Long Cleeve
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| Long Cleeve | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
| General Information | |
| Location | The Shire (Northfarthing) |
| Type | Town |
| Inhabitants | Hobbits |
| Gallery | Images of Long Cleeve |
Long Cleeve was a town in the Shire.
History
Long Cleeve was the home of the North-tooks, a distant branch of the Took Family who were descended from Bandobras the Bullroarer. It was the home of Diamond, who married Peregrin Took eight years after his return from the War of the Ring.[1]
Etymology
The name "Cleeve" comes from the Old English word clif, which means "cliff" or "hill".[2]
This, and the name "North-Took" implies that it lay in Northfarthing,[3] much of which was rocky in nature (though none of this is stated specifically by Tolkien himself).
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Took of Great Smials"
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. lvii
- ↑ Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, entry "Long Cleeve"
