbairn Family. It was long preserved at Undertowers and was the most important source for the history of the War of the Ring.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "Later Events Concerning the Members of the Fellowship of the Ring"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Note on the Shire Records"
