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'''Breredon''' (Briar Hill) was a little village in [[Buckland]] on rising ground behind the hythe, or small landing, on the north bank of the [[Withywindle]] in the narrow tongue between the south end of the [[High Hay]] and the [[Baranduin]] River.<ref>{{AB|Preface}}</ref> | | name=Breredon | ||
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'''Breredon''' (Briar Hill) was a little village in [[Buckland]] near [[Haysend]] on rising ground behind the hythe, or small landing, on the north bank of the [[Withywindle]] in the narrow tongue between the south end of the [[High Hay]] and the [[Baranduin]] River.<ref>{{AB|Preface}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
It has been suggested that ''Breredon'' is consisting of the elements ''brere'' ("[[wikipedia:Brier|briar]]") + ''-don'' ("down, hill").<ref>[[Andreas Möhn]], "[http://lalaith.vpsurf.de/Tolkien/Bombadil_in_the_Shire.html Bombadil in the Shire]" at [http://lalaith.vpsurf.de/M-earth.html Middle-earth Science Pages] (accessed 16 March 2011)</ref> | |||
This etymology would represent a possible [[Old English|Old Hobbitish]] form *''Braerdun'' "hill of briers".<ref>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=https://tolkienlistsearch.herokuapp.com/message/5e9c35b63ee6a6c41e9862d6|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names (1.21)|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]|accessed=20 March 2013}}</ref> | |||
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[[Category:Buckland]] | [[Category:Buckland]] | ||
[[Category:Cities, | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages]] | ||
[[de:Dornbühl]] | [[de:Dornbühl]] | ||
[[fi:Breredon]] | [[fi:Breredon]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:16, 23 September 2022
| Breredon | |
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| Village | |
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| Other names | Briar Hill |
| Location | Buckland; near Haysend on the north bank of the Withywindle |
| Type | Village |
| Inhabitants | Hobbits |
Breredon (Briar Hill) was a little village in Buckland near Haysend on rising ground behind the hythe, or small landing, on the north bank of the Withywindle in the narrow tongue between the south end of the High Hay and the Baranduin River.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
It has been suggested that Breredon is consisting of the elements brere ("briar") + -don ("down, hill").[2]
This etymology would represent a possible Old Hobbitish form *Braerdun "hill of briers".[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "Preface"
- ↑ Andreas Möhn, "Bombadil in the Shire" at Middle-earth Science Pages (accessed 16 March 2011)
- ↑ David Salo, "Hobbitish Place-names (1.21)" dated 23 November 1998, Elfling (accessed 20 March 2013)
