| Town | |
| Delving | |
|---|---|
| General Information | |
| Location | Westfarthing, the Shire |
| Type | Town |
| People and History | |
| Inhabitants | Hobbits |
Delving was a town in the Shire that appeared in Perry-the-Winkle, a nursery rhyme[1] by Samwise Gamgee[2].[3]
It was perhaps a fictionalization of Michel Delving.[4]
Etymology
The name represents a possible Old Hobbitish form Delfing. It means "digging".[5]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Christina Scull, Wayne G. Hammond (eds.), “105. The Bumpus · William and the Bumpus · Perry-the-Winkle (?1928-61),” in The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien (HarperCollins, 2024)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "Preface"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "Perry-the-Winkle", pp. 41-4
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Christina Scull & Wayne G. Hammond (eds), The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "Commentary", Perry-the-Winkle
- ↑ . "Hobbitish Place-names". Elfling. Retrieved 9 October 2014
| Legendary locations in Arda | |
| Islands: | Isle of Meneltarma |
|---|---|
| Mountains and Hills: | Astulat · Faraway · Mountains of the Moon · Merlock Mountains |
| Regions: | Aerie · Delving · Belmarie · Fantasie · Last Desert · Sindanórie · Thellamie · Tode |
| Rivers: | Derrilyn |
| Other: | Caves of the Forgotten · Gorbelgod · Tong |