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Bookmark or Share- Shire-hobbits - Tolkien GatewayThe Hobbits of the Shire were considered the most rustic and pastoral of their kind. The most important family among the Shire-hobbits were the Tooks of the Westfarthing, who had held the hereditary, and largely honorary, title of Thain from T.A. 2340. The Hobbits began keeping records only after the settlement of the Shire.
- The Shire - Tolkien GatewayThe Shire is one of game's battlegrounds, razed by Sauron's forces in the Evil campaign. 2010: The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest: The Shire is featured in the beginning of the game. 2024: Tales of the Shire: A "The Lord of the Rings" Game: As it's name suggests, the Shire, specifically the village of Bywater, is the main setting of the game.
- Bilbo Baggins - Tolkien GatewayHowever, Appendix D also says that the Shire calendar's "Midyear's Day" is "intended to correspond as nearly as possible to the summer solstice." In the Shire calendar, "September" 22 is 83 days after Midyear's Day. If we take the summer solstice to be our June 21, then Bilbo's and Frodo's birthday must be 83 days later, which is our September 12.
- The Scouring of the Shire - Tolkien GatewayThe Scouring of the Shire is the eighth chapter of the second book in The Return of the King. Summary. The Hobbits found the bridge at Brandywine closed with a large spiked gate. When they demanded entrance, a frightened gatekeeper informed them that he was under orders from the Chief at Bag End to let no one enter between sundown and sunrise.
- The Shire (scene) - Tolkien GatewayThe Shire is the second scene of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and the third scene of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (extended edition). This scene was extended in the latter edition. Synopsis. Gandalf enters the Shire, singing the lyrics to "The Road Goes Ever On".
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