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The '''Far Downs''' were the downlands that marked the western borders of the [[Shire]], forty leagues (120 miles) west from the [[Brandywine Bridge]]. Of their geography almost nothing is known, except that the town of [[Greenholm]] seems to have been built among the Downs. It was from here that [[Fastred of Greenholm]] came, the first [[Warden of Westmarch]] that lay between the Far Downs and, still further westward, the [[Tower Hills]].
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The '''Far Downs''' were the downlands that marked the former western borders of [[the Shire]], forty leagues (120 miles) west from the [[Brandywine Bridge]].<ref>{{FR|Hobbits}}</ref> Of their geography almost nothing is known, except that the town of [[Greenholm]] seems to have been built among the Downs.  


King [[Aragorn|Elessar]] extended the Shire's borders westward to the [[Tower Hills]] in {{SR|1452}}, with the [[Westmarch]] laying inbetween. [[Fastred of Greenholm]] became the first [[Warden of Westmarch]].<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref>
==Note==
In [[Ballantine Books]]' paperback edition of ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' there was a misprint in the [[The Lord of the Rings Prologue|Prologue]] that incorrectly named the Far Downs as the "Fox Downs".<ref>{{FR|Hobbits}}</ref>
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Revision as of 18:49, 8 October 2014

Far Downs
Hills
General Information
LocationCentral Eriador, west of the White Downs east of the Tower Hills
TypeHills
DescriptionA hilly region where the Hobbit town of Greenholm was located
RegionsArnor
The Shire
InhabitantsElves, Men, then Hobbits

The Far Downs were the downlands that marked the former western borders of the Shire, forty leagues (120 miles) west from the Brandywine Bridge.[1] Of their geography almost nothing is known, except that the town of Greenholm seems to have been built among the Downs.

King Elessar extended the Shire's borders westward to the Tower Hills in S.R. 1452, with the Westmarch laying inbetween. Fastred of Greenholm became the first Warden of Westmarch.[2]

Note

In Ballantine Books' paperback edition of The Fellowship of the Ring there was a misprint in the Prologue that incorrectly named the Far Downs as the "Fox Downs".[3]

References