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'''The Water''' was a tributary of the River [[Brandywine]] that rose in the [[Westfarthing]] of the [[Shire]], and flowed eastward to meet the Brandywine just north of the [[Brandywine Bridge]]. [[Hobbiton]] and [[Bywater]] both stood on this river.
'''The Water''' or the '''Shire-water'''<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p.66</ref> was the main river of [[the Shire]], a tributary of the [[Brandywine]].
 
==Geography==
The Water arose to the north-west of [[Needlehole]], and a little to its south formed [[Rushock Bog]]. From there, it flowed through [[Hobbiton]] and into the [[Bywater Pool]] at [[Bywater]], where it was joined by a stream from the north. From then on, it flowed alongside the [[East Road|Great East Road]], which ran through the valley of the Water, and it joined the [[Brandywine]] just north of the [[Brandywine Bridge]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref>


==Inspiration==
==Inspiration==
* Possibly The River Cole in Warwickshire, England.
The naming of the Water may be a parody of some sorts of Celtic hydronyms that mean simply "river" or "water".<ref>[[Mark T. Hooker]], ''[[A Tolkienian Mathomium]]'', pp. 65-68.</ref>
{{quote|Over the road a meadow led to the River Cole, little more than a broad stream, and upon this stood Sarehole Mill...|[[J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography]]}}


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Revision as of 12:53, 27 May 2014

The Water or the Shire-water[1] was the main river of the Shire, a tributary of the Brandywine.

Geography

The Water arose to the north-west of Needlehole, and a little to its south formed Rushock Bog. From there, it flowed through Hobbiton and into the Bywater Pool at Bywater, where it was joined by a stream from the north. From then on, it flowed alongside the Great East Road, which ran through the valley of the Water, and it joined the Brandywine just north of the Brandywine Bridge.[2]

Inspiration

The naming of the Water may be a parody of some sorts of Celtic hydronyms that mean simply "river" or "water".[3]

References