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| name=Southfarthing | |||
| image=[[File:Kay Woollard - Valerie Sutton's It Always Rains on Washing Day.jpg|250px]] | |||
| caption="It always rains on washing day - Smials in South Farthing" by [[Kay Woollard]] | |||
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| location=[[The Shire]] | |||
| type=Region | |||
| description= | |||
| regions=[[Green Hill Country]] | |||
| towns=[[Longbottom]], [[Pincup]] | |||
| inhabitants=[[Hobbits]] | |||
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[[ | The '''Southfarthing''' was the southmost and warmest [[Farthings|farthing]] of [[the Shire]]. | ||
==Geography== | |||
Its northernmost point was the [[Three-Farthing Stone]], its eastern border was the [[Baranduin|Brandywine]] River, and much of its border with the [[Eastfarthing]] ran along the River [[Shirebourn]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> | |||
Other features include: | |||
*Hills: Part of the [[Green Hill Country]] | |||
*Swamps: [[Marshes in the south]] | |||
*Roads: An unnamed road crossed the Southfarthing to [[Sarn Ford]]. | |||
*Towns: Longbottom, [[Pincup]]. | |||
==History== | |||
About {{TA|1630}} many [[Stoors]] from [[Dunland]] entered and settled in the Southfarthing,<ref name="third">{{App|TA}}</ref> and thereafter [[Stoors|Stoorish]] characteristics and appearance were common among the Hobbits in that region. | |||
[[Tobold Hornblower]] of Longbottom first grew pipe-weed in the Southfarthing about the year {{TA|2670}}.<ref>{{TT|III8}}</ref> | |||
[[Saruman]], having received reports on [[Gandalf]]’s movements and noting his interest in the Shire, began keeping [[ruffians|agents]] in the Southfarthing in {{TA|2953}}.<ref name="third"/> By {{TA|3018}} there were rumors of trouble with the "[[Big People]]".<ref>{{FR|Three}}</ref> | |||
The Southfarthing was where [[Lotho Sackville-Baggins]] began his rise to power during the [[War of the Ring]], based on the substantial property in the region that he inherited from his father.<ref>{{RK|VI8}}</ref> Presumably it was he who began exporting pipe-weed to Saruman. | |||
==Culture== | |||
This was the region where most of the Shire's [[pipe-weed]] production was concentrated, in warm sheltered places like [[Longbottom]].<ref>{{FR|Pipeweed}}</ref> Another noted product of the Southfarthing was the strong red wine called [[Old Winyards]].<ref>{{FR|I1}}</ref> | |||
== Portrayal in adaptations == | |||
In ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'' (page 71), [[Hardbottle]] is shown in the Southfarthing rather than the [[Northfarthing]]<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 771</ref> and Sackville, shown in the Southfarthing, is entirely invented (compare the [[Sackville Family]]). | |||
{{References}} | |||
[[Category:Regions of the Shire]] | |||
[[de:Südviertel]] | [[de:Südviertel]] | ||
[[fr:encyclo:geographie:regions:comte:Quartier_Sud]] | [[fr:encyclo:geographie:regions:comte:Quartier_Sud]] | ||
[[fi:Eteläneljännys]] | [[fi:Eteläneljännys]] |
Latest revision as of 17:01, 31 December 2022
Southfarthing | |
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"It always rains on washing day - Smials in South Farthing" by Kay Woollard | |
General Information | |
Location | The Shire |
Type | Region |
Regions | Green Hill Country |
Inhabitants | Hobbits |
The Southfarthing was the southmost and warmest farthing of the Shire.
Geography[edit | edit source]
Its northernmost point was the Three-Farthing Stone, its eastern border was the Brandywine River, and much of its border with the Eastfarthing ran along the River Shirebourn.[1]
Other features include:
- Hills: Part of the Green Hill Country
- Swamps: Marshes in the south
- Roads: An unnamed road crossed the Southfarthing to Sarn Ford.
- Towns: Longbottom, Pincup.
History[edit | edit source]
About T.A. 1630 many Stoors from Dunland entered and settled in the Southfarthing,[2] and thereafter Stoorish characteristics and appearance were common among the Hobbits in that region.
Tobold Hornblower of Longbottom first grew pipe-weed in the Southfarthing about the year T.A. 2670.[3]
Saruman, having received reports on Gandalf’s movements and noting his interest in the Shire, began keeping agents in the Southfarthing in T.A. 2953.[2] By T.A. 3018 there were rumors of trouble with the "Big People".[4]
The Southfarthing was where Lotho Sackville-Baggins began his rise to power during the War of the Ring, based on the substantial property in the region that he inherited from his father.[5] Presumably it was he who began exporting pipe-weed to Saruman.
Culture[edit | edit source]
This was the region where most of the Shire's pipe-weed production was concentrated, in warm sheltered places like Longbottom.[6] Another noted product of the Southfarthing was the strong red wine called Old Winyards.[7]
Portrayal in adaptations[edit | edit source]
In The Atlas of Middle-earth (page 71), Hardbottle is shown in the Southfarthing rather than the Northfarthing[8] and Sackville, shown in the Southfarthing, is entirely invented (compare the Sackville Family).
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Part of the Shire" map
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The Road to Isengard"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Three is Company"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Scouring of the Shire"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Concerning Pipe-weed"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Long-expected Party"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 771