Southfarthing
| Southfarthing | |
|---|---|
| Region | |
| General Information | |
| Location | The Shire |
| Type | Region |
| Regions | The Shire |
| Inhabitants | Hobbits |
The Southfarthing was the warmer southern farthing of The Shire. 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]
This was the region where most of the Shire's pipe-weed production was concentrated, in warm sheltered places like Longbottom.[2] Another noted product of the Southfarthing was the strong red wine called Old Winyards.[3]
Geographic Features
A portion of this farthing was included on the map called A Part of the Shire so some features of this section were shown:
- Hills: Part of the Green Hill Country
- Roads: An unnamed road crossed the Southfarthing to Sarn Ford.
- Towns: Longbottom, Pincup
History
About T.A. 1630 many Stoors from Dunland entered and settled in the Southfarthing,[4] 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.[5]
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.[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.[6] Presumably it was he who began exporting pipe-weed to Saruman.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Part of the Shire" map
- ↑ 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"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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 Return of the King, "The Scouring of the Shire"
