The Encyclopedia of Arda - Underhill Family (original) (raw)

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Dates Extant at the end of the Third Age Location The Bree-land, and possibly also the Shire1 Race Hobbits Cultures Bree-hobbits, and possibly also Shire-hobbits Settlements Staddle in the Bree-land Meaning Presumably derived from the fact that Staddle lay under the Bree-hill2 Other names Used as an alias by Frodo Baggins Indexes: Alphabetical: U Hobbits About this entry: Updated 21 August 2019 This entry is complete A Hobbit-family of Staddle Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A common family name among the Bree-hobbits. They lived in the village of Staddle on the east side of the Bree-hill, and indeed it is doubtless from the placing of their homes on the slopes of that hill that they took their family name. Underhill was also the identity assumed by Frodo Baggins after he left the Shire, a name in fact dervied from Underhill the place in Hobbiton. By coincidence, he encountered a number of true Underhills in the Prancing Pony in Bree, who were naturally curious to meet (as they imagined) a distant cousin. At least some of the Underhills played a part in the fighting in Bree during the War of the Ring, and one of them lost his life in that conflict. Notes 1 It remains unclear whether there were any actual Underhills living in the Shire. Frodo Baggins took his alias from the hamlet of the same name that lay under Hobbiton Hill, but it's certainly not impossible that there might have been a real family with that name living in the Shire. It's notable, however, that none of the Bree-landers seemed to have heard of Underhills from the Shire before, not even those who had travelled there several times. This seems to suggest that there were in fact no true Underhills beyond the borders of the Bree-land. 2 At least, the Underhills of Staddle would have taken their name from the Bree-hill. The place named Underhill in the Shire took its name from Hobbiton Hill and it might be presumed that any Shire-hobbits bearing the name would take it from the same source. On the other hand, the Underhills of Staddle apparently thought it possible that an Underhill from the Shire might be a distant cousin. For the two families to be related, the origin of the name must have been from the same hill, which would imply that part of the family had migrated from the Bree-land to the Shire, or vice versa. See also... Bree-hobbits, Common Room, Underhill Indexes: Alphabetical: U Hobbits About this entry: Updated 21 August 2019 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2008, 2019. 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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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 Extant at the end of the Third Age Location The Bree-land, and possibly also the Shire1 Race Hobbits Cultures Bree-hobbits, and possibly also Shire-hobbits Settlements Staddle in the Bree-land Meaning Presumably derived from the fact that Staddle lay under the Bree-hill2 Other names Used as an alias by Frodo Baggins Indexes: Alphabetical: U Hobbits About this entry: Updated 21 August 2019 This entry is complete A Hobbit-family of Staddle

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A common family name among the Bree-hobbits. They lived in the village of Staddle on the east side of the Bree-hill, and indeed it is doubtless from the placing of their homes on the slopes of that hill that they took their family name. Underhill was also the identity assumed by Frodo Baggins after he left the Shire, a name in fact dervied from Underhill the place in Hobbiton. By coincidence, he encountered a number of true Underhills in the Prancing Pony in Bree, who were naturally curious to meet (as they imagined) a distant cousin. At least some of the Underhills played a part in the fighting in Bree during the War of the Ring, and one of them lost his life in that conflict. Notes 1 It remains unclear whether there were any actual Underhills living in the Shire. Frodo Baggins took his alias from the hamlet of the same name that lay under Hobbiton Hill, but it's certainly not impossible that there might have been a real family with that name living in the Shire. It's notable, however, that none of the Bree-landers seemed to have heard of Underhills from the Shire before, not even those who had travelled there several times. This seems to suggest that there were in fact no true Underhills beyond the borders of the Bree-land. 2 At least, the Underhills of Staddle would have taken their name from the Bree-hill. The place named Underhill in the Shire took its name from Hobbiton Hill and it might be presumed that any Shire-hobbits bearing the name would take it from the same source. On the other hand, the Underhills of Staddle apparently thought it possible that an Underhill from the Shire might be a distant cousin. For the two families to be related, the origin of the name must have been from the same hill, which would imply that part of the family had migrated from the Bree-land to the Shire, or vice versa. See also... Bree-hobbits, Common Room, Underhill Indexes: Alphabetical: U Hobbits About this entry: Updated 21 August 2019 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2008, 2019. 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.