Category:Shire




 * Political Organization: Autonomous Shire of Arthedain.Clan-based aristocracy.
 * Rulers: Marcho and Blanco Fallohide,Founders of Shire. Rulers by Acclamation.Isumbras Took.Thain of the Took Clan in the Southfarthing.
 * Administrative Organization: Officials elected by clan members;land divided into four Farthings, further subdividedby private ownership.
 * Population: 12.500 Hobbits.
 * Military: 300 Standing Fyrd led by elected Shirriffs.1.500 Levy organized by clan.
 * Products: Grain, fruit, mushrooms.
 * Symbol: None.

In T.A.1601, faced with the growing power of the noble house of Tarma, King Argeleb II of Arthedain chose to respond to the situation by dividing up the Tarma lands, claiming an ancient right over property in times of need. Advised by the Istar Gandalf. Argeleb granted four large but underpopulated parcels of land on the southern border of Arthedain to a sizable band of Hobbits. At this time, the brothers Marcho and Blanco had been petitioning the King for three years, hoping to gain some small plot of land on which to settle their wandering people. These first Hobbit settlers were soon joined by their cousins from Cardolan. Bree-land. and Rhudaur, creating a sizable and stable community in a surprisingly short time. Argeleb, pleased by the success of his gift, bestowed many rights of self-governance upon the Hobbits, asking only for payment of an annual tax known among the Hobbits as The Rent. The Hobbits speak their own language among themselves, but many learn Westron in order to communicate with the Men and Dwarves who pass along the Great East Road on some errand. Although the brothers Marcho and Blanco make the decisions which concern all of the Shire, most power is held by the hereditary thains of each tribe. A few tribes, however, elect officials to carry out work for the good of the community with the thains taking on a ceremonial role, usually prominent on feast-days. The Shire is organized along the boundaries of the o l d Arthadan territories, now known as Farthings. Marcho and Blanco originally intended to grant a farthing to each clan, but the turbulence of the sudden influx of new immigrants made the farthings little more than lines on the map. The clans mix more or less freely now; only the most aristocratic concern themselves with the continuity of their clans when they make a marriage match. The fyrd is a volunteer force, commanded by the more influential citizens, which meets every month to practice military maneuvers. Few Men remain in The Shire, but bandits, some hired by the Tarmas, view the Hobbits as easy pickings. The fyrd hopes to change their opinion. The Shire is quietly agricultural, self-sufficient in most areas. Each year, a surplus of grain, fruit, and mushrooms goes to the Autumn Fair at Bree. Despite their skill at smithing. Hobbit smelting practices are quite cnide. and those who live along the Great East Road eagerly trade for ingots of pure copper, iron, and tin. Along the East Road, Hobbit culture is decidedly more "Mannish" Hobbits there dwell in houses above ground, rather than in the burrows known as "smials," and many of these more urban Hobbits speak Westron among themselves on a daily basis.

Regions
TA 1650: Caring Green Cracking Fells Dim Hills Foxrun Vale Gladelands Kingsland Lake Clarity Lake Moors Meadow Downs Mistvale mountains of the Moon Muddling Fens Nob Hill Oak-Wood Realm Perilussi Sarn Gap Siragale Tarmaglade Woods Tarmaladen Wenyabar Whiteflow Whitescarp Trail Wychwoods

TA 3019: Barren Crags Biersing Stream Bindbole Wood Bolestones Breeland Wilds Bridge Fields Buckland Corrilite Valley Corrywood Cragmoor Hills The Crags Delving Gap Delving Fields Dim Hills East Farthing Eastwood Far Downs Far Mountains Faynereach Fellbourne Flaxen Stream Frogmoors Gamwood Glenwood Grandheath Ridge Greenfields Pike Greenfield Traces Green-hill Country Harwood Hill Country Keegan Woods Lake Clarity Lakemoors Lostland Marshes Marish Meewen Woods Muddling Fens North Farthing North Moors Oakshade Vale Oakstand Woods Overbourne marshes Overhill Yards Prairie Wild Red Hills Red Hundred Redway River Reedly Sarn Gap Sarnladen Scrag-Dells Silvan Country Southern Downs Teat Marshes Twilight Hills West Farthing West March Western Moors white Downs Woody end Red Downs South Farthing Southern Marshes Tammerlades Teal Marshes Westbank Western Forests Western Moors Westwood Wildland Trail Woodland Tour Wood's Edge Woody End

settlements and Places of Note
TA 1650: Annon Baran Axebridge Axley Hall Bankling Bar Irlossiel Barrow Beeching Cross Blackroot Hill Bondor Booksword Briary Bridge of Stonebows Cobble Glen Commonwell Cor Wilishar Corréna Cotting Grove Cloudbreak Watch Dwaling Bank Endrist Flynettle Fordhall Galabas Greenthicket Grimsly Dale Hawkswell Farm Lakehead Mich Hollow Mintling Copse Nelros Peaceful Tower Rendwalk Rood Sarn Castle Sarnford Swansong Nape Stonehill Tarmabar three farthing stone Tighfield Tookbank Tuckburrow Undertowers Waterbury Waymoot Whitfurrows Whitwell Wibbleham Willowbottom Woodhall the Yale

TA 3019: Amberburh Bagleighton Bindbole Boldercross Bolger Yard Brandy Hall Brandywine Bridge Brasshold Breredon Bridgebury Brockenborings Buckland Gate Budgeford Bywater Caring Green Carras Cottonbottom Clammy Clearwater Wells Cobbleglen Corry Crickhollow Crissingham Deephallow Digby Dolwich Dora Brownlock's farm Dwaling Fordhall Foxrun Freemain Frogmorton Gamwich Gistfell Glen Greenfields Grimlsy Dale Grindwall Harcot Hardbottle Havirmarsh Hawkswell Hay Gate Haysend Heed Torton Hobsbury Hirholt Hobbiton Ladyford Little Delving Longbottom Long Cleeve Mathom House Micheldelving Mithesteps Much Hemlock Needlehole Nelrul Newbury Nob Hill Nobottle Norby Northway Oakleaf Oatbarton Old Odo's leaf-farm Overhill Pincup Poddin Quary Rainbow Bridge Rondmore Rushdock-gate Rushy Sackville Sandson's farm Scary Southway Springdale Camp Springsdale Camp Standelf Starfield Stock Stonehall Swanlyn three farthing stone Tighfield Toddlebank Tookbank Troll's Knoll Trotwallow Tuckburrow Undertowers Upper Smials Waterbury Waymoot Whitfurrows Whitwell Wibbleham Willowbottom Woodhall Wychwood the Yale

Characters
Baret Marcho Hardback Master Worrywort Mugwort sandyman Hildifons Took Tobe