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'''Longbottom''' was a village or town in the [[Southfarthing]] of the [[Shire]]. Its name means 'long valley', and we know that the village and its surroundings were sheltered from the elements, probably by the valley's sides.
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'''Longbottom''' was a village or town in the [[Southfarthing]] of [[the Shire]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> It was the home of some of the [[Hornblower Family|Hornblowers]].


Longbottom entered history in about [[Third Age|T.A.]] 2670 (1070 by the [[Shire-reckoning]]), when a certain [[Tobold Hornblower]] introduced a new herb there. The valley's sheltered aspect, and the relatively warm climate of the Southfarthing, made the region around Longbottom ideal for growing this new plant, pipe-weed, which rapidly became the centre of a thriving industry. [[Longbottom Leaf]] remained one of the most famous varieties of the weed.
In {{TA|2670}} (1070 by the [[Shire-reckoning]]), a certain [[Tobold Hornblower]] introduced a new herb there.<ref>{{FR|Pipeweed}}</ref> The valley's sheltered aspect, and the relatively warm climate of the Southfarthing, made the region around Longbottom ideal for growing this new plant, [[pipe-weed]], which rapidly became the centre of a thriving industry. [[Longbottom Leaf]] remained one of the most famous varieties of the weed.


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==Etymology==
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The element bottom is frequent in English place-names (and their surnames like [[wikipedia:Ramsbottom|Ramsbottom]]); it means "valley", especially its head or inner end.<ref>{{HM|N}}, p. 773</ref>
 
[[David Salo]] suggests that it represents a possible [[Old English|Old Hobbitish]] ''Langbotm'' meaning "Long Valley".<ref>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/121|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]|accessed=3 May 2013}}</ref>
 
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Longbottom
Village/Town
Matěj Čadil - Longbottom.jpg
"Longbottom" by Matěj Čadil
General Information
LocationSouthfarthing, the Shire
TypeVillage/Town
People and History
InhabitantsHobbits
EventsTobold Hornblower introduced pipe-weed in T.A. 2670

Longbottom was a village or town in the Southfarthing of the Shire.[1] It was the home of some of the Hornblowers.

In T.A. 2670 (1070 by the Shire-reckoning), a certain Tobold Hornblower introduced a new herb there.[2] The valley's sheltered aspect, and the relatively warm climate of the Southfarthing, made the region around Longbottom ideal for growing this new plant, pipe-weed, which rapidly became the centre of a thriving industry. Longbottom Leaf remained one of the most famous varieties of the weed.

Etymology

The element bottom is frequent in English place-names (and their surnames like Ramsbottom); it means "valley", especially its head or inner end.[3]

David Salo suggests that it represents a possible Old Hobbitish Langbotm meaning "Long Valley".[4]

References