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'''Greenfields''' was a location in the [[Northfarthing]] of [[the Shire]] between the [[Norbourn]] and [[Brandywine]] rivers. In the year {{SR|1147}} there was fought the [[Battle of Greenfields]] between invading [[orcs]] from the [[Mount Gram]] and the [[Hobbitry-in-arms]]. The Hobbits claimed the victory after their leader [[Bandobras Took]] (nicknamed | '''Greenfields''' was a location in the [[Northfarthing]] of [[the Shire]] between the [[Norbourn]] and [[Brandywine]] rivers. In the year {{SR|1147}} there was fought the [[Battle of Greenfields]] between invading [[orcs]] from the [[Mount Gram]] and the [[Hobbitry-in-arms]]. The Hobbits claimed the victory after their leader [[Bandobras Took]] (nicknamed ''Bullroarer'') stroke off the head of the [[Orcs|goblin]] king [[Golfimbul]].<ref>{{H|Party}}</ref> This was the only battle fought inside the boundaries of the Shire before the [[War of the Ring]] and the [[Battle of Bywater]].<ref>{{RK|VI8}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 14:44, 8 September 2014
Greenfields was a location in the Northfarthing of the Shire between the Norbourn and Brandywine rivers. In the year S.R. 1147 there was fought the Battle of Greenfields between invading orcs from the Mount Gram and the Hobbitry-in-arms. The Hobbits claimed the victory after their leader Bandobras Took (nicknamed Bullroarer) stroke off the head of the goblin king Golfimbul.[1] This was the only battle fought inside the boundaries of the Shire before the War of the Ring and the Battle of Bywater.[2]
