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Dates
Occupied sometime between c. III 1000 and c. III 30001
Location
The western edge of Mirkwood2
Race
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Order
Pronunciation
rho'sgobel
Meaning
Ultimately from rhosc, 'Brown', and gobel, 'a fenced homestead'
Other names
Occasionally given in translation as 'Brownhay' (where 'hay' is an old word for 'hedge' or 'fence'), though this version does not appear in any canonical works
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RhosgobelRadagast’s dwelling on the edge of Mirkwood(A) is the best evidenced and most consistent location for Rhosgobel, though some sources suggest that it stood further north, at the position marked by (B) on this map.
(A) is the best evidenced and most consistent location for Rhosgobel, though some sources suggest that it stood further north, at the position marked by (B) on this map.
The fenced home of Radagast the Brown on the western edge of Mirkwood. Radagast appears to have dwelt there as late as the time of the Quest of Erebor, but by the time of the War of the Ring some eighty years later he was known to have abandoned his old home. We have no definite information to explain when or why he left, or under what circumstances, and indeed it is implied that he had not completely abandoned Rhosgobel even then. After the Council of Elrond, searchers were sent to seek Radagast at Rhosgobel; they were unsuccessful, but the fact that they tried shows that there must have been at least some expectation that he might be found in the area. Evidence for Rhosgobel's exact location is open to interpretation. There is support for it standing in the southern part of the Forest, about a hundred miles north from Sauron's fortress of Dol Guldur, but other sources place it farther north, much closer to the Carrock and the home of Beorn. The journey of Elrond's scouts to seek Radagast took them to the southern parts of Mirkwood, so, on what little evidence we have, the former location seems to be better supported. Notes
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