Gamwich
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Gamwich was a village in the Shire.
The original home town of the Gammidge Family (later Gamgee) and source of Hamfast Gamwich's chosen surname, the town was also known for its own rope-making.[1]
Etymology
Gamwich is "translated" from Hobbitish Galabas[2]
Location
In The Atlas of Middle-earth, Karen Fonstad put its location near the borders of the Westfarthing, but this is only speculation.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "The Longfather-tree of Master Samwise"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "On Translation"
- ↑ Karen Fonstad, The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, The Shire
