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| name=Upbourn | |||
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| othernames=''Upburnan'' | |||
| location=[[Harrowdale]] ([[Rohan]]) | |||
| type=Hamlet | |||
| description=A small hamlet on the banks of the [[Snowbourn]] river | |||
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| inhabitants=[[Rohirrim]] | |||
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'''Upbourn''' was a hamlet located in [[Rohan]], south of [[Edoras]] on the banks of the [[Snowbourn]] in the valley of [[Harrowdale]].<ref>{{RK|Muster}}</ref> | '''Upbourn''' was a hamlet located in [[Rohan]], south of [[Edoras]] on the banks of the [[Snowbourn]] in the valley of [[Harrowdale]].<ref>{{RK|Muster}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
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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> | 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> | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[Category:Cities, | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages]] | ||
[[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 18:32, 19 June 2020
Upbourn | |
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Hamlet | |
General Information | |
Other names | Upburnan |
Location | Harrowdale (Rohan) |
Type | Hamlet |
Description | A small hamlet on the banks of the Snowbourn river |
Inhabitants | Rohirrim |
Gallery | Images of Upbourn |
Upbourn was a hamlet located in Rohan, south of Edoras on the banks of the Snowbourn in the valley of Harrowdale.[1]
Etymology
The name is a modernisation of the Old English Upburnan as would represent Rohirric.[2]
It derives from the fact that the hamlet was some way "up" the river Snowbourn.[2]
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).[2]