Buckland

Buckland
Region:	Bree-land
Landmark(s):	Buckland's Craft-faire Brandy Hall Buckland Faire Buckland Gate Newbury Old Forest Tunnel Toad Marsh
Settlement(s):	Crickhollow
Connecting Area(s):	Brandy Hills Old Forest Southern Bree-fields Bridgefields - The Shire The Marish - The Shire
Levels:	Mainly 14 - 16
Resource tier:	Journeyman

Buckland is an area within Bree-land in the south-western region.

Travelling to or from the Shire along the Great East Road one cannot miss Buckland just south of Brandywine Bridge's eastern abutment. In fact, this area stretches further north along the river up to the slopes of the Brandy Hills. However, the southernmost section is fenced off from Buckland proper, the area that continues all the way down towards Withywindle with the High Hay as its border.

This area is inhabited by hobbits and by many thought of as part of the Shire, if not for the River Brandywine. All around Buckland the settlers grew the High Hay, a large hedge, as protection; which they still maintain meticulously. They also guard the Old Forest Tunnel so that no strange creatures of the Old Forest should threaten the residents. The other two ways into Buckland are the northern Buckland Gate, or the Dock-master's service to Evendim locations. The Bucklebury Ferry is currently out of service.

The services of Buckland are found at or near the very small village named Crickhollow. A supplier and a provisioner are found at Buckland's Craft-faire, in the southern section.

Locations

Settlements

Crickhollow

Landmarks

Services

Mailbox ^{[32.2S, 62.4W]}

Crafting

Buckland's Craft-faire ^{[33.8S, 62.2W]}

Travelling

Milestone ^{[33.3S, 62.7W]}
Stable-master - Sully Brandybuck ^{[32.9S, 61.8W]}

Destination		Region	Cost	Prereqs
Bree-land
Adso's Camp		Bree-land	1
West Bree		Bree-land	1
Ered Luin
Duillond	(Swift)	Ered Luin	5	Min. Level: 35
Evendim
Oatbarton	(Swift)	Evendim	5	20
The Shire
Brockenborings	(Swift)	The Shire	5	Min. Level: 20
Bullroarer's Way	(Swift)	The Shire	5	Min. Level: 20
Foxden Road	(Swift)	The Shire	5	Min. Level: 20
Gamwich	(Swift)	The Shire	5	Min. Level: 20
Hobbiton	(Swift)	The Shire	5	Min. Level: 20
Long Cleeve	(Swift)	The Shire	5	Min. Level: 20
Michel Delving	(Swift)	The Shire	5	Min. Level: 20
Needlehole	(Swift)	The Shire	5	Min. Level: 20
Nobottle	(Swift)	The Shire	5	Min. Level: 20
Stock	(Swift)	The Shire	5	Min. Level: 15
Stock		The Shire	1
Tighfield	(Swift)	The Shire	5	Min. Level: 20

Dock-master ^{[31.9S, 62.8W]}

Destination		Region	Cost	Prerequisites
High King's Crossing	(Swift)	Evendim	25	Min. Level: 25
Tinnudir	(Swift)	Evendim	25	Min. Level: 25
Trader's Wharf	(Swift)	Evendim	25	Min. Level: 25

NPCs

See "list of NPCs" within Buckland

NPC	Function	Coords
Sully Brandybuck	Stable-master	^{[32.9S, 61.8W]}
Dinodas Boffin	Quest	^{[32.3S, 62.2W]}
Esmeralda Boffin	Quest	^{[32.6S, 61.7W]}
Fosco Boffin	Quest	^{[33.6S, 62.6W]}
Lenglinn	Quest	^{[30.1S, 61.3W]}
Mindambeth	Barterer - Event	^{[31.1S, 62.7W]}
Argirion	Quest - Event	^{[31.1S, 62.7W]}

Quests

See "starting quests" and the landmarks for more quests
Starting:

Involving:

[14] No Time For Tours!
[15] A Meal for Men
[15] The Envy of the Four Farthings
[15] Trophies for the Walls
[15] Vol. I, Book 1, Chapter 5: The Other Riders

Creatures

The following creatures are found within the area:

Lore

Founded in III 2340

"Seven hundred and forty years after the founding of the Shire, Gorhendad Oldbuck crossed the Brandywine River from the Eastfarthing and started the building of Brandy Hall in Buck Hill, in a land hitherto unpopulated by hobbits. As Gorhendad's family grew, the Hall also expanded, and soon there was a flourishing community in the land between the River and the Old Forest.

"From that time, Buckland was ruled by the Brandybucks, as Gorhendad renamed his family, who were given the title 'Masters of Buckland'.

"The village of Bucklebury, lying close by Buck Hill, was considered Buckland's chief village, but the expanding population meant that many other villages soon grew up in the region, the largest of which were Newbury, Crickhollow and Standelf. The growing power of the Master of Buckland gained respect from those close by in the Eastfarthing, too; the lands of the Marish between Stock and Rushey also acknowledged themselves under the sway of Buck Hall.

"The Bucklanders soon found themselves threatened by the strange trees of the Forest, and so built a vast hedge, the High Hay, stretching twenty miles along the eastern border of their land. This was not the only danger to threaten Buckland - in III 2911, the year of the Fell Winter, the Brandywine froze and Buckland was invaded by white wolves.

"Buckland was also the childhood home of Frodo Baggins, who returned here on his journey to Rivendell in III 3018. He bought a house in Crickhollow, and claimed that he would be living there, but instead entered the Old Forest through the old Hay Gate, and left the easternmost of the Hobbit-lands.

"Although similar in many ways to other hobbits, the Bucklanders did have certain peculiarities. Due no doubt in part to the Fallohidish blood of the Brandybucks, the hobbits of Buckland were somewhat more adventurous than their cousins in the Shire (while still conservative by the measure of many other races in Middle-earth). They enjoyed boating, an activity frowned upon by Shire-hobbits, and some of them could even swim." — lorebook

Maps

Gallery

Crickhollow
Buckland Craft-faire
Brandy Hall
Old Forest Tunnel
Livestock pens inside Buckland
Crebain nests in northern Buckland
Marsh north of Buckland Gate along the Brandywine
Night sky over the hamlets in Buckland
Road through Buckland
A row of smials on the base of the hill in Buckland
Lenglinn's Camp on the outskirts of Buckland

Settlements and Landmarks of Buckland
Settlements:	Crickhollow	Settlements:
Landmarks:	Brandy Hall • Buckland Faire • Buckland Gate • Buckland's Craft-faire • Bucklebury Ferry • Newbury • Old Forest Tunnel • Toad Marsh	Landmarks:

Settlements, Areas and Landmarks of Bree-land
Areas:	Andrath • Archet Dale • Brandy Hills • The Brandywood • Bree-land Homesteads • Buckland • Chetwood • Eastern Bree-fields • Far Chetwood • Hengstacer Farm • The Horsefields • The Midgewater Marshes • Nen Harn • Northern Barrow-downs • Northern Bree-fields • Old Forest • Southern Barrow-downs • Southern Bree-fields • Starmere Lake • Weather Hills • The Wildwood	Areas:
Settlements:	Adso's Camp • Archet • Bree • Combe • Crickhollow • Staddle	Settlements:
Landmarks:	Andrath: Halecatch Lake • Pierson's Farm • South-guard Ruins Archet Dale: Archet Gate • Archet East Gate • Archet Jailyard • Blackwold's Roost • Bronwe's Folly • Combe North Gate • Old East Path • Sprigley's Farm Barrow-downs: The Barrow of Orron • The Dead Man's Perch • Northern Barrows • Northern Barrows Pass • Old Barrows Road • Ost Gorthad • The Dead Spire Brandy Hills: Girdley Island • Ost Barandor • Starmere Lake • Svalfang's Hut Bree: Beggar's Alley • Bill Ferny's House • Boar Fountain • Combe Gate • Dwarrow-ward • High Bridge • High Stair • Inn Gate • Ironmonger's Gate • Jasmine's Garden • Low Gate • Market Gate • Market Square • Mud Gate • North Gate • Oldstone Ruins • Oldstones Gate • Scholar's Stair • Scholar's Walk • Skirmish Camp • South Gate • Staddle Gate • The Stone Quarter • Trader's Gate • West Gate • Windview Estate • Woodsmen's Gate Buckland: Craft-faire • Brandy Hall • Brandywine Bridge • Buckland Faire • Buckland Gate • Buckland's Craft-faire • Bucklebury Ferry • Newbury • Old Forest Tunnel • Toad Marsh Chetwood: Big Staddlemere • Blackwold Headquarters • Crumbled Court • Lumber Camp • Old Bauman's Farm • Ost Baranor • Silverwell • Skunkwood's Farm • Staddle Falls • Stump Field • Torthann's Camp • Wolf Den • Woodsedge Ruins • The Yellow Tree The Horsefields: Festival Grounds • The Hedge Maze • Hengstacer Farm Midgewater Marshes: Bindbale's Rest • Goblinhole Ruins • Marshwater Fort • Midgewater Pass • Ost Alagos • Sunken Stones Northern Bree-fields: The Abandoned Graveyard • Cirith Nûr Encampment • Everclear Lakes • The Old Greenway Fort • The Quince Farmstead • Saeradan's Cabin • Snarling Hollow • Thornley's Work Site Old Forest: Abandoned Cottage • Angerwood • Bald Hill • Bonfire Glade • The Broken Heart • Creaking Vale • Dark-paw Vale • Dire Glade • East Forest Road • The Forlorn Glade • Goldberry's Spring • Old Barrows Road • Old Man Willow • Old Muddyfoot's Hill • The Old Oak's Grave • The Shade Pool • The Shifting Wood Tomnoddy Corner • The Weaver's Den • Weeping Water • Willow Glade • Withywindle Crossing Southern Bree-fields: Brigand's Watch • Dogwood's Farm • Greenway Crossing • Hillshire Ruins • Old Sweetgrass Farm • Outlaw's Haven Staddle: Eldo Swatmidge's Farm • Gammy Boggs' Farm • Little Staddlemere • Widow Froghorn's Farm The Wildwood: Blomley Sward • Cotfast • East-delf • Gnawbone Pit • Helva's Edge • Hunter's Ledge • Marl's Crossing • Norwarden • The Old Bluff-house • Overwine Hall • Sutwarden • West-delf	Landmarks:
Interiors:	Artie Root's House • Bree-town Auction Hall • Bree-town Hall • Bree-town Hunting Lodge • Bree-town Jail • Bree-town Vault • Broker's Office • Cartwell's House • The Cat Lady's House • The Comb and Wattle Inn • Combe Crafting Hall • Ellie Cutleaf's House • Grobo Dogwort's House • Grobo Dogwort's Shed • Hunting Lodge (Archet) • Infiltrators' Headquarters • Lalia's Market • The Lowbanks' Estate • The Mad Badger Inn • Mess Hall • Mustering Cave • The Prancing Pony • The Scholar's Hall • Scholar's Stair Archives • Sig Mandrake's Shop • Staddle Arms • Three-farrow Crafting Hall • Tom Bombadil's House • Training Hall • Training Hall (Bree) • Weapons and Armour Shop (South) • Weapons and Armour Shop (West) • Whitethorn's Taxidermy	Interiors:
Dungeons:	The Barrow of Ringdor • The Barrow of Taradan • Goetham • Gwantham • Haudh Iarchith • Haudh Methernil • Haudh Nogbenn • Haudh Taenthond • Hautham • Sprigley's Cellar • Tomb of Maenadar • Writhenset / Quest: Blackwold Camp • Brigand Cave • Cirith Nûr Cave • Holt Adderson's Grotto • Reniolind's Hideout	Dungeons:
Instances:	World Instances: The Great Barrow‎ • Woe of the Willow / Skirmish: Barrow-downs Survival • Defence of the Prancing Pony • Thievery and Mischief	Instances: