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'''Woody End''' was an upland wooded region of the [[Eastfarthing]] of [[the Shire]], lying between the [[Green Hill Country]] on the west and the [[Marish]] on the east. Its woods were the sources of the [[Stock-brook]] and the [[Thistle Brook]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> | '''Woody End''' was an upland wooded region of the [[Eastfarthing]] of [[the Shire]], lying between the [[Green Hill Country]] on the west and the [[Marish]] on the east. Its woods were the sources of the [[Stock-brook]] and the [[Thistle Brook]]. One the northern eaves of the region was [[Woodhall]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> | ||
On the evening of [[24 September]] {{TA|3018}}, [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]], and [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] met [[Gildor Inglorion]] and his party of wandering elves in the Woody End.<ref>{{FR|I3}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | |||
According to [[David Salo]] the name means "place at one end of a wood", representing a possible [[Old English|Old Hobbitish]] ''Wudig Ende''.<ref>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/121|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]|accessed=28 April 2013}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 21:29, 17 June 2020
Ted Nasmith - Elves in the Woody End
Woody End was an upland wooded region of the Eastfarthing of the Shire, lying between the Green Hill Country on the west and the Marish on the east. Its woods were the sources of the Stock-brook and the Thistle Brook. One the northern eaves of the region was Woodhall.[1]
On the evening of 24 September T.A. 3018, Frodo, Pippin, and Sam met Gildor Inglorion and his party of wandering elves in the Woody End.[2]
Etymology
According to David Salo the name means "place at one end of a wood", representing a possible Old Hobbitish Wudig Ende.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Part of the Shire" map
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Three is Company"
- ↑ David Salo, "Hobbitish Place-names" dated 23 November 1998, Elfling (accessed 28 April 2013)
