Of the Ordering of the Shire
Of the Ordering of the Shire is the third part of the Prologue to The Lord of the Rings.
Of the Ordering of the Shire describes the division of The Shire (North, South, East and Westfarthings; with Buckland and Westmarch), as well as the governing of The Shire (the Thain, the Mayor of Michel Delving and the Shirriffs).
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