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The '''Far Downs''' were the downlands that marked the western borders of [[the Shire]], forty leagues (120 miles) west from the [[Brandywine Bridge]]. Of their geography almost nothing is known, except that the town of [[Greenholm]] seems to have been built among the Downs. It was from here that [[Fastred of Greenholm]] came, the first [[Warden of Westmarch]] that lay between the Far Downs and, still further westward, the [[Tower Hills]].
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The '''Far Downs''' were the downlands that marked the former western borders of [[the Shire]], forty leagues (approximately 140 miles) west from the [[Brandywine Bridge]].<ref>{{FR|Hobbits}}</ref>


Of their geography almost nothing is known, except that they were at the border of the [[Westfarthing]] and the town of [[Greenholm]] seems to have been built among the Downs.
[[Elanor Gardner]] married [[Fastred of Greenholm]] there in {{SR|1451}}. The next year ({{SR|1452}}) King [[Aragorn|Elessar]] extended the Shire's borders westward to the [[Tower Hills]] with the [[Westmarch]] laying in-between.<ref>{{App|Later}}</ref> [[Fastred of Greenholm]] became the first [[Warden of Westmarch]].<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref>
==Note==
In [[Ballantine Books]]' paperback edition of ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' there was a misprint in the [[The Lord of the Rings Prologue|Prologue]] that incorrectly named the Far Downs as the "Fox Downs".<ref>{{FR|Hobbits}}</ref>
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[[Category:Hills]]
[[Category:Regions of the Shire]]
[[Category:Regions of the Shire]]
[[Category:Eriador]]
[[de:Ferne Höhen]]
[[de:Ferne Höhen]]
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[[fi:Kaukavaarat]]
[[fi:Kaukavaarat]]
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Far Downs
Hills
Rob Alexander - Fair Travels in Border Lands.jpg
"Fair Travels in Border Lands" by Rob Alexander
General Information
LocationA hilly region
TypeHills
InhabitantsElves, Men, then Hobbits
GalleryImages of the Far Downs

The Far Downs were the downlands that marked the former western borders of the Shire, forty leagues (approximately 140 miles) west from the Brandywine Bridge.[1]

Of their geography almost nothing is known, except that they were at the border of the Westfarthing and the town of Greenholm seems to have been built among the Downs.

Elanor Gardner married Fastred of Greenholm there in S.R. 1451. The next year (S.R. 1452) King Elessar extended the Shire's borders westward to the Tower Hills with the Westmarch laying in-between.[2] Fastred of Greenholm became the first Warden of Westmarch.[3]

Note

In Ballantine Books' paperback edition of The Fellowship of the Ring there was a misprint in the Prologue that incorrectly named the Far Downs as the "Fox Downs".[4]

References