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'''Chetwood''' was the broad woodland that lay to the north and east of the [[Bree-hill]]. The village of [[Archet]] was built among the trees near its edge.<ref>{{FR|Sign}}</ref> | '''Chetwood''' was the broad woodland that lay to the north and east of the [[Bree-hill]], some forty miles east of [[the Shire]].<ref name="Hobbits">{{FR|Hobbits}}</ref> The village of [[Archet]] was built among the trees near its edge.<ref>{{FR|Sign}}</ref> | ||
Prior to the settlement of the Shire many Hobbits lived in Bree and in the Chetwood nearby.<ref name="Hobbits"/> When [[Aragorn|Strider]] led the four hobbits out of Bree they spent three days in the Chetwood before descending to the [[Midgewater Marshes]].<ref>{{FR|I11}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The element ''chet'' (also found in ''[[Archet#Etymology|Archet]]'') , meaning "wood", is said to be of [[Celtic]] origin.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 765</ref> It is seen in the [[Welsh]] word ''[[Wiktionary:coed#Welsh|coed]]''.<ref name=etym>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/121|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]}}</ref> | |||
It represents a possible [[Old English|Old Hobbitish]] ''Cetwudu'' "wood". | |||
There is a Cheetwood in [[ | There is a Cheetwood in [[Wikipedia:Lancashire|Lancashire]] and a [[Wikipedia:Chetwode|Chetwode]] in [[Wikipedia:Buckinghamshire|Buckinghamshire]], although it is unknown if Tolkien was inspired by these.{{fact}} | ||
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Chetwood | |
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General Information | |
Location | Central Eriador, just north and east of Bree |
Type | Forest |
Regions | Arnor Arthedain Reunited Kingdom |
Inhabitants | Men |
Chetwood was the broad woodland that lay to the north and east of the Bree-hill, some forty miles east of the Shire.[1] The village of Archet was built among the trees near its edge.[2]
Prior to the settlement of the Shire many Hobbits lived in Bree and in the Chetwood nearby.[1] When Strider led the four hobbits out of Bree they spent three days in the Chetwood before descending to the Midgewater Marshes.[3]
Etymology
The element chet (also found in Archet) , meaning "wood", is said to be of Celtic origin.[4] It is seen in the Welsh word coed.[5]
It represents a possible Old Hobbitish Cetwudu "wood".
There is a Cheetwood in Lancashire and a Chetwode in Buckinghamshire, although it is unknown if Tolkien was inspired by these.[source?]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Concerning Hobbits"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "At the Sign of the Prancing Pony"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Knife in the Dark"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 765
- ↑ David Salo, "Hobbitish Place-names" dated 23 November 1998, Elfling (accessed 25 April 2024)