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The '''Appledore Family''' were a family of [[Big Folk]] who lived in [[Bree]]. Only one member of the family appears in [[Tolkien]]'s works, [[Rowlie Appledore]], who was killed in fighting at [[Bree]] during the [[War of the Ring]]. | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Appledore is an old word for | Appledore is an old word for "apple-tree" and survives in English place-names. It represents a dialectal or archaic word of the same meaning in [[Westron]].{{fact}} | ||
[[Category:Bree-men]] | [[Category:Bree-men]] | ||
Revision as of 23:50, 10 October 2010
The Appledore Family were a family of Big Folk who lived in Bree. Only one member of the family appears in Tolkien's works, Rowlie Appledore, who was killed in fighting at Bree during the War of the Ring.
Etymology
Appledore is an old word for "apple-tree" and survives in English place-names. It represents a dialectal or archaic word of the same meaning in Westron.[source?]
