Hobbiton
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| Dates: | Founded no earlier than III 16011 (year 1 by the Shire-reckoning): survived into the Fourth Age | ||||||||||||||
| Location: | A town in the centre of the Shire, near the eastern borders of the Westfarthing | ||||||||||||||
| Race: | Hobbits | ||||||||||||||
| Culture: | Shire-hobbits | ||||||||||||||
| Family: | The town was most closely associated with the Baggins family | ||||||||||||||
| Pronunciation: | ho'bbiton | ||||||||||||||
| Meaning: | Simply 'Hobbit village' or 'Hobbit town' | ||||||||||||||
The township beneath the Hill
Large town in the central regions of the Shire, within the borders of the Westfarthing. The town was overlooked by Hobbiton Hill (usually called simply 'The Hill'), in which was Bag End, the home of Bilbo Baggins, and later of his heir Frodo.
Footnotes
| 1 | We have no specific reference to the founding of Hobbiton, but it is described as being one of the older settlements of the Shire. In principle, it might date back to the first years after the founding of the Shire itself. |
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