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'''Staddle''' was a village in [[Bree-land]], lying on the south-eastern slopes of the [[Bree-hill]]. Staddle was the main settlement of the [[Bree-hobbits]]. | '''Staddle''' was a village in [[Bree-land]], lying on the south-eastern slopes of the [[Bree-hill]]. Staddle was the main settlement of the [[Bree-hobbits]]. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Staddle ([[Old English]] ''staðol'') occurs in real-life English place-names with the meaning 'foundation', of buildings, sheds, ricks etc | Staddle ([[Old English]] ''staðol'') occurs in real-life English place-names with the meaning 'foundation', of buildings, sheds, ricks etc<ref>{{HM|N}}</ref> | ||
[[Category:Arnor]] | [[Category:Arnor]] | ||
[[Category:Cities, Towns and Villages]] | [[Category:Cities, Towns and Villages]] | ||
Revision as of 11:31, 14 October 2010
Staddle was a village in Bree-land, lying on the south-eastern slopes of the Bree-hill. Staddle was the main settlement of the Bree-hobbits.
Etymology
Staddle (Old English staðol) occurs in real-life English place-names with the meaning 'foundation', of buildings, sheds, ricks etc[1]
