Staddle

Staddle
Region:	Bree-land
Location:	[31.1S, 49.4W]

Staddle is a settlement and an area in Bree-land. ^{[31.1S, 49.4W]}

On the far side of Bree-hill from the town of Bree itself, travellers will find the small town of Staddle tucked against the rolling hillocks that stretch east toward the marshes. It is said that the oldest settlements of hobbits in Middle-earth can be found in Staddle, though whether or not this is true is a matter which has been well debated over many a meal, mug, or pipe - and, often, all three.

Staddle the village is located south of Combe and very close to Bree. At the centre square lies Staddle Arms, also named Weapons and Armour Shop. Also at the centre is a craft-fair, though trainers are found in Combe Crafting Hall. Staddle also hosts one of the Middle-earth's very few Fishing Suppliers.

The greater Staddle stretches peacefully eastwards all the way to the Midgewater Marshes, cutting the wilder Chetwood into two disconnected sections. Here lives Ponto Underhill, a Novice Farmhand, near all the fertile farmlands. At the village and within the greater Staddle adventurers will find quests of all sorts, eventually leading into the wilder marshes with its goblins and insect pests.

Services

Eldo Swatmidge's Farm

Little Staddlemere

• Mailbox ^{[31.0S, 49.4W]}

Crafting

• Farmlands ^{[31.2S, 48.4W]}
• Forge ^{[30.9S, 49.3W]}
• Oven ^{[31.1S, 49.3W]}
• Workbench ^{[31.0S, 49.3W]}
• Workbench ^{[31.0S, 48.7W]}

Locations

Landmarks

• Eldo Swatmidge's Farm
• Gammy Boggs' Farm
• Little Staddlemere
• Widow Froghorn's Farm

Interiors

• Grobo Dogwort's House
• Grobo Dogwort's Shed
• Staddle Arms

NPCs

See "list of NPCs" within the area

Staddle NPCs

NPC Function Coords Ponto Underhill Novice Farmhand [31.0S, 48.7W] Constable Bolger Quest [32.0S, 47.9W] Falco Greenhand Quest [31.4S, 48.6W] Lily Underhill Quest [31.0S, 47.8W] Lolo Wendingway Quest [30.2S, 49.7W] Ultan Foebane Quest - Champion [30.3S, 49.9W] Guard Free Peoples Farmer Merchant Townsperson Staddle the Village NPC Function Coords Services & Vendors Himloc Grouse Grocer [31.0S, 49.3W] Joy Bloomer Fishing Supplier [31.2S, 49.4W] Ronald Evergreen Master of Crafting Guilds [31.0S, 49.3W] Others Constable Tanglerush Quest [31.1S, 49.5W] Gar Quest [31.0S, 49.4W] Longo Daegmund Quest [31.0S, 49.4W] Sarabeth Lowbanks Quest [31.1S, 49.4W] Watcher Redweed Quest [31.1S, 49.4W] Watcher Reedy Quest [31.1S, 49.4W] Finn Ale Assoc. Member - Quest [31.0S, 49.3W] Ethelinda Burr [31.1S, 49.4W] Ferdibrand Took [31.0S, 49.3W] Ferumbras Attereeve [31.0S, 49.3W] Ham Rushlight [31.0S, 49.3W]

Quests

Widow Froghorn's Farm

Staddle Farming Trainer

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

• [12] Dangerous Boars
• [12] Message for the Constable
• [12] Stolen Pipe-weed
• [12] Gammy Boggs
• [12] The Wise Woman
• [14] Ailing Hound
• [12] Unwell Water
• [14] The Vigil
• [14] Neekers in the Marshes
• [14] Scouting the Marshes
• [14] Two Chieftains
• [14] Report From Staddle
• [15] Building the Bree Homestead
• [...] The Ale Association Challenge: Staddle - Festival

Starting within the greater Staddle:

• [12] The Errant Coinpurse
• [8] Into Bree
• [8] On to Staddle
• [14] Fixing Falco's Folly

Involving:

• [5] Teach a Man to Fish
• [10] Farmer's Market
• [12] Friendships Renewed
• [12] All's Well that Ends Well
• [14] Volume I, Prologue: Chasing Amdir
• [15] A Blade of Renown - Champion
• [...] The Ale Association Challenge: The Combe-Gate - Festival

Civic Structures and Facilities

Staddle Arms

Staddle Arms

Staddle Arms is an armaments shop found at ^{[31.0S, 49.5W]}

Located by the centre of Staddle in Bree-land lies this "Weapons and Armour Shop". Here visitors can equip themselves with armour and weapons in the levels 5 to 12.

• Armour and weapon vendors

Creatures

Constable Bolger's House

The following creatures are found within the area:

• Foraging Brown-bear
• Rampaging Bristlehide

During Falco's Garden:

• Blackwold Knave
• Blackwold Lieutenant
• Blackwold Marksman
• Blackwold Ruffian

Critters

• Brown Fox
• Pig
• Spotted Field Buck
• Spotted Field Doe

Lore

"There were also many families of hobbits in the Bree-land and they claimed to be the oldest settlement of Hobbits in the world, one that was founded long before even the Brandywine was crossed and the Shire colonized. They lived mostly in Staddle though there were some in Bree itself,..." — The Fellowship of the Ring, by Tolkien

"The small villages of Bree-land are doing their best to deal with a rash of attacks by brigands from distant lands. The citizens of these usually peaceful towns have become much less hospitable to travellers, so adventurers in the Chetwood's hills and valleys may find these townsfolk less welcoming than usual. However, should travellers prove their worth by word and deed, they are likely to be welcomed into these communities, as the need for friends - especially friends with strong swords and swift bows - has grown great.

"It is difficult to say who is organizing the usually disparate groups of brigands that roam these lands and threaten these peaceful towns, but old-timers are certain that the attacks near Staddle in recent days are as unusual in these parts as a hobbit saying no to thirds at mealtime."

Staddle from Old English staðol, referring to a building's foundation. Founded: apparently founded before III 1300. — Lorebook

Maps

Gallery

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  Staddle by night

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  Smials nears the Staddle Gate of Bree

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  Staddle Town Well

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  Staddle's marketplace

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  A small festival area in Staddle

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  Canopied path to the farms

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  The farmland of Greater Staddle

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  Farm on the outskirts of Staddle near Bree