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'''Gamwich''' was a village in [[the Shire]]. | '''Gamwich''' was a village in [[the Shire]]. | ||
The original home town of the [[Gammidge Family|Gamgee]] family and source of [[Hamfast of Gamwich|Hamfast Gamwich]]'s chosen surname, the town was also known for its own rope-making. | The original home town of the [[Gammidge Family|Gamgee]] family and source of [[Hamfast of Gamwich|Hamfast Gamwich]]'s chosen surname, the town was also known for its own rope-making.<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref> | ||
==Location== | ==Location== | ||
In ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'', [[Karen Fonstad]] | In ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'', [[Karen Fonstad]] put its location out near the borders of the [[Westfarthing]], but this is only speculation.<ref>[[Karen Fonstad]], ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'', Regional Maps, The Shire</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 04:11, 26 March 2012
Gamwich was a village in the Shire.
The original home town of the Gamgee family and source of Hamfast Gamwich's chosen surname, the town was also known for its own rope-making.[1]
Location
In The Atlas of Middle-earth, Karen Fonstad put its location out near the borders of the Westfarthing, but this is only speculation.[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "The Longfather-tree of Master Samwise"
- ↑ Karen Fonstad, The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, The Shire
