- Cities and buildings
- Fields, plains and deserts
- Forests
- Hills and mountains
- Islands and promontories
- Lands, realms and regions
- Rivers and lakes
- Seas and oceans
|
Dates
Location
Race
Culture
Family
Meaning
Tentatively interpreted as 'bean field' (see text)
Indexes: About this entry:
|
BamfurlongThe home of Farmer MaggotThe farm of Bamfurlong on Maggot's Lane (somewhat conjectural)1
The farm of Bamfurlong on Maggot's Lane (somewhat conjectural)1
A farm in the boggy region of the Marish in the eastern Shire. It was the home of Farmer Maggot, who (like the other Hobbits in this inhospitable area) lived above ground rather than in a traditional Hobbit-hole. Maggot's farm was well-known in the area for his mushrooms, which he protected fiercely against trespassers with his three fearsome dogs. The name Bamfurlong is an old English one. Tolkien suggests that it comes originally from words meaning very roughly 'bean-field', though definite knowledge of its meaning is now lost. Notes
See also...Fang, Folklands, Grip, Maggot Family, Maggot’s Lane, Mrs. Maggot, Springle-ring, Turnips, Wolf Indexes: About this entry:
For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2004, 2017, 2021. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus includes everything you need to examine DISC personalities and roles within a team. |