Northfarthing
| Northfarthing | |
|---|---|
| Physical Description | |
| Type | Region |
| Location | The Shire |
| Realms | The Shire |
| Inhabitants | Hobbits |
| General Information | |
| Events | Battle of Greenfields |
The Northfarthing was the cold northern farthing of the Shire. Its southernmost point lay about eleven miles north of the Three Farthing Stone[1] and along its northern border were the high North Moors.[2] When Frodo and Sam entered Ithilien for the first time the fresh and fragrant air of the region reminded them of the uplands of the Northfarthing.[3]
[edit] Geographic Features
Only a small corner of this farthing was included on the map called "A Part of the Shire" so only a few features of this section were shown: Bindbole Wood, an unnamed river that may have been the Norbourn, and the Northway Road that led to the town of Oatbarton.
A branch of the Took Family called the North-tooks lived in a town called Long Cleeve.[4] Given the reference to the north (when most Tooks lived in the Westfarthing), Long Cleeve was probably located in the Northfarthing.
[edit] History
The only notable historic event that ever occurred in the Northfarthing was the Battle of Greenfields (T.A. 2747).[5] It was the only battle fought with the boundaries of the Shire until the Battle of Bywater.
[edit] 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, "Prologue", "Concerning Hobbits"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Took of Great Smials"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"