The Encyclopedia of Arda - Bree-hill (original) (raw)

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Location East of the Shire, at the crossroads of the East-West Road and the Greenway Race Settled by Men and Hobbits Culture Bree-landers Settlements Bree on the west, Staddle on the east Meaning Bree means 'hill', so 'Bree-hill' actually means 'Hill-hill'1 Indexes: Alphabetical: B Hills and Mountains About this entry: Updated 17 August 2020 Updates planned: 1 The centrepoint of the Bree-land Map showing the Bree-hill and the Bree-land (somewhat conjectural) Map showing the Bree-hill and the Bree-land (somewhat conjectural) The most prominent point in the Bree-land, on the slopes of which stood the villages of Bree itself (to the west) and Staddle (to the east). Notes 1 This is not so strange as it sounds. Duplication of elements like this often occurs in real place names, with perhaps the most extreme example being Torpenhow Hill in Cumbria, England, one possible interpretation of whose name would be 'Hill-hill-hill Hill'. More directly relevant to our topic here is Brill on the border of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, whose name comes from Bre hyll. That's literally 'Bree-hill', and Tolkien acknowledges a connection with his own 'Bree-hill' in Middle-earth. See also... Bree-hobbits, Bree-land, Bree-landers, Chetwood, Combe, Old Toby, Pickthorn Family, Pipe-weed, South-gate of Bree, Southlinch, Staddle, Tom Pickthorn, Tunnelly Family, Underhill, Underhill Family, [See the full list...]Up-away, West-gate of Bree, Willie Banks Indexes: Alphabetical: B Hills and Mountains About this entry: Updated 17 August 2020 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2000, 2007, 2020. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Your complete and comprehensive introduction to DISC personality profiling - download free.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Location East of the Shire, at the crossroads of the East-West Road and the Greenway Race Settled by Men and Hobbits Culture Bree-landers Settlements Bree on the west, Staddle on the east Meaning Bree means 'hill', so 'Bree-hill' actually means 'Hill-hill'1 Indexes: Alphabetical: B Hills and Mountains About this entry: Updated 17 August 2020 Updates planned: 1 The centrepoint of the Bree-land Map of Bree-hill

Map showing the Bree-hill and the Bree-land (somewhat conjectural) Map showing the Bree-hill and the Bree-land (somewhat conjectural) The most prominent point in the Bree-land, on the slopes of which stood the villages of Bree itself (to the west) and Staddle (to the east). Notes 1 This is not so strange as it sounds. Duplication of elements like this often occurs in real place names, with perhaps the most extreme example being Torpenhow Hill in Cumbria, England, one possible interpretation of whose name would be 'Hill-hill-hill Hill'. More directly relevant to our topic here is Brill on the border of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, whose name comes from Bre hyll. That's literally 'Bree-hill', and Tolkien acknowledges a connection with his own 'Bree-hill' in Middle-earth. See also... Bree-hobbits, Bree-land, Bree-landers, Chetwood, Combe, Old Toby, Pickthorn Family, Pipe-weed, South-gate of Bree, Southlinch, Staddle, Tom Pickthorn, Tunnelly Family, Underhill, Underhill Family, [See the full list...]Up-away, West-gate of Bree, Willie Banks Indexes: Alphabetical: B Hills and Mountains About this entry: Updated 17 August 2020 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2000, 2007, 2020. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Your complete and comprehensive introduction to DISC personality profiling - download free.