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A village or town located somewhere in the [[Shire]], though its exact location is not known. It is important to history as the home of many of [[Sam Gamgee]]'s ancestors. His great-great-grandfather [[Wiseman Gamwich]] came to [[Tighfield]] about two hundred years before the [[War of the Ring]], and Wiseman's son [[Hob Gammidge]] is recorded as a roper, one of a long line of Tighfield rope-makers. Hob's grandson was [[Hamfast Gamgee]], Sam's father, who left Tighfield for [[Hobbiton]], to start a new life as a gardener. | A village or town located somewhere in the [[Shire]], though its exact location is not known. It is important to history as the home of many of [[Sam Gamgee]]'s ancestors. His great-great-grandfather [[Wiseman Gamwich]] came to [[Tighfield]] about two hundred years before the [[War of the Ring]], and Wiseman's son [[Hob Gammidge]] is recorded as a roper, one of a long line of Tighfield rope-makers. Hob's grandson was [[Hamfast Gamgee]], Sam's father, who left Tighfield for [[Hobbiton]], to start a new life as a gardener. | ||
Tighfield's name is associated with the tradition of rope-making there, and indeed is related to the modern word tie. Hob's son Hobson, and in turn his son [[Andwise]], were said to have practised their skills in a rope-walk (that is, a rope-maker's yard) for many years. | Tighfield's name is associated with the tradition of rope-making there, and indeed is related to the modern word tie. Hob's son Hobson, and in turn his son [[Andwise Roper|Andwise]], were said to have practised their skills in a rope-walk (that is, a rope-maker's yard) for many years. | ||
Revision as of 18:21, 11 February 2006
A village or town located somewhere in the Shire, though its exact location is not known. It is important to history as the home of many of Sam Gamgee's ancestors. His great-great-grandfather Wiseman Gamwich came to Tighfield about two hundred years before the War of the Ring, and Wiseman's son Hob Gammidge is recorded as a roper, one of a long line of Tighfield rope-makers. Hob's grandson was Hamfast Gamgee, Sam's father, who left Tighfield for Hobbiton, to start a new life as a gardener.
Tighfield's name is associated with the tradition of rope-making there, and indeed is related to the modern word tie. Hob's son Hobson, and in turn his son Andwise, were said to have practised their skills in a rope-walk (that is, a rope-maker's yard) for many years.
