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'''Greenfields''' was a region of the [[Northfarthing]] of | '''Greenfields''' was a region of the [[Northfarthing]] of [[the Shire]] between [[Norbourn]] and [[Brandywine]] rivers. In the year [[Third Age 2747|1147]] of the [[Shire-reckoning]] there was fought the [[Battle of Greenfields]] between invading [[orcs]] from the [[Mount Gram]] and [[Hobbitry-in-Arms]]. Hobbits claimed the victory after their leader [[Bandobras Took]] (nicknamed [[Bandobras Took|Bullroarer]]) stroke off the head of [[Goblins|goblin]] king [[Golfimbul]]. This was the only battle inside the boundaries of the Shire before the [[War of the Ring]] and the [[Battle of Bywater]]. | ||
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Revision as of 19:00, 10 January 2011
Greenfields was a region of the Northfarthing of the Shire between Norbourn and Brandywine rivers. In the year 1147 of the Shire-reckoning there was fought the Battle of Greenfields between invading orcs from the Mount Gram and Hobbitry-in-Arms. Hobbits claimed the victory after their leader Bandobras Took (nicknamed Bullroarer) stroke off the head of goblin king Golfimbul. This was the only battle inside the boundaries of the Shire before the War of the Ring and the Battle of Bywater.
References
- Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (HarperCollinsPublishers 2008), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, pg. 24
