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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[[Old English]] ''cumb'' means "hollow, valley", cognate to Welsh ''cwm''. | [[Old English]] ''cumb'' means "hollow, valley", cognate to [[Welsh]] ''cwm''. Although the name is Old English, [[David Salo]] has suggested that it is intended to be a [[Celtic]]ism, like [[Bree]], [[Archet]] and [[Chetwood]].<ref>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/121|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]}}</ref> | ||
== Portrayals in Adaptations == | == Portrayals in Adaptations == | ||
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Combe was a village that lay in a deep valley east of Staddle (which was on the eastern side of Bree-hill opposite of Bree).[1] 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. Although the name is Old English, David Salo has suggested that it is intended to be a Celticism, like Bree, Archet and Chetwood.[2]
Portrayals in Adaptations
2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Combe is a busy village that is visted by the player during Stirrings in the Darkness. Weary travelers can relax and drink in the Comb and Wattle Inn. The village is commanded by Constable Underhill.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "At the Sign of the Prancing Pony"
- ↑ David Salo, "Hobbitish Place-names" dated 23 November 1998, Elfling (accessed 20 April 2024)
