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| '''Marcho''' was one of the two [[Bree]]-[[hobbits]] who founded the [[Shire]] in [[Third Age 1601]]. The other was his brother, [[Blanco]].
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| ==Etymology==
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| [[Old English]] and Celtic ''marka'' is an element that refers to "horse" (see ''[[mearas]]'').
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| ==Inspiration==
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| The two brothers are perhaps based on [[Wikipedia:Hengest|Hengest]] and [[Wikipedia:Horsa|Horsa]], who brought the Saxons to Britany.<ref>[[Jim Allan]], ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "An etymological excursion among the Shire Folk"</ref>
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| [[Category:Hobbits]]
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| [[Category:Fallohides]]
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| [[de:Marcho]]
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| [[fi:Marcho]]
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