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Shire (Middle-earth) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia According to Tolkien, the Shire measured 40 leagues (222 km, 120 Númenórean miles) from the Far Downs in the west to the Brandywine Bridge in the east, and 50 leagues (278 km, 150 miles) from the northern moors to the marshes in the south. The industrialization of the Shire was based on Tolkien's witnessing of the extension of the Industrial Revolution to rural Warwickshire during his youth, and especially the deleterious consequences thereof. The Shire is a fictional region of J. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shire_(Middle-earth)   (1196 words)

The Shire The Shire was a peaceful and bountiful land in Eriador in northwestern Middle-earth. In 1975, according to Shire records, the Hobbits sent a company of archers to the Battle of Fornost, where the Witch-king of Angmar was defeated and driven from the north. The Shire was 40 leagues (120 miles) across from the Far Downs on its western edge to the Brandywine River on the east. www.tuckborough.net /shire.html   (2299 words)

Middle-earth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tolkien insisted that Middle-earth is (part of) our Earth in several of his letters, in one of them (no. 211) estimating the end of the Third Age to about 6,000 years before his own time. Thus the three Silmarils ended in the sky with Eärendil, in the earth, and in the sea respectively. Mythologically, the north of Endor became the Eurasian land-mass after the primitive Earth was transformed into the round world of today. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Middle-earth   (5956 words)

Middle East - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Middle East The Middle East, in its widest sense, used to embrace the area from Afghanistan in the east to Mauritania in the west, and has a variety of diverse ethnic groups. The last cohesive indigenous empire of the Middle East was the Ottoman Empire, but since its decline in the 20th century a new force provided the Middle East with international power – oil. Bodies which provide for intra-regional recycling of oil funds to the poorer Middle East states include the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, the Saudi Arabian Development Fund, the Abu Dhabi Fund, and the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development. encyclopedia.farlex.com /Middle+East   (772 words)

Concordance Among the Calendars of Middle-earth In the Shire Calendar, the year begins on 21 December, for we read that ‘Mid-year’s Day was intended to correspond as nearly as possible to the summer solstice’, which falls on 21 June. For the Shire Calendar, as well as the Kings’, Stewards’ and New Reckoning, it has been assumed that the leap-years of each one are more or less coincident with those where we would have a 29 February. The fact that, in the Gregorian calendar, no century year is a leap-year unless it is exactly divisible by 400 has been left out of consideration for the purposes of this essay; thus also the lack of enderi-doubling in the last year of every third yén, in the Calendar of Imladris. www.geocities.com /otsoandor/Concordance.htm   (524 words)

Time Periods & Eras of Middle-earth This land was called the Shire and it became the permanent homeland of the Hobbits for the rest of the Third Age and beyond. The name refers to the filling or completion of the year, though in Bree it was a joke to equate "filth" with the muddy conditions in the Shire during the month of Winterfilth. Gandalf came to the aid of the Hobbits and it was during this time that the Wizard's fondness for the Shire-folk grew. www.tuckborough.net /times.html   (2833 words)

UC Irvine Student Housing - Middle Earth - Hall History Middle Earth also offers traditional social and educational programming such as talent shows, athletic tournaments, dances, and opportunities to interact with faculty members outside of the classroom. Middle Earth's halls (24) are divided into six cluster theme areas of four halls each. The "MIDDLE EARTH" theme was selected in 1976 by the first residents of the community. www.housing.uci.edu /me/hall_desc.asp   (1498 words)

Lands & Regions of Middle-earth Buckland was located outside the four farthings of the Shire on the east side of the Brandywine River. On November 3, 3019, Saruman's Dunlendish agents were expelled from the Shire by the Hobbits in the Battle of Bywater - the last battle of the War of the Ring. It was a narrow strip of land stretching from the Brandywine Bridge at the Great East Road in the north to the River Withywindle in the south. www.tuckborough.net /lands.html   (6686 words)

Middle-earth Tolkien's mythological tales of Middle-earth are meant to be taken, fictitiously, as an ancient history of the Earth, particularly of Europe, from several thousand years before the lands took their present shape. It is consistently misspelled as 'Middle Earth' by journalists. These are the Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game from Decipher Inc.[?] and the Middle Earth Role Play game (MERP) from Iron Crown Enterprises. www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/mi/Middle-Earth.html   (672 words)

Music in Middle-Earth The evolution of poetry and song in the Middle Ages was away from unrhymed rhythmical alliterative songs toward the metrical rhymed lines of modern poetry and music. English is presented as the official representation of the languages of the Shire, Gondor, and Rohan. Because the notation for the songs in Gregorian chant from the Middle Ages does not indicate the lengths of notes, it is not known exactly how any particular song was sung. www.cas.unt.edu /~hargrove/music.html   (1749 words)

