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'''Archet''' was the most remote of the settlements of the [[Bree-land]], set among the trees on the edge of the [[Chetwood]], somewhat to the east of [[Bree]] itself. A few [[hobbits]] lived there, but the inhabitants were predominantly [[Big Folk]].
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'''Archet''' was the most remote of the settlements of the [[Bree-land]], set among the trees on the northern edge of the [[Chetwood]], somewhat to the east of [[Bree]] itself.<ref>{{FR|I9}}</ref> A few [[hobbits]] lived there, but the inhabitants were predominantly [[Big Folk]].
 
When the hobbits and [[Gandalf]] returned to Bree after their journey south, [[Barliman Butterbur]] told them of the fight within Bree in which some Bree-landers were killed.  After the fight the robbers took to hiding in the woods beyond Archet.<ref>{{RK|VI7}}</ref>
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
Archet means "wood edge" or "High-wood". ''Chet'' is a British word meaning "Forest, wood", related to [[Celtic]]. British ''ard'' means "high"


The name ''Archet'' is said to be an "English place-name of [[Celtic]] origin", sharing the element ''chet'' "wood" with ''[[Chetwood#Etymology|Chetwood]]''.<ref>{{HM|N}}, p. 765</ref> [[Mark T. Hooker]] has suggested that the element ''[[Wiktionary:ar-#Old_Irish|Ar-]]'' is a prefix meaning "nearby", found in several [[Welsh]] place-names. The meaning of ''Archet'' would thus be "near the woods", which Hooker notes describes its geographic position "''on the edge of the Chetwood''".<ref>[[Mark T. Hooker]], ''[[A Tolkienian Mathomium]]'', p. 8</ref>
Its form suggests a natural evolution of a Celtic word borrowed in the [[Old English]] times as ''Arcet'', to the modern English.<ref name=etym/>
''Archet'' is equivalent to the real-life [[Welsh]] name ''[[Wikipedia:Argoed|Argoed]]'', with the same meaning "By the woods".<ref name=etym>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/121|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]|accessed=9 October 2014}}</ref>
== Portrayals in Adaptations ==
== Portrayals in Adaptations ==
'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Archet is the settlement players start at if they are the race of Man. During the [[Introduction (Shadows of Angmar)|introduction]] of the ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar|Shadows of Angmar]]'' it comes under attack by [[Blackwold]] brigands who burn many of the homes to the ground. The settlement is commanded by [[Jon Brackenbrook|Captain Brackenbrook]].
:Archet is the settlement players start at if they are Hobbits or of the Race of Man. During the Introduction of the ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar|Shadows of Angmar]]'' it comes under attack by [[Blackwolds|Blackwold]] brigands who burn many of the homes to the ground. The settlement is commanded by Captain Brackenbrook, a retired sell-sword, but command passes on to his son, [[Jon Brackenbrook]], when his father is killed in the attack.
 
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Archet
Town
The Lord of the Rings Online - Archet map.jpg
Map of Archet from The Lord of the Rings Online
General Information
LocationCentral Eriador, to the east of Bree in Bree-land
TypeTown
InhabitantsMen, Hobbits

Archet was the most remote of the settlements of the Bree-land, set among the trees on the northern edge of the Chetwood, somewhat to the east of Bree itself.[1] A few hobbits lived there, but the inhabitants were predominantly Big Folk.

When the hobbits and Gandalf returned to Bree after their journey south, Barliman Butterbur told them of the fight within Bree in which some Bree-landers were killed. After the fight the robbers took to hiding in the woods beyond Archet.[2]

Etymology

The name Archet is said to be an "English place-name of Celtic origin", sharing the element chet "wood" with Chetwood.[3] Mark T. Hooker has suggested that the element Ar- is a prefix meaning "nearby", found in several Welsh place-names. The meaning of Archet would thus be "near the woods", which Hooker notes describes its geographic position "on the edge of the Chetwood".[4]

Its form suggests a natural evolution of a Celtic word borrowed in the Old English times as Arcet, to the modern English.[5]

Archet is equivalent to the real-life Welsh name Argoed, with the same meaning "By the woods".[5]

Portrayals in Adaptations

2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:

Archet is the settlement players start at if they are Hobbits or of the Race of Man. During the Introduction of the Shadows of Angmar it comes under attack by Blackwold brigands who burn many of the homes to the ground. The settlement is commanded by Captain Brackenbrook, a retired sell-sword, but command passes on to his son, Jon Brackenbrook, when his father is killed in the attack.

References