The Encyclopedia of Arda - The Causeway (original) (raw)

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Dates Constructed after the foundation of the Shire in III 1601 Location The roadway running north from Deephallow to Stock, and possibly beyond Race Hobbits Culture Shire-hobbits Settlements Deephallow, Rushey, Stock Meaning A 'causeway' is a road raised above boggy ground Note Not to be confused with the Causeway of Gondor, running between Osgliliath and the Causeway Forts on the Rammas Echor Indexes: Alphabetical: C Miscellaneous Places About this entry: Updated 16 March 2014 This entry is complete The road through the Marish Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV The roadway that ran north to south through the Marish beside the river Brandywine. This boggy region of the Shire's Eastfarthing was unsuitable for a typical road or track, and so a raised causeway was constructed through the fenlands. Its southern extent was the landing at Mithe, where the Shirebourn flowed into the Brandywine. From there it ran northwards through the village of Rushey and on at least as far as Stock (the course of the road continued northwards to the Brandywine Bridge, and it appears to have continued as a causeway as far as its meeting with the East Road).1 The Causeway of the Shire is not to be confused with another road, also named 'the Causeway', that ran between Osgiliath on Anduin and the Wall of the Pelennor. Though the principle was the same - to provide a dry path through marshy ground - that Causeway lay far away to the south of the Shire in the land of Gondor. Notes 1 As Frodo and his companions journeyed eastward from Hobbiton during the first phase of their journey from the Shire, Frodo planned to walk across country and to '...strike the causeway from the Bridge above Stock' (The Fellowship of the Ring I 4, A Short Cut to Mushrooms). This seems to imply that the Causeway ran all the way northward through Stock and on to meet the East Road, just to the westward of the Brandywine Bridge. See also... Bucklebury Ferry, Deephallow, Eastfarthing of the Shire, Maggot’s Lane, Mithe, Mithe Steps Indexes: Alphabetical: C Miscellaneous Places About this entry: Updated 16 March 2014 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2013-2014. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability for a role, but aptitude can also be crucial.

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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

Dates Constructed after the foundation of the Shire in III 1601 Location The roadway running north from Deephallow to Stock, and possibly beyond Race Hobbits Culture Shire-hobbits Settlements Deephallow, Rushey, Stock Meaning A 'causeway' is a road raised above boggy ground Note Not to be confused with the Causeway of Gondor, running between Osgliliath and the Causeway Forts on the Rammas Echor Indexes: Alphabetical: C Miscellaneous Places About this entry: Updated 16 March 2014 This entry is complete The road through the Marish

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Map of the Causeway of the Shire

The roadway that ran north to south through the Marish beside the river Brandywine. This boggy region of the Shire's Eastfarthing was unsuitable for a typical road or track, and so a raised causeway was constructed through the fenlands. Its southern extent was the landing at Mithe, where the Shirebourn flowed into the Brandywine. From there it ran northwards through the village of Rushey and on at least as far as Stock (the course of the road continued northwards to the Brandywine Bridge, and it appears to have continued as a causeway as far as its meeting with the East Road).1 The Causeway of the Shire is not to be confused with another road, also named 'the Causeway', that ran between Osgiliath on Anduin and the Wall of the Pelennor. Though the principle was the same - to provide a dry path through marshy ground - that Causeway lay far away to the south of the Shire in the land of Gondor. Notes 1 As Frodo and his companions journeyed eastward from Hobbiton during the first phase of their journey from the Shire, Frodo planned to walk across country and to '...strike the causeway from the Bridge above Stock' (The Fellowship of the Ring I 4, A Short Cut to Mushrooms). This seems to imply that the Causeway ran all the way northward through Stock and on to meet the East Road, just to the westward of the Brandywine Bridge. See also... Bucklebury Ferry, Deephallow, Eastfarthing of the Shire, Maggot’s Lane, Mithe, Mithe Steps Indexes: Alphabetical: C Miscellaneous Places About this entry: Updated 16 March 2014 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2013-2014. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability for a role, but aptitude can also be crucial.