The Marish

The Marish was a broad flood plain, a mix of reed and brush flats interspersed with tree-covered islands. The men of Stock, at the northern end of the Marish , had originally built levees over the years to fend off the worst of the floods. Stoors from Tharbad, a city built entirely within a levee,however had greater plans. Dikes were being built and channels cut across most of the valley of the Stock Brook, as far upstream as Woodhall. Other Stoors had simply moved into the marshes to take up their traditional hidden lifestyle. Conflicts between the builders and the hunters had dready occurred, and there was talk of Hobbits murdering Hobbits in the Marish.