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'''''Old Words and Names in the Shire''''' was a short treatise written by [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry Brandybuck]] sometime after the [[War of the Ring]]. In this work Merry discussed the kinship with the language of the [[Rohirrim]] of such "shire-words" as ''[[mathom]]'' and old elements in place names. | '''''Old Words and Names in the Shire''''' was a short treatise written by [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry Brandybuck]] sometime after the [[War of the Ring]]. In this work Merry discussed the kinship with the [[Rohan language|language]] of the [[Rohirrim]] of such "shire-words" as ''[[mathom]]'' and old elements in place names. | ||
This treatise was kept in the library of [[Bucklebury]], perhaps one of those important works that weren't copied into the [[Red Book]].<ref>{{FR|Records}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 07:12, 8 October 2020
Old Words and Names in the Shire was a short treatise written by Merry Brandybuck sometime after the War of the Ring. In this work Merry discussed the kinship with the language of the Rohirrim of such "shire-words" as mathom and old elements in place names.
This treatise was kept in the library of Bucklebury, perhaps one of those important works that weren't copied into the Red Book.[1]
