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The Marish was a fertile but boggy<ref name="shortcut">{{FR|I4}}</ref> farmland region on the western banks of the River [[Baranduin|Brandywine]], in the [[Eastfarthing]] of [[the Shire]]<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> | The Marish was a fertile but boggy<ref name="shortcut">{{FR|I4}}</ref> farmland region on the western banks of the River [[Baranduin|Brandywine]], between [[Stock]] and [[Rushey]] in the [[Eastfarthing]] of [[the Shire]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The Hobbits of the Marish came for the most part later into the Shire than other Hobbits. | The Hobbits of the Marish came for the most part later into the Shire than other Hobbits. They were mostly [[Stoors]] who arrived from the south c. {{SR|30}}.<ref name=hobbits/> | ||
In {{SR|379}} [[Bucca of the Marish]] was elected [[Thain]] to rule the Shire in the stead of the former [[King of Arthedain]].<ref>{{App|TA}}</ref> Marish was the home of the [[Oldbucks]], and Thainship, until Bucca's descendant and Thain [[Gorhendad Oldbuck]], left the the Marish in {{SR|740}}<ref>{{App|Brandybuck}}</ref> to colonize [[Buckland]] and became its first Master. Many farmers of the Marish acknowledged the authority of the [[Master of Buckland]] rather than that of the Thain.<ref>{{FR|Conspiracy}}</ref> | |||
During [[Frodo Baggins]]'s trek across the Shire, he and his companions left the road in the [[Green Hills]] in order to take a shortcut across the Marish. They came to [[Bamfurlong]] and the home of [[Farmer Maggot]], stoutly built of brick, with a high wall all around it, protected by three large dogs. <ref name="shortcut"/> | During [[Frodo Baggins]]'s trek across the Shire, he and his companions left the road in the [[Green Hills]] in order to take a shortcut across the Marish. They came to [[Bamfurlong]] and the home of [[Farmer Maggot]], stoutly built of brick, with a high wall all around it, protected by three large dogs. <ref name="shortcut"/> | ||
==Culture== | |||
Having arrived later and separately from most Shire hobbits, the folk of the Marish had many peculiar names and strange words in their speech (see: [[Stoorish]]). The Stoors were the only hobbits who wore boots in muddy weather; most of the inhabitants of the Marish were house-dwellers,<ref name=hobbits>{{FR|Hobbits}}</ref> the land being obviously unsuitable for the burrowing of [[hobbit-holes]]. | |||
The [[Shire-hobbits|Shire-folk]] in this region were more cautious than their fellow Hobbits who lived farther from the borders, and so they sought protection from the dangers beyond the River. | |||
{{References}} | {{References}} | ||
[[Category:Swamps]] | [[Category:Swamps]] | ||
Revision as of 16:44, 21 May 2016
The Marish was a fertile but boggy[1] farmland region on the western banks of the River Brandywine, between Stock and Rushey in the Eastfarthing of the Shire.[2]
History
The Hobbits of the Marish came for the most part later into the Shire than other Hobbits. They were mostly Stoors who arrived from the south c. S.R. 30.[3]
In S.R. 379 Bucca of the Marish was elected Thain to rule the Shire in the stead of the former King of Arthedain.[4] Marish was the home of the Oldbucks, and Thainship, until Bucca's descendant and Thain Gorhendad Oldbuck, left the the Marish in S.R. 740[5] to colonize Buckland and became its first Master. Many farmers of the Marish acknowledged the authority of the Master of Buckland rather than that of the Thain.[6]
During Frodo Baggins's trek across the Shire, he and his companions left the road in the Green Hills in order to take a shortcut across the Marish. They came to Bamfurlong and the home of Farmer Maggot, stoutly built of brick, with a high wall all around it, protected by three large dogs. [1]
Culture
Having arrived later and separately from most Shire hobbits, the folk of the Marish had many peculiar names and strange words in their speech (see: Stoorish). The Stoors were the only hobbits who wore boots in muddy weather; most of the inhabitants of the Marish were house-dwellers,[3] the land being obviously unsuitable for the burrowing of hobbit-holes.
The Shire-folk in this region were more cautious than their fellow Hobbits who lived farther from the borders, and so they sought protection from the dangers beyond the River.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Short Cut to Mushrooms"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Part of the Shire" map
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Concerning Hobbits"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Brandybuck of Buckland"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Conspiracy Unmasked"