The Merchants of Middle-earth The Shire apparently continued to supply food to the Dwarves of Ered Luin, whose numbers swelled after Khazad-dum's civilization was destroyed by the Balrog in 1980-1. The Shire was resettled but Fornost was finally deserted by the Dunedain who probably retreated to the deep hills of the North Downs. Fornost and the Shire were both overrun in the final invasion launched by Angmar. www.suite101.com /article.cfm/tolkien/28208/6   (547 words)

Master of Middle-Earth by Paul H. Kocher But they are all carefully fitted into a framework of climate and geography, familiar skies by night, familiar shrubs and trees, beasts and birds on earth by day, men and manlike creatures with societies not too different from our own. Singing of his ancestor Durin, Gimli voices dwarf tradition of a time when the earth was newly formed and fair, “the mountains tall” as yet unweathered, and the face of the moon as yet unstained by marks now visible on it. Furthermore, the hobbits still live in the region they call the Shire, which turns out to be “the North-West of the Old World, east of the Sea.” This description can only mean northwestern Europe, however much changed in topography by eons of wind and wave. www.randomhouse.com /catalog/display.pperl?isbn=0345465601&view=excerpt   (1453 words)

Trick or Treat? Spooky Middle-Earth And the poor Dwarves, living by a Lunar Calendar for part of their shadowy history, celebrated the last new moon of Autumn as their new year's day, calling it Durin's Day (perhaps commemorating the day Durin I awoke, or the day he died). When the festivities were over, so traditions say, the Druids would give an ember from the bonfire to each family in the community, and they would use that ember to relight their hearthfires for the coming year. Mid-October thus marks the Autumn period of the Shire and adjacent lands. www.suite101.com /article.cfm/tolkien/83864   (528 words)

Encyclopedia of Arda: The Shire The Shire was divided into four farthings, North, South, East and West; its chief town was at Michel Delving on the White Downs, in the Westfarthing. At the end of the Third Age, the Shire was the most populous country of the Hobbits in the north of Middle-earth. It was founded in the middle of the Third Age by the Bree-hobbits Marcho and Blanco, and gifted to them and their followers by King Argeleb II of Arthedain, within whose borders the land lay at that time. www.glyphweb.com /arda/s/shire.html   (250 words)

THE SHIRE in the Fourth Age of Middle-earth Knowledge about historic events and other peoples of Middle-earth does exist in The Shire, though for most hobbits it is somewhat nebulous and indistinct. As one travels further from the central settlements of East and West Farthing, and in nearly all of North and South Farthing, it is difficult to find hobbits aware of happenings outside their own immediate locale. The Shire has been part of the Reunited Kingdom since the end of the Third Age, a Free Land under the protection of the King. www.esatclear.ie /~vildarsplace/meo/shire/shire_fourth_age.html   (519 words)

Baranduin - TheBestLinks.com - Hobbits, J. R. R. Tolkien, Middle-earth, Sindarin, ... To the Hobbits of the Shire, the Brandywine was the boundary between the known and unknown, and even those who lived in Buckland on the immediate opposite shore were considered "peculiar". Its only major crossings in the Shire are the Brandywine Bridge (originally Bridge of Stonebows) on the East Road and the Bucklebury Ferry. Skirting the Old Forest to the south, the river then loops south-westward, crossing an old road at Sarn Ford and flowing to the north of the depopulated region of Minhiriath before flowing into the Sundering Sea to the north of the forested region of Eryn Vorn. www.thebestlinks.com /Baranduin.html   (330 words)

The Realm of Middle Earth - The Shire The Realm of Middle Earth :: Roleplaying :: The Shire The Realm of Middle Earth - The Shire trome.proboards23.com /index.cgi?board=TheShire   (18 words)

Encyclopedia of Arda: Middle-earth These comments (and many others, as we'll see) make it clear that Middle-earth is actually no more or less than our own Earth, and the story belongs to a time that was certainly long ago, but not unimaginably remote in time. Debatable, but probably 'Earth in the Middle of the encircling seas In other words, the Shire and the lands around lay in the same region of the world as modern Europe. www.glyphweb.com /arda/m/middleearth.html   (1783 words)

The Reckonings of Middle-earth The month names of the Shire Reckoning 'seem to have [been] picked up in antiquity from the Men of the Vales of Anduin.' The Men of Éorl had long dwelt in this region prior to their relocation to Rohan around TA 2500 (LotR Appendix A II). However, 'the Shire Reckoning and dates are the only ones of importance for the narrative of the War of the Ring. A month-by-month concordance between the modern, Gregorian calendar and the Shire and Stewards' Reckonings is also given. www.seventhage.freeserve.co.uk /calendar0.html   (1278 words)

