Tom Cotton's Farm

Tom Cotton's Farm
Type:	Farmstead
Region:	The Shire
Area:	Hobbiton-Bywater
Location:	[32.4S, 69.3W]

Tom Cotton's Farm is a point of interest within Hobbiton-Bywater, in the Shire. ^{[32.4S, 69.3W]}

The farm of the respected hobbit Tom Cotton and his family lies at South Lane, between Bywater and Longo Burrow's Farm.

Quests

Involving:

[1] Instance: The Sky is Falling - Chicken Play
[10] How the Shire Shoos Shrews - Festival

NPCs

Nibs Cotton - Festival

Lore

While it is not really stated in any of Tolkien's books, Sam must have frequented this farm many many times as he is of the same age as Tom's children. Also, there was a certain daughter of the household, Rosie, that probably made him gravitate up-hills all the way to this place.

During the War of the Ring, Tom Cotton opposed the Chief's Men, but was unable to convince enough hobbits to rally against them.

In early November 3019 III, after returning to the Shire with Frodo, Merry and Pippin, Sam Gamgee went to Tom Cotton's Farm to seek help from Tom Cotton in rallying against the Chief's Men who had taken over the Green Dragon and the Shire. Tom took his sons Jolly, Nick, and Tom to Bywater, and provided valuable information about the Chief's Men. Tom Cotton stood alone in the street confronting a squad of 20 Men, while the other Hobbits quietly surrounded them. The Hobbits killed the leader of the Men prompting the rest to surrender. The next day, Tom Cotton and his sons fought in the Battle of Bywater which defeated the Chief's Men and drove them out of the Shire permanently. Frodo was escorted by Tom Cotton and two dozen Hobbits to Bag End to confront the Chief.

"While Bag End and Bagshot Row were being repaired, Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee stayed with Tom Cotton at Tom Cotton's Farm." — The Return of the King, by Tolkien

Gallery

Workers tend the field at Tom Cotton's Farm
Chickens outside their coop at the farm

External References

tuckborough.net

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 • 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 • Scary Quarry	Dungeons:
Instances:	Skirmish: The Perfect Picnic • Trouble in Tuckborough / Quest: Greenfields Warren	Instances: