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''Whit'' is a shortening of "[[wikipedia:white|white]]", referring to the colour of the soil (presumably pertaining to [[wikipedia:chalk|chalk]] in the soil of the Green Hills).<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 779 (entry ''Whitfurrows'')</ref> | ''Whit'' is a shortening of "[[wikipedia:white|white]]", referring to the colour of the soil (presumably pertaining to [[wikipedia:chalk|chalk]] in the soil of the Green Hills).<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 779 (entry ''Whitfurrows'')</ref> | ||
[[David Salo]] suggests that the name means "white spring", representing an [[Old English|Old Hobbitish]] ''Hwitwielle''.<ref>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/121|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]}}</ref> | [[David Salo]] suggests that the name means "white spring", representing an [[Old English|Old Hobbitish]] ''Hwitwielle''.<ref>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/121|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]|accessed=26 April 2013}}</ref> | ||
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| Whitwell | |
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| Settlement | |
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| Location | The Shire |
| Type | Settlement |
| Inhabitants | Hobbits |
Whitwell was a settlement in the Shire.
History
Whitwell was located on the Green Hills, not far from Tuckborough.[note 1] Thain Paladin Took II, had a farm there.[1]
Etymology
Whit is a shortening of "white", referring to the colour of the soil (presumably pertaining to chalk in the soil of the Green Hills).[2]
David Salo suggests that the name means "white spring", representing an Old Hobbitish Hwitwielle.[3]
Inspiration
Whitwell is a real-life English place-name.[2]
Notes
- ↑ In The Atlas of Middle-earth the name of this town was attached to an unnamed village west of Tookbank and south of Waymeet.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Minas Tirith"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 779 (entry Whitfurrows)
- ↑ David Salo, "Hobbitish Place-names" dated 23 November 1998, Elfling (accessed 26 April 2013)
