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Dates
Bree is first mentioned in annals c. III 1300, but the land around it had apparently been settled for some considerable time before this
Location
Around the Bree-hill, at the crossing of the Greenway and the Great Road
Races
Men and Hobbits
Division
The Bree-men were descended from the Northmen
Culture
Bree-landers (Bree-men and Bree-hobbits)
Settlements
Archet, Bree, Combe, Staddle
Important peaks
The Bree-hill
Meaning
Bree is an old word for 'hill', so 'Bree-land' is ultimately the 'land around the hill'

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  • Updated 16 February 2016
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Bree-land

The land around the Bree-hill

Map of the Bree-land
The Bree-land (somewhat conjectural)1
The Bree-land (somewhat conjectural)1

The land around the Bree-hill, the chief township of which was Bree itself, but which also comprised the villages of Staddle, Combe and Archet.


Notes

1

The villages of Archet, Combe and Staddle do not appear on any original map, and so their placement here is based on descriptions in the text.

See also...

Appledore Family, Archet, Argeleb II, Black Men, Bree-hill, Bree-hobbits, Bree-landers, Bree-men, Combe, Eastfarthing of the Shire, Forelithe, Hobbit-lands, Inn of Bree, Lone-lands, Men of Darkness, [See the full list...]

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  • Updates planned: 1

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Bree-land

The land around the Bree-hill

Dates
Bree is first mentioned in annals c. III 1300, but the land around it had apparