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

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Dates Probably founded in IV 41 (1462 by the Shire-reckoning)1 Location On the Tower Hills in the Westmarch of the Shire Race Hobbits Culture Shire-hobbits Family Fairbairn Meaning A shortening of the full name Undertowers, named for the fact that it was built under the ancient White Towers on the Tower Hills Other names Undertowers Indexes: Alphabetical: T Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 6 January 2021 This entry is complete Chief settlement of the Shire’s Westmarch Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV The Towers of Westmarch (slightly conjectural) The Towers of Westmarch (slightly conjectural) A shortening of 'Undertowers', or a perhaps a direct reference to the three ancient Elf-towers that rose from the Tower Hills, and from which both the hills and Undertowers itself took their names. The Towers lay on the western edge of the land known as the Westmarch, the region between the Tower Hills and the Far Downs settled by Shire-hobbits after the War of the Ring. The Towers became the residence of the hereditary Wardens of Westmarch, descendants of Sam Gamgee's grandson Elfstan Fairbairn, whose family became known as the Fairbairns of the Towers. Notes 1 That is, IV 41 is the year that the first Warden of Westmarch took up residence at the Towers. Undertowers might conceivably have existed beforehand, but if so it could only have dated back some ten years to the founding of the Westmarch in IV 31 (or 1452 by the Shire-reckoning). See also... Fairbairn Family, The Towers, Warden of Westmarch Indexes: Alphabetical: T Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 6 January 2021 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2020-2021. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.How do your personal strengths fit in with career matching? How can you identify them? Try a free personality test from myDISCprofile.

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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 Probably founded in IV 41 (1462 by the Shire-reckoning)1 Location On the Tower Hills in the Westmarch of the Shire Race Hobbits Culture Shire-hobbits Family Fairbairn Meaning A shortening of the full name Undertowers, named for the fact that it was built under the ancient White Towers on the Tower Hills Other names Undertowers Indexes: Alphabetical: T Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 6 January 2021 This entry is complete Chief settlement of the Shire’s Westmarch

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Map of the Towers, Undertowers on the Tower Hills

The Towers of Westmarch (slightly conjectural) The Towers of Westmarch (slightly conjectural) A shortening of 'Undertowers', or a perhaps a direct reference to the three ancient Elf-towers that rose from the Tower Hills, and from which both the hills and Undertowers itself took their names. The Towers lay on the western edge of the land known as the Westmarch, the region between the Tower Hills and the Far Downs settled by Shire-hobbits after the War of the Ring. The Towers became the residence of the hereditary Wardens of Westmarch, descendants of Sam Gamgee's grandson Elfstan Fairbairn, whose family became known as the Fairbairns of the Towers. Notes 1 That is, IV 41 is the year that the first Warden of Westmarch took up residence at the Towers. Undertowers might conceivably have existed beforehand, but if so it could only have dated back some ten years to the founding of the Westmarch in IV 31 (or 1452 by the Shire-reckoning). See also... Fairbairn Family, The Towers, Warden of Westmarch Indexes: Alphabetical: T Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 6 January 2021 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2020-2021. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.How do your personal strengths fit in with career matching? How can you identify them? Try a free personality test from myDISCprofile.