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'''Rushock Bog''' was a swamp on [[The Water]] in the [[Westfarthing]], south of [[Needlehole]] and to the north-west of [[Hobbiton]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> | |||
'''Rushock Bog''' was a swamp on [[The Water]] in the [[Westfarthing]], south of [[Needlehole]] and to the north-west of [[Hobbiton]]. | ==Etymology== | ||
There is a village [[Wikipedia:Rushock|Rushock]] in Worcestershire and a [[Wikipedia:Rushock, Herefordshire|Rushock]] in Herefordshire. According to Tolkien, the name is derived from the plant ''rush''.<ref name=rc/> [[David Salo]], but also Hammond and Scull, suggested an etymology from [[Old English]] *''Ryscuc''/''rixuc'' meaning "rushy place, rush-bed".<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=20 March 2013}}</ref><ref name=rc>{{HM|RC}}, p. lix</ref> However Tolkien alternatively suggested a possible compound with ''hassock'' "coarse grass".<ref name=rc/> | |||
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Revision as of 12:54, 5 December 2020
| Rushock Bog | |
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| Swamp | |
| General Information | |
| Location | The Water, Westfarthing |
| Type | Swamp |
| Gallery | Images of Rushock Bog |
Rushock Bog was a swamp on The Water in the Westfarthing, south of Needlehole and to the north-west of Hobbiton.[1]
Etymology
There is a village Rushock in Worcestershire and a Rushock in Herefordshire. According to Tolkien, the name is derived from the plant rush.[2] David Salo, but also Hammond and Scull, suggested an etymology from Old English *Ryscuc/rixuc meaning "rushy place, rush-bed".[3][2] However Tolkien alternatively suggested a possible compound with hassock "coarse grass".[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Part of the Shire" map
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. lix
- ↑ David Salo, "Hobbitish Place-names" dated 23 November 1998, Elfling (accessed 20 March 2013)
