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'''Combe''' was a village that lay in a deep valley on the eastern side of the [[Bree-hill]], between [[Archet]] to the north and [[Staddle]] to the south. The village took its name from its location: combe is an old word for a valley, and the same element appears in 'Deeping-coomb', a valley in the [[White Mountains]] far to the south of the [[Bree-land]]. | '''Combe''' was a village that lay in a deep valley on the eastern side of the [[Bree-hill]], between [[Archet]] to the north and [[Staddle]] to the south. The village took its name from its location: combe is an old word for a valley, and the same element appears in 'Deeping-coomb', a valley in the [[White Mountains]] far to the south of the [[Bree-land]]. | ||
==Etymology== | |||
[[Old English]] ''cumb'' means "hollow, valley", cognate to Welsh ''cwm''. | |||
== Portrayals in Adaptations == | == Portrayals in Adaptations == | ||
'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':''' | '''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':''' | ||
Revision as of 14:01, 5 July 2009
Combe was a village that lay in a deep valley on the eastern side of the Bree-hill, between Archet to the north and Staddle to the south. The village took its name from its location: combe is an old word for a valley, and the same element appears in 'Deeping-coomb', a valley in the White Mountains far to the south of the Bree-land.
Etymology
Old English cumb means "hollow, valley", cognate to Welsh cwm.
Portrayals in Adaptations
2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Combe is visted by the player during Stirrings in the Darkness. The village is commanded by Constable Underhill.
