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'''Upbourn''' is a hamlet located in [[Rohan]], south of [[Edoras]] on the banks of the [[Snowbourn]] in the valley of [[Harrowdale]]. | '''Upbourn''' is a hamlet located in [[Rohan]], south of [[Edoras]] on the banks of the [[Snowbourn]] in the valley of [[Harrowdale]]. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name is a | The name is a modernisation of the [[Old English]] ''Upburnan'' as would represent [[Rohirric]]. <ref name="Nomen"/> | ||
It derives from the fact that the hamlet was some way "up" the river Snowbourn | It derives from the fact that the hamlet was some way "up" the river Snowbourn.<ref name="Nomen"/> | ||
As [[Tolkien]] noted, up- is used in English place-names for river-side villages (as Upavon in Wiltshire), especially in contrast to larger places near its mouth (as Upwey above Weymouth).<ref>{{HM|N}}</ref> | As [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] noted, ''up-'' is used in English place-names for river-side villages (as [[wikipedia:Upavon|Upavon]] in [[wikipedia:Wiltshire|Wiltshire]]), especially in contrast to larger places near its mouth (as [[wikipedia:Upwey, Dorset|Upwey]] above [[wikipedia:Weymouth, Dorset|Weymouth]]).<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 778</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Rohan]] | [[Category:Rohan]] | ||
[[de:Hochborn]] | [[de:Hochborn]] | ||
[[fi:Ylävuo]] | [[fi:Ylävuo]] | ||
[[fr:encyclo/geographie/villes_tours_et_forteresses/rohan/upbourn]] | [[fr:encyclo/geographie/villes_tours_et_forteresses/rohan/upbourn]] | ||
Revision as of 19:56, 14 October 2010
Upbourn is a hamlet located in Rohan, south of Edoras on the banks of the Snowbourn in the valley of Harrowdale.
Etymology
The name is a modernisation of the Old English Upburnan as would represent Rohirric. [1]
It derives from the fact that the hamlet was some way "up" the river Snowbourn.[1]
As Tolkien noted, up- is used in English place-names for river-side villages (as Upavon in Wiltshire), especially in contrast to larger places near its mouth (as Upwey above Weymouth).[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 778
