Bonfire Glade

Bonfire Glade
Type:	Glade
Region:	Bree-land
Area:	Old Forest
Location:	[32.9S, 60.7W]

Bonfire Glade is a landmark within the Old Forest, in Bree-land. ^{[32.8S, 60.7W]}

This seemingly serene clearing in the forest is located straight east of the Old Forest Tunnel. Many adventurers see it as a crossroad, a marker in a wood where signs and maps don't help much. However, long ago this was the place of a battle between the hobbits of Buckland and the trees of the Old Forest.

Quests

Involving:

• [...] Quest:Eriador Year 5 Tales: Merry - Anniversary

Deeds

These deeds can be advanced by exploring this location:

• The Old Forest

Lore

"'They do say the trees do actually move, and can surround strangers and hem them in. In fact long ago they attacked the Hedge: they came and planted themselves right by it, and leaned over it. But the hobbits came and cut down hundreds of trees, and made a great bonfire in the Forest, and burned all the ground in a long strip east of the Hedge. After that the trees gave up the attack, but they became very unfriendly. There is still a wide bare space not far inside where the bonfire was made.'" — Merry, The Fellowship of the Ring

"The Bonfire Glade is right near the entrance. You just come through the tunnel under the hedge and then head east 'till you get there. There are two fairly clear paths at the eastern and southern edges of the cleared space. If you head south, the trees get close on the left, so take the right path and follow it around to the east to Little Bald Hill. Keep moving east - it slopes upward as you go - and ignore any side paths. You'll reach Bald Hill." — Guide to the Old Forest

"The Bonfire Glade marks the place where the Brandybucks cut down and burned hundreds of trees after the Old Forest attacked the High Hay, the great hedge dividing Buckland from the Forest." — Deed

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