Middle-Earth Online Impressions - PC News at GameSpot Once we'd seen the Shire, we were able to visit the dank mines of Moria, a series of huge underground caverns adorned with crumbling dwarven architecture. The Shire itself was also remarkably detailed, complete with cozy-looking hobbit holes and groups of hobbits milling about outside. Though the game will be based on the same engine the developer used to create Asheron's Call 2, it will look considerably better, featuring enhanced support for improved water and dynamic lighting and shadow effects, as well as support for far, far more graphical detail, especially with respect to character models. www.gamespot.com /pc/rpg/middleearthonline/preview_6028194.html   (1061 words)

Middle Earth Kennels The founders of Middle Earth Kennels have been involved with the breeding of Gollum Hounds since the breed was accepted by the MEKC in 23874. Various members of the Baggins family have held offices in the Gollum Club of the Shire. We take pride in the special care taken to socialize the pups, and take extensive research to qualify the homes where our litters are placed. www.hkc.org /_breeders/middle_earth   (162 words)

Untitled Document The amphitheater is located deep in the forrests of the shire, and is regarded as the premiere music venue in all of Middle Earth. I am a 21 year old, ex-patriate, currently living in the Shire, Middle Earth. I chose the shire, because of it's lush scenery, and the peaceful vibe of its people. pages.emerson.edu /students/M/Michael_Weed/bio.htm   (283 words)

And Now for the Other Love Story — Merp.com Website The decline in trade in the eastern part of the Shire may not have affected the central and western parts of the Shire much. When Frodo and his companions returned to the Shire and reached Bywater, Merry told Sam, "...you can make a dash for Cotton's farm, if you like. The significance of the passage is diminished by the lack of a preface for it. www.merp.com /essays/MichaelMartinez/michaelmartinezsuite101essay03/document_view?month:int=8&year:int=2005   (2859 words)

MEM - Middle Earth Mud Middle Earth Mud's focuses are accuracy to Tolkien's works on Middle Earth (The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion) and general realism. Middle Earth Mud (MEM) is a Multi-User Dungeon (MUD) based on Tolkien's Middle Earth. The idea is that a realistic and accurate to Tolkien Middle Earth will provide an excellent environment for roleplay as well as for intense action, both PvP and otherwise. www.me-mud.org   (647 words)

ToTheGame - Article: Lord of the Rings: Middle-Earth Online (PC) The good/evil aspect of Middle Earth is one that a player must choose throughout their quests, but Chris assured me that a player is never stuck as one or the other. Just as the ring Frodo have, there are other items in Middle Earth that can corrupt someone's soul. From places like the Shire, enemies like the Orcs, and even Tolkien's language, Vivendi is on their way to gold. www.tothegame.com /article.asp?id=286   (644 words)

Finduilas's J.R.R. Tolkien Page - Places in Middle-Earth Only two battles were ever fought in the Shire: The Battle of Greenfields, fought against orcs, in 2747 and the Battle of Bywater at the end of the War of the Ring in 3019. A ford to the south of the Shire. All was dark about it, earth and sky, but it was lit with light. fin.go.wifl.at.org /tables/html/places.htm   (4621 words)

History of the Lake Town & Shire Meanwhile, the dwarves laid rail from Moria to Longbottom in the Shire and to Bree. One of the peculiarities with the way our time is connected with the past that was Middle Earth is that the end of the Great War of the Rings overlaps in places with what we know as the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It's true that there were still a few goblins, orcs, trolls, and even the occasional dragon roaming the wilder parts of the land, but the men, the elves, the dwarves, and of course the hobbits controlled most of the land and kept it safe for decent folk. www.laketownandshire.net /history   (1601 words)

Lord of the Rings The Shire Coinage All the coins came neatly packed in small plastic bags with a description of each coin, type of the coin and the date that the coins were minted (in Shire Reckoning, of course). As of Forelithe 28, SR 1401, the Shire has begun minting coins. The basic coins are the PENNY which is minted in copper, and the SILVER PENNY, sometimes known as a shilling, minted in silver. www.lordotrings.com /noflash/artmedia/coin.asp   (278 words)

Middle Earth - Shire Middle Earth :: Lands of Old and New :: Shire eowyn.proboards10.com /index.cgi?board=shire   (29 words)

Middle-earth, the road goes ever on and on... Middle-earth.com launches with two nascent areas; The Grey Havens and The Shire. Also make sure you visit the Mathom House in The Shire for news about unexpected birthday presents. You can also find some answers to new questions in the FAQ, new areas in The Shire and other improvements too diverse to list. www.esatclear.ie /~vildarsplace/meo/map.shtml   (474 words)

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