The Northway was a road in the Shire. It is named as such only in the 1960 rewrite of The Hobbit, published in The History of The Hobbit: Return to Bag-End, so it may not be considered canonical.[1]
The road sprang from the East Road just west of Frogmorton, crossed the Water, and led to Oatbarton. A side-road branched off just before the Northway reached the Northfarthing and stretched to Dwaling and Brockenbores.[2] On the intersection stood an inn, the All-Welcome Inn.[1]
Portrayal in adaptations
2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- The Northway runs from Budgeford through Brockenborings and Oatbarton, ending in Dwaling.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, John D. Rateliff (ed.), The History of The Hobbit, Return to Bag-End, "The Fifth Phase", "Timelines and Itinerary", "i. Distances and Itinerary", p. 815
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Part of the Shire" map