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'''Combe''' was a village that lay in a deep valley on the eastern side of the [[Bree-hill]], between [[Archet]] to the north and [[Staddle]] to the south. 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]].
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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]]).<ref>{{FR|I9}}</ref>  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]].


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==Etymology==
[[Category:Bree]]
[[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>
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== 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.
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Revision as of 16:58, 17 June 2015

Combe
Town
General Information
LocationCentral Eriador, near Bree
TypeTown
RegionsArnor
Arthedain
Bree-land
Reunited Kingdom
InhabitantsMen, Hobbits

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