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Dates Founded in III 2340 (740 by the Shire-reckoning) Location East of the Shire, across the River Brandywine Origins Founded by Gorhendad Oldbuck (later Brandybuck) Race Hobbits Culture Bucklanders Family Ruled by the Brandybucks Settlements Bucklebury, Crickhollow, Newbury, Standelf Important peaks Buck Hill Meaning Land of bucks (referring either to deer or goats) Other names Eastmarch of the Shire Indexes: Alphabetical: B Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 25 December 2007 Updates planned: 7 The Eastmarch of the Shire Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Buckland and the surrounding country Buckland and the surrounding country Farthings and marches of the Shire Origins and History Seven hundred and forty years after the founding of the Shire, Gorhendad Oldbuck crossed the River Brandywine from the Eastfarthing and started the building of Brandy Hall in Buck Hill, in a land hitherto unpopulated by Hobbits. As Gorhendad's family grew, the Hall also expanded, and soon there was a flourishing community in the land between the River and the Old Forest. From that time, Buckland was ruled by the Brandybucks, as Gorhendad renamed his family, who were given the title 'Masters of Buckland'. The village of Bucklebury, lying close by Buck Hill, was considered Buckland's chief village, but the expanding population meant that many other villages soon grew up in the region, the largest of which were Newbury, Crickhollow and Standelf. The influence of the Masters of Buckland gained respect from those close by in the Eastfarthing, too; the lands of the Marish between Stock and Rushey also acknowledged themselves under the sway of Buck Hall. The Bucklanders soon found themselves threatened by the strange trees of the Forest, and so built a vast hedge, the High Hay, stretching twenty miles along the eastern border of their land. This was not the only danger to threaten Buckland - in III 2911, the year of the Fell Winter, the Brandywine froze and Buckland was invaded by white wolves. Buckland was also the childhood home of Frodo Baggins, who returned here on his journey to Rivendell in III 3018. He bought a house in Crickhollow, and claimed that he would be living there, but instead secretly entered the Old Forest, and left the easternmost of the Hobbit-lands. Culture Although similar in many ways to other Hobbits, the Bucklanders did have certain peculiarities. Due no doubt in part to the Fallohidish blood of the Brandybucks, the Hobbits of Buckland were somewhat more adventurous than their cousins in the Shire (while still conservative by the measure of many other races in Middle-earth). They enjoyed boating, an activity frowned upon by Shire-hobbits, and some of them could even swim. When the Bree-folk ventured to the Shire, Buckland was their usual destination (though some ventured as far as the Eastfarthing), and so it was rather more cosmopolitan (in Hobbit terms) than the rest of the land. Living under constant danger from the Old Forest, the Bucklanders were hardier and more suspicious than the usual Shire-hobbit. They were organised to deal with danger (through the famous Horn-call of Buckland), and they kept their doors locked at night, which was unusual in the Shire. See also... Asphodel, Blanco Bracegirdle, Bonfire Glade, Brandagamba Family, Brandy Hall, Brandybuck Family, Bree-hobbits, Bridge of Stonebows, Buck Hill, Buckland Gate, Bucklebury, Bucklebury Ferry, Celandine Brandybuck, Celandines, Clover, [See the full list...]Counsellor of the North-kingdom, Crickhollow, Daddy Twofoot, Deepdelver, Drogo Baggins, Eastfarthing of the Shire, Eastmarch of the Shire, Elvet-isle, Folklands, Four Farthings, Fredegar ‘Fatty’ Bolger, Frodo Baggins, Gorhendad Oldbuck (later Brandybuck), Gormadoc ‘Deepdelver’ Brandybuck, Hanna Goldworthy, Hay Gate, Haysend, Headstrong Family, High Hay, Hob Hayward, Hobbit-lands, Horn of the Mark, Horn-call of Buckland, Inside, Isumbras Took I, Lobelia Sackville-Baggins (née Bracegirdle), Lotho Sackville-Baggins, Marchbuck Family, Master of Buckland, Master of the Hall, Mentha Brandybuck, Milo Burrows, Mithe, Newbury, North-gate, Old Noakes, Oldbuck Family, Overbourn Marshes, Parsley, Peony Baggins , Primula Brandybuck, River Baranduin, River Branda-nîn, Scattergold, Shire-reckoning, Shire-thain, Standelf, Thain of the Shire, The Golden Perch, The Marish, Travellers, Twofoot Family, Westmarch of the Shire, Wolf, Zaragamba Family Indexes: Alphabetical: B Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 25 December 2007 Updates planned: 7 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2000, 2007. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.Take the FREE myDISCprofile personality test to discover your core personality and your ideal job.

