The Shire

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The Shire
The Shire

The Shire is a region found within the land of Eriador.

The country of the Shire is a land of peace and pastoral beauty, where hobbits dwell in seclusion from the world at large.

In former times, Men were seldom seen there, though Dwarves often passed through the Shire as they travelled to the Blue Mountains from their lands in the East. More rarely still, Elves could sometimes be seen in the woods as they journeyed to Mithlond, the Grey Havens beyond the borders of the Shire, where they cross the Sea into the Utter West.

Dark things seldom threatened the hills and meadows of the Shire. Largely this has been because hobbits are very good at keeping to their own business and not being noticed by others. But Little Folk would be aghast and unbelieving if they only knew the lengths to which Gandalf the Grey and the Rangers of the North have gone to ensure the country's peace. Now, though, even the Shire cannot escape the notice of the Shadow in the East.


Locations

Bindbole Wood
The Delving Fields
Green Hill Country
Hobbiton-Bywater
The Marish
Rushock Bog
The Yondershire

Areas

(Ordered by main quest-level)
The Delving Fields

Hobbiton-Bywater

Tookland

Rushock Bog

Bindbole Wood

The Hill

The Marish

Bridgefields

Green Hill Country

North Bridgefields

  • Creatures: mainly 10 - 12

Greenfields

The Yondershire

Settlements

The Shire Settlements

Landmarks

The Shire Landmarks

Interiors

The Shire Interiors

Dungeons

The Shire Dungeons

Instances

The Shire Instances


Player Housing

The Shire Homesteads [36.5S, 73.2W]

Reputation

The Shire Reputation Factions

Quests

For more detail, see The Shire Quests

The Shire Quests (17 C, 14 P)

Deeds

For more detail, see The Shire Deeds
The Shire Deeds (6 C, 3 P)

Titles

For more detail, see The Shire Titles
The Shire Titles (5 C, 3 P)

Creatures

For rare, signature, unique and named creatures, see the Shire Quest Creatures.

The Shire Creatures (3 C, 177 P, 1 F)

Crafting

Michel Delving's Craft-fair

Crafting Tier(s):

Apprentice: Copper Deposit, Rowan Branches, Shattered Pitcher
Journeyman: Barrow-iron Deposit, Silver Deposit, Ash Branches, Broken Urn

Resource Locations:

Crafting Facilities:

Primarily: Michel Delving's Craft-fair


Lore

In the year 1601 of the Third Age, the Fallohide brothers Marcho and Blanco led a group of Hobbits west from Bree and crossed the Bridge of Stonebows (later known as the Brandywine Bridge) and settled in the empty land they found. This became year 1 of the Shire-reckoning. King Argeleb II, the tenth King of Arthedain and a direct ancestor of Aragorn, granted the Hobbits this unused land and thus it became The Shire.

In III 2340 Hobbits expanded the Shire to include also Buckland, and Brandy Hall was founded, though Buckland was never considered part of "the four farthings of the Shire". Little is told about the history of the Shire, except for genealogical details about families, such as the Baggins, Brandybucks, Tooks, and many more. However...

On 22 September TA2890 Bilbo Baggins was born, and a few decades later his adventures would bring focus on the Shire. A fateful morning in TA2941 an old bearded man with a blue pointed hat approached Bilbo and soon the Quest of Erebor began, chiefly taking place in the East. Eventually Bilbo brought back to Bag End treasures that greatly enriched hobbits all of the Shire, but one of the smaller items, a modest ring, would also prove extremely hazardous, though not at once. In TA3001 Bilbo leaves the Shire and settles down in Rivendell, after giving the One Ring to Frodo.

In TA3017 Gollum (the former bearer of the One Ring) was released from Mordor, probably shortly after he had revealed "Baggins" and "Shire" to Sauron. The Shire was still innocently unaware that the Dark Lord soon would begin the War of the Ring and their farthings were at stake. In middle April TA3018 Gandalf tells Frodo about the One Ring and its powers and hazards, urging him to leave the Shire promptly, though Frodo hesitated, he was slow and it took him more than five months to set out. On September 23, the day after his fiftieth birthday, Frodo set out from Bag End with Sam and Pippin towards Crickhollow in Buckland (where Merry would join them on the quest). Already that night they found themselves pursued by the Black Riders, and in LOTRO that is the night a new hobbit character sets foot upon the Shire.


Maps

Map of the Shire

The Shire maps
Map of The Shire including the Yondershire Farthings of the Shire

The Shire Detailed maps
Map of The Shire POIs Map of Shire Named Creatures Map of The Shire Artifacts

Regional maps
Eriador by Varghedin

Gallery

Settlements, Areas and Landmarks of The Shire

Areas: Bindbole Wood • Bridgefields • The Delving Fields • Green Hill Country • Greenfields • The Hill • Hobbiton-Bywater • The Marish • North Bridgefields • Rushock Bog • Shire Homesteads • Tookland • The Yondershire*
* Requires Quest Pack: Yondershire 		Areas:
Settlements: Brockenborings • Budgeford • Bywater • Frogmorton • Hobbiton • Little Delving • Michel Delving • Needlehole • Overhill • Scary • Stock • Tuckborough • Waymeet • Woodhall Settlements:
Landmarks: Abandoned Elf-camp • Appledores • Bag End • Bamfurlong • Bear Dens • Bolestones • Brandywine Bridge • Bridgefields Wall • Bucklebury Ferry • Bullroarer • Bywater Bridge • Bywater Pool • Dora Brownlock's Farm • Downs Gate • The Frogmoors • Golfimbul's Hole • The Grange • The Great Willow • Lob's Grove • Longo Burrow's Farm • The Mathom House • Methel-stage • Michel Delving's Craft-fair • Narrowcleeve • Old Odo's Leaf-farm • Overhill Yards • The Party Tree • Pinglade • Puddifoot's Fields • The Quarry • The Rushock Gate • Sandson's Farm • Sandyman's Mill • The Scrag-dells • The Shire Race-track • Skirmish Camp • South Fields • Southfarthing Gate • Stocktower • Three Farthing Stone • Tom Cotton's Farm • Troll's Knoll • The Water • Wellbridge • Wolf Den • The Yale-height
Baranduin • Norbourn • Shirebourn 		Landmarks:
Interiors: Bag End • The Bird and Baby Inn • Boffin Manor • Brockenborings Watch Office • Cook's Guild Hall • Esilia's House • The Floating Log Inn • The Golden Perch • Great Smials • The Green Dragon • The Ivy Bush • The Mathom House • The Michel Delving Training Hall • The Michel Delving Vendor Hall • The Plough and Stars • The Quick Post • The Shire Auction Hall Interiors:
Dungeons: Gerebert Took's Home • Greenfields Warren • The Haunted Burrow • Scary Quarry Dungeons:
Instances: Skirmish: The Perfect Picnic • Trouble in Tuckborough / Quest: A Hunter's Charge Instances:
Regions within the Land of Eriador

Angmar • Bree-land • Cardolan • Dunland • Enedwaith • Ered Luin • Eregion • Ettenmoors • Evendim • Forochel • Gap of Rohan • Lone-lands • Misty Mountains • Nan Curunír • North Downs • Swanfleet • The Shire • Trollshaws
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