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'''Greenholm''' was a town or village of the [[Hobbits]] on the [[Far Downs]], which originally lay on the western borders of [[the Shire]]. It was the home of [[Fastred of Greenholm|Fastred]], who married [[Samwise Gamgee]]'s daughter [[Elanor Gardner|Elanor]], and with her founded the [[Fairbairn Family]]. King [[Aragorn| | '''Greenholm''' was a town or village of the [[Hobbits]] on the [[Far Downs]], which originally lay on the western borders of [[the Shire]]. It was the home of [[Fastred of Greenholm|Fastred]], who married [[Samwise Gamgee]]'s daughter [[Elanor Gardner|Elanor]], and with her founded the [[Fairbairn Family]]. King [[Aragorn|Elessar]] extended the Shire's borders westward to the [[Tower Hills]] in {{SR|1452}}, and ten years later Fastred and Elanor removed from Greenholm into the new [[Westmarch]] of the Shire.<ref>{{App|Later}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name ''Greenholm'' is open to various interpretations, because the old word ''[[Wiktionary:holm|holm]]'' has a number of possible meanings. | The name ''Greenholm'' is open to various interpretations, because the old word ''[[Wiktionary:holm|holm]]'' has a number of possible meanings. | ||
Greenholm possibly represents [[Old | Greenholm possibly represents [[Old English]] ''Greneholm'' in which case it means "green island".<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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Revision as of 18:52, 8 October 2014
Greenholm was a town or village of the Hobbits on the Far Downs, which originally lay on the western borders of the Shire. It was the home of Fastred, who married Samwise Gamgee's daughter Elanor, and with her founded the Fairbairn Family. King Elessar extended the Shire's borders westward to the Tower Hills in S.R. 1452, and ten years later Fastred and Elanor removed from Greenholm into the new Westmarch of the Shire.[1]
Etymology
The name Greenholm is open to various interpretations, because the old word holm has a number of possible meanings.
Greenholm possibly represents Old English Greneholm in which case it means "green island".[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "Later Events Concerning the Members of the Fellowship of the Ring"
- ↑ David Salo, "Hobbitish Place-names" dated 23 November 1998, Elfling (accessed 25 April 2024)