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Dates Founded in III 2340 (740 by the Shire-reckoning) Location East of the Shire, across the River Brandywine Origins Founded by Gorhendad Oldbuck (later Brandybuck) Race Hobbits Culture Bucklanders Family Ruled by the Brandybucks Settlements Bucklebury, Crickhollow, Newbury, Standelf Important peaks Buck Hill Meaning Land of bucks (referring either to deer or goats) Other names Eastmarch of the Shire Indexes: Alphabetical: B Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 25 December 2007 Updates planned: 7 The Eastmarch of the Shire

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

Buckland and the surrounding country Buckland and the surrounding country Farthings and marches of the Shire Origins and History Seven hundred and forty years after the founding of the Shire, Gorhendad Oldbuck crossed the River Brandywine from the Eastfarthing and started the building of Brandy Hall in Buck Hill, in a land hitherto unpopulated by Hobbits. As Gorhendad's family grew, the Hall also expanded, and soon there was a flourishing community in the land between the River and the Old Forest. From that time, Buckland was ruled by the Brandybucks, as Gorhendad renamed his family, who were given the title 'Masters of Buckland'. The village of Bucklebury, lying close by Buck Hill, was considered Buckland's chief village, but the expanding population meant that many other villages soon grew up in the region, the largest of which were Newbury, Crickhollow and Standelf. The influence of the Masters of Buckland gained respect from those close by in the Eastfarthing, too; the lands of the Marish between Stock and Rushey also acknowledged themselves under the sway of Buck Hall. The Bucklanders soon found themselves threatened by the strange trees of the Forest, and so built a vast hedge, the High Hay, stretching twenty miles along the eastern border of their land. This was not the only danger to threaten Buckland - in III 2911, the year of the Fell Winter, the Brandywine froze and Buckland was invaded by white wolves. Buckland was also the childhood home of Frodo Baggins, who returned here on his journey to Rivendell in III 3018. He bought a house in Crickhollow, and claimed that he would be living there, but instead secretly entered the Old Forest, and left the easternmost of the Hobbit-lands. Culture Although similar in many ways to other Hobbits, the Bucklanders did have certain peculiarities. Due no doubt in part to the Fallohidish blood of the Brandybucks, the Hobbits of Buckland were somewhat more adventurous than their cousins in the Shire (while still conservative by the measure of many other races in Middle-earth). They enjoyed boating, an activity frowned upon by Shire-hobbits, and some of them could even swim. When the Bree-folk ventured to the Shire, Buckland was their usual destination (though some ventured as far as the Eastfarthing), and so it was rather more cosmopolitan (in Hobbit terms) than the rest of the land. Living under constant danger from the Old Forest, the Bucklanders were hardier and more suspicious than the usual Shire-hobbit. They were organised to deal with danger (through the famous Horn-call of Buckland), and they kept their doors locked at night, which was unusual in the Shire. See also... Asphodel, Blanco Bracegirdle, Bonfire Glade, Brandagamba Family, Brandy Hall, Brandybuck Family, Bree-hobbits, Bridge of Stonebows, Buck Hill, Buckland Gate, Bucklebury, Bucklebury Ferry, Celandine Brandybuck, Celandines, Clover, [See the full list...]Counsellor of the North-kingdom, Crickhollow, Daddy Twofoot, Deepdelver, Drogo Baggins, Eastfarthing of the Shire, Eastmarch of the Shire, Elvet-isle, Folklands, Four Farthings, Fredegar ‘Fatty’ Bolger, Frodo Baggins, Gorhendad Oldbuck (later Brandybuck), Gormadoc ‘Deepdelver’ Brandybuck, Hanna Goldworthy, Hay Gate, Haysend, Headstrong Family, High Hay, Hob Hayward, Hobbit-lands, Horn of the Mark, Horn-call of Buckland, Inside, Isumbras Took I, Lobelia Sackville-Baggins (née Bracegirdle), Lotho Sackville-Baggins, Marchbuck Family, Master of Buckland, Master of the Hall, Mentha Brandybuck, Milo Burrows, Mithe, Newbury, North-gate, Old Noakes, Oldbuck Family, Overbourn Marshes, Parsley, Peony Baggins , Primula Brandybuck, River Baranduin, River Branda-nîn, Scattergold, Shire-reckoning, Shire-thain, Standelf, Thain of the Shire, The Golden Perch, The Marish, Travellers, Twofoot Family, Westmarch of the Shire, Wolf, Zaragamba Family Indexes: Alphabetical: B Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 25 December 2007 Updates planned: 7 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2000, 2007. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.Take the FREE myDISCprofile personality test to discover your core personality and your ideal job.