Hobbiton-Bywater
Hobbiton-Bywater | |
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Region: | The Shire |
Landmark(s): | Bywater Bridge The Frogmoors The Grange Mudbottom Lake Three Farthing Stone Tom Cotton's Farm |
Settlement(s): | Bywater Frogmorton Hobbiton |
Connecting Area(s): |
Bridgefields Bindbole Wood The Delving Fields Green Hill Country The Hill Tookland |
Levels: | Mainly 7 - 10 |
Resource tier: | Apprentice |
Hobbiton-Bywater is an area within The Shire in the western region.
This is the heart of the Shire, where Tolkien's fictional realm begins and ends, twice indeed. In fact, this is the only area of the Shire which has a renowned tavern and inn in each of its settlements.
The farmlands of this area are most fertile since The Water flows through it, as well as many minor contributory streams. In the northern region of Hobbiton-Bywater farmers may find the best Superior Farmlands of the entire Middle-earth, outlanders may disagree. Other crafters may find facilities in Bywater.
Through the area run several roads, the Great East Road, the road from Tookland past the Hill towards Overhill, and the "Bywater Road" from near the Three Farthing Stone through Bywater, Hobbiton and on towards Little Delving (also known as the Hobbiton Road).
Settlements
The following settlements are found within this area:
Landmarks
These landmarks are located within Hobbiton-Bywater:
- Bywater Bridge
- The Frogmoors
- The Grange
- Mudbottom Lake (Bywater Pool)
- Sandyman's Mill
- Three Farthing Stone
- Tom Cotton's Farm
Interiors
Crafting
Superior Farmlands | |
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Superior Farmland | [30.5S, 70.3W] |
Superior Farmland | [30.6S, 70.6W] |
Superior Farmland | [30.5S, 70.9W] |
NPCs
See list of all NPCs within Hobbiton-Bywater
NPC | Function | Coords |
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Gaffer Gamgee | Grocer | [30.2S, 71.5W] |
Olo Proudfoot | Expert Farmhand | [30.4S, 70.9W] |
Porto Brownlock | Novice Farmhand | [30.5S, 70.7W] |
Quests
See "starting quests" and the landmarks for more quests
- [1] Introduction to Farming - Farmer
- [7] Fallen Apples
- [5] Bilbo's Letter - Harvest festival
- [...] Baggins' Birthday - Gaffer's List - Baggins' Birthday
- [...] Baggins' Birthday - Bilbo's Present - Baggins' Birthday
Involving
- [10] A Few Pages Short
- [10] The Menace Confronted
- [10] Bandages for Callum
- [5] Stocking the Pond - Festival
- [5] How the Shire Shoos Shrews - Festival
Mobs
The following creatures are found within this area:
- Foraging Shrew
- Hill Tusker
- Lobelia the Toad
- Old Croaker
- Stinging Gnats
- Wild Hill-toad
- Pond Frog
- Red Fox
- Ribbon Snake
- Shire White-tail Buck
Maps
Lore
- The Bywater Road was once lined with trees, but history later than the current Lotro era, during Sharkey's occupation of The Shire, the trees were felled, and ugly new houses were raised along the roadside. Then this road will become famous as the site of the Battle of Bywater, which will take place between its high, hedged banks near the junction with the Great East Road. Encouraged by the returning Fellowship, Tom Cotton and the Shire-hobbits trapped nearly a hundred of Sharkey's ruffians in the narrow lane. In the fight that followed, nearly seventy Men were killed in a victory that led ultimately to the freeing of the Shire from Sharkey's yoke. — tuckborough.net
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