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Dates Founded after the settlement of the Shire in III 1601 Location In southern Buckland, across the Brandywine from Rushey Race Hobbits Culture Shire-hobbits Pronunciation sta'ndelf Meaning 'Stone quarry'1 Indexes: Alphabetical: S Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 20 December 2013 This entry is complete A village of southern Buckland Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV The southernmost major village of Buckland, between the Brandywine and the Hedge as Buckland narrowed towards Haysend. It was reached by a road that ran southwards for some ten miles from the main settlement of the Bucklanders around Bucklebury and Buck Hill. The name 'Standelf' comes from the Old English for a stone quarry, implying that the village had grown up around such a quarry. Notes 1 It might be hard to avoid noticing the word 'Elf' in the name 'Standelf', but in fact the village's name has no connection with Elves at all. It comes from Old English stan delf, 'stone quarry' (or possibly 'cut from stone'); compare 'Dwarrowdelf' ('Dwarf-delving') the Mannish name for the great underground Dwarf-city of Khazad-dûm. See also... Buckland Indexes: Alphabetical: S Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 20 December 2013 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2008, 2013. 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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Dates Founded after the settlement of the Shire in III 1601 Location In southern Buckland, across the Brandywine from Rushey Race Hobbits Culture Shire-hobbits Pronunciation sta'ndelf Meaning 'Stone quarry'1 Indexes: Alphabetical: S Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 20 December 2013 This entry is complete A village of southern Buckland

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

The southernmost major village of Buckland, between the Brandywine and the Hedge as Buckland narrowed towards Haysend. It was reached by a road that ran southwards for some ten miles from the main settlement of the Bucklanders around Bucklebury and Buck Hill. The name 'Standelf' comes from the Old English for a stone quarry, implying that the village had grown up around such a quarry. Notes 1 It might be hard to avoid noticing the word 'Elf' in the name 'Standelf', but in fact the village's name has no connection with Elves at all. It comes from Old English stan delf, 'stone quarry' (or possibly 'cut from stone'); compare 'Dwarrowdelf' ('Dwarf-delving') the Mannish name for the great underground Dwarf-city of Khazad-dûm. See also... Buckland Indexes: Alphabetical: S Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 20 December 2013 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2008, 2013. 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.