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[[Image:Matěj Čadil - Crickhollow.jpg|thumb|''Crickhollow'' by [[Matěj Čadil]]]] | [[Image:Matěj Čadil - Crickhollow.jpg|thumb|''Crickhollow'' by [[Matěj Čadil]]]] | ||
'''Crickhollow''' was a village in the | '''Crickhollow''' was a small village in [[Buckland]], located a short way to the northeast of [[Brandy Hall]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> The house that [[Frodo Baggins]] bought in the village was quite isolated: It stood back from the lane in the middle of a wide lawn surrounded by low trees inside an outer hedge, and there were no other dwellings nearby. It occasionally was occupied with those who grew tired of the often crowded [[Brandy Hall]].<ref name="Conspiracy">{{FR|I5}}</ref> | ||
==History== | |||
In the summer of {{TA|3018}}, [[Frodo Baggins]] bought a house in Crickhollow, as an excuse for traveling east.<ref>{{FR|I3}}</ref> | |||
On [[25 September]], Frodo, [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], and [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]] arrived at the lodgings, where [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] and [[Fredegar Bolger|Fatty Bolger]] had prepared for their arrival. The next day Frodo and his party departed for the [[Old Forest]] while Fatty stayed at Crickhollow to maintain the pretense that Frodo was still in residence.<ref name="Conspiracy"/> | |||
In the early hours of [[30 September]] three [[Nazgûl|Black Riders]] came to the house in Crickhollow,<ref>{{App|Great}}</ref> but Fatty Bolger had already escaped. He had run to the nearest house from where the news of an invasion had gone swiftly to [[Brandy Hall]], which resulted in the rousing of the hobbits of [[Buckland]].<ref>{{FR|I11}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] noted that the first element is obsolete of obscure meaning. A hollow is a depression | [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] noted that the first element is obsolete of obscure meaning. A hollow is a depression in the ground.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 758</ref> | ||
== Portrayals in Adaptations == | == Portrayals in Adaptations == | ||
'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':''' | '''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':''' | ||
Revision as of 21:29, 18 June 2011
Crickhollow was a small village in Buckland, located a short way to the northeast of Brandy Hall.[1] The house that Frodo Baggins bought in the village was quite isolated: It stood back from the lane in the middle of a wide lawn surrounded by low trees inside an outer hedge, and there were no other dwellings nearby. It occasionally was occupied with those who grew tired of the often crowded Brandy Hall.[2]
History
In the summer of T.A. 3018, Frodo Baggins bought a house in Crickhollow, as an excuse for traveling east.[3]
On 25 September, Frodo, Sam, and Pippin arrived at the lodgings, where Merry and Fatty Bolger had prepared for their arrival. The next day Frodo and his party departed for the Old Forest while Fatty stayed at Crickhollow to maintain the pretense that Frodo was still in residence.[2]
In the early hours of 30 September three Black Riders came to the house in Crickhollow,[4] but Fatty Bolger had already escaped. He had run to the nearest house from where the news of an invasion had gone swiftly to Brandy Hall, which resulted in the rousing of the hobbits of Buckland.[5]
Etymology
Tolkien noted that the first element is obsolete of obscure meaning. A hollow is a depression in the ground.[6]
Portrayals in Adaptations
2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Crickhollow is visted by the player during Stirrings in the Darkness.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Part of the Shire" map
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Conspiracy Unmasked"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Three is Company"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Great Years"
- ↑ 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. 758
