Dates
First mentioned in annals in c. III 1300, but had apparently existed for some considerable time before this. Location
The Bree-land, east of the ShireRace
Meaning
Possibly from Old English brú, 'hill'1
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- Updated 20 February 1999
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Bree
An ancient township of Eriador
An ancient colony in Eriador shared by Hobbits and Men. Far older than the Shire, it was from Bree that the two Fallohides, Marcho and Blanco, set out to found that land.
Notes
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Strictly speaking, brú refers not to a hill itself, but to some feature associated with it (especially the top, or a cliff or bank). The word is more familiar in its Scots form, still in use today, which is brae. |
See also...
Andrath, Appledore Family, Aragorn Elessar, Archet, Banakil, Banks Family, Barley, Big Folk, Big People, Bill Ferny, Black Breath, Black Riders, Bob, Bree-folk, Bree-hill, [See the full list...]Bree-land, Bree-landers, Bree-men, Butterbur Family, Combe, East Road, East-West Road, Fallohides, Fatty Lumpkin, Forsaken Inn, Frery, Frodo Baggins, Glamdring, Great Road, Harry Goatleaf, Heathertoes Family, Hill-men, Hobbits of Bree, King of Arthedain, Kûd-dûkan, Lithe, Little People, Longshanks, Lord of the Nazgûl, Malvegil, Marcho, Mat Heathertoes, Mede, Men of Bree, Midgewater Marshes, Nob, Old Road, Prancing Pony, Rowlie Appledore, Sharp-ears, Shire-hobbits, Southlinch, Strider, Summerdays, Swish-tail, The Angle, Thrimilch, Tobold Hornblower, West-gate of Bree, White-socks, Willie Banks, Wise-nose, Yulemath
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