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| caption="Fair Travels in Border Lands" by Rob Alexander | |||
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| towns=[[Greenholm]] | |||
| inhabitants=[[Elves]], [[Men]], then [[Hobbits]] | | inhabitants=[[Elves]], [[Men]], then [[Hobbits]] | ||
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The '''Far Downs''' were the downlands that marked the former western borders of [[the Shire]], forty leagues ( | 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== | ==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> | 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> | ||
Revision as of 17:25, 30 September 2020
| Far Downs | |
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| Hills | |
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| "Fair Travels in Border Lands" by Rob Alexander | |
| General Information | |
| Location | A hilly region |
| Type | Hills |
| Inhabitants | Elves, Men, then Hobbits |
| Gallery | Images 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
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Concerning Hobbits"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "Later Events Concerning the Members of the Fellowship of the Ring"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "The Longfather-tree of Master Samwise"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Concerning Hobbits"
