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A dwelling of [[Hobbits]] in the [[Westmarch]], the region between the [[Far Downs]] and the [[Tower Hills]] gifted to the [[Shire-hobbits]] some years after the [[War of the Ring]].  
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The '''Undertowers''' was a dwelling of [[Hobbits]] in the [[Westmarch]] during the [[Fourth Age]]. It was located near the [[White Towers]].


It was at Undertowers that [[Sam]]'s daughter [[Elanor]] settled with [[Fastred]] of [[Greenholm]] to found the [[Fairbairn family]], the hereditary [[Wardens of Westmarch]]. In time, the Fairbairns would become as influential as the [[Took family|Tooks]] and [[Brandybuck]]s in the history of the [[Shire]], and it was at Undertowers that they preserved the [[Red Book of Westmarch]], whose contents formed the ultimate basis for the account of [[The Lord of the Rings]].
It was at Undertowers that [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]]'s daughter [[Elanor Gardner]] settled with [[Fastred of Greenholm]] around {{SR|1462}}. Thus the [[Fairbairn Family]], the hereditary [[Warden of Westmarch|Wardens of Westmarch]] was founded.<ref>{{App|Later}}</ref>
 
The Undertowers was one of the places of the Shire with the largest libraries and collections of historical documents, including preserving the [[Red Book of Westmarch]], chronicling the [[War of the Ring]] and the [[Elder Days]].<ref>{{FR|Records}}</ref>
 
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Revision as of 16:24, 17 November 2020

Undertowers
Dwelling
General Information
LocationWestmarch, the Shire
TypeDwelling
People and History
InhabitantsHobbits
Createdduring the Fourth Age

The Undertowers was a dwelling of Hobbits in the Westmarch during the Fourth Age. It was located near the White Towers.

It was at Undertowers that Sam's daughter Elanor Gardner settled with Fastred of Greenholm around S.R. 1462. Thus the Fairbairn Family, the hereditary Wardens of Westmarch was founded.[1]

The Undertowers was one of the places of the Shire with the largest libraries and collections of historical documents, including preserving the Red Book of Westmarch, chronicling the War of the Ring and the Elder Days.[2]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "Later Events Concerning the Members of the Fellowship of the Ring"
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Note on the Shire Records"