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'''Marcho''' was a [[Bree-hobbits|Bree-hobbit]] of [[Fallohides|Fallohide]] stock. He was the brother of [[Blanco]].
 
==History==
In {{TA|1601}}, Marcho and his the brother [[Blanco]] led a group of mostly [[Harfoots|Harfoot]] [[hobbits]] westwards from [[Bree]]. They crossed [[Baranduin]] and with the permission of [[King of Arthedain|King]] [[Argeleb II]] they settled in the royal hunting grounds of [[Arthedain]] and founded [[the Shire]]. Soon after (c. {{TA|1630}}), [[Stoors]] from [[Dunland]] came to this new land.<ref>{{FR|Hobbits}}</ref>
 
== Etymology ==
[[Old English]] and Celtic ''marka'' is an element that refers to "horse" (see ''[[mearas]]'').
 
== Genealogy ==
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{{familytree| |,|-|-|-|.| | |}}
{{familytree| MAR | | BLA | |MAR='''MARCHO'''</br><small>''fl. {{TA|1601}}''</small>|BLA=[[Blanco]]</br><small>''fl. {{TA|1601}}''</small>}}
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== Inspiration ==
The two brothers are perhaps based on [[Wikipedia:Hengest|Hengest]] and [[Wikipedia:Horsa|Horsa]], who brought the Jutes to Britany.<ref>[[Jim Allan]], ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "An etymological excursion among the Shire Folk"</ref>
 
{{references}}
[[Category:Hobbits]]
[[Category:Fallohides]]
[[Category:Third Age characters]]
[[de:Marcho]]
[[fi:Marcho]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/marcho]]

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