Quarry
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| Quarry | |
|---|---|
| Stone-quarry/Settlement | |
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| Quarry in The Lord of the Rings Online | |
| General Information | |
| Location | Eastfarthing, the Shire |
| Type | Stone-quarry/Settlement |
| Inhabitants | Hobbits |
Quarry was a location in the northern Eastfarthing, to the south of the hills of Scary and between Scary and Brandywine,[1]
Quarry could have been simply a stone-quarry[2] but possibly it could also have been a small Hobbit settlement or a village[3] as well.
Etymology
The word quarry is derived from Latin quarreria through French.
David Salo noted that the usage of a Latin-French word as a place-name is peculiar, in contrast to all other placenames which have Old English and/or Celtic etymologies; he suggests that the name perhaps represents a late Westron word, and not an original Hobbitish place-name.[4]
Portrayal in adaptations
2007:The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Quarry is a stone quarry in the Shire, in the town Scary, currently overtaken by spiders. There is also a cave which is filled with them.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Part of the Shire" map.
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, s.v. Scary, p. 775
- ↑ Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, entry "Quarry"
- ↑ David Salo, "Hobbitish Place-names" dated 23 November 1998, Elfling (accessed 20 March 2013)
