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Dates
Buckland founded in III 2340 (740 by the Shire-reckoning)
Location
Buckland, eastward of the Shire across the river Brandywine
Origins
Buckland was settled by Gorhendad Oldbuck and his followers
Race
Division
Various, but largely descended from the Fallohides
Family
The chief family was the Brandybucks, direct descendants of Buckland's founder Gorhendad Oldbuck
Settlements
The Bucklanders' main settlement was at Brandy Hall and its neighbouring town of Bucklebury, but other settlements included Crickhollow, Newbury and Standelf
Important peaks
Meaning
The name Buckland literally means 'land of bucks', but was doubtless influenced by Oldbuck, the family name of its founder

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Bucklanders

The Hobbits of Buckland

The inhabitants of Buckland on the eastern borders of the Shire, the Bucklanders acknowledged the Master of Buckland as their leader. The Brandybucks, descendants of Gorhendad Oldbuck who founded Buckland, were considered the most important family of the Bucklanders.

The Brandybucks had a strong Fallohidish strain in their blood, it is said, and this made them more adventurous than many of their more conservative neighbours in the Shire. They did not share the Shire-hobbits' fear of water, for example, and the Bucklanders' boats were often seen on the Brandywine River that bordered their land.

On the eastern border of Buckland lay the dangerous Old Forest, and the constant threat of the dark trees made the Bucklanders somewhat hardier than typical hobbits.


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