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'''Bindbole Wood''' was a small wood in the southern part of the [[Northfarthing]] in [[the Shire]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> | '''Bindbole Wood''' was a small wood in the southern part of the [[Northfarthing]] in [[the Shire]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name presumably contains ''bind'' and ''[[Wiktionary:bole#Etymology_1|bole]]'' "trunk of a tree".<ref name=etym>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl= | The name presumably contains ''bind'' and ''[[Wiktionary:bole#Etymology_1|bole]]'' "trunk of a tree".<ref name=etym>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=https://tolkienlistsearch.herokuapp.com/message/5e9c35b63ee6a6c41e9862d6|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names (1.21)|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]|accessed=9 October 2014}}</ref> In dutch it was translated (after Tolkien's suggestion) as ''Pakkebaal Bos''.<ref name=rc/> | ||
===Misspelling=== | ===Misspelling=== | ||
The name appears in the map of the Shire, but the letter ''o'' in the 1954 edition was not very clear; thus the name has been rendered '''Bindbale''' in many later maps (e.g. by [[Barbara Strachey]] and [[Karen Wynn Fonstad]]), and elsewhere, like in [[Robert Foster]]'s ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'' (s.v. ''Bindbale''). | The name appears in the map of the Shire, but the letter ''o'' in the 1954 edition was not very clear; thus the name has been rendered '''Bindbale''' in many later maps (e.g. by [[Barbara Strachey]] and [[Karen Wynn Fonstad]]), and elsewhere, like in [[Robert Foster]]'s ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'' (s.v. ''Bindbale''). | ||
Even Tolkien himself referred to ''Bindbale'' in a manuscript note when he was preparing the document later known as ''[[Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings|Nomenclature]]''.<ref name=rc>{{HM|RC}}, p. lvii</ref> | Even Tolkien himself referred to ''Bindbale'' in a manuscript note when he was preparing the document later known as ''[[Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings|Nomenclature]]''.<ref name=rc>{{HM|RC}}, p. lvii</ref> | ||
==Inspiration== | ==Inspiration== | ||
[[Christopher Tolkien]] would reminisce that there is an actual English place named "Bindbole Wood", being one of the real place-names borrowed while drawing ''[[A Part of the Shire]]'' map with his father. However this must be a [[Wikipedia:false memory|false memory]] as there is no trace of such a place, not even Christopher himself was able to find any information afterwards.<ref name=rc/> | [[Christopher Tolkien]] would reminisce that there is an actual English place named "Bindbole Wood", being one of the real place-names borrowed while drawing ''[[A Part of the Shire]]'' map with his father. However this must be a [[Wikipedia:false memory|false memory]] as there is no trace of such a place, not even Christopher himself was able to find any information afterwards.<ref name=rc/> | ||
Revision as of 07:05, 23 September 2022
Bindbole Wood was a small wood in the southern part of the Northfarthing in the Shire.[1]
Etymology
The name presumably contains bind and bole "trunk of a tree".[2] In dutch it was translated (after Tolkien's suggestion) as Pakkebaal Bos.[3]
Misspelling
The name appears in the map of the Shire, but the letter o in the 1954 edition was not very clear; thus the name has been rendered Bindbale in many later maps (e.g. by Barbara Strachey and Karen Wynn Fonstad), and elsewhere, like in Robert Foster's The Complete Guide to Middle-earth (s.v. Bindbale).
Even Tolkien himself referred to Bindbale in a manuscript note when he was preparing the document later known as Nomenclature.[3]
Inspiration
Christopher Tolkien would reminisce that there is an actual English place named "Bindbole Wood", being one of the real place-names borrowed while drawing A Part of the Shire map with his father. However this must be a false memory as there is no trace of such a place, not even Christopher himself was able to find any information afterwards.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Part of the Shire" map
- ↑ David Salo, "Hobbitish Place-names (1.21)" dated 23 November 1998, Elfling (accessed 9 October 2014)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. lvii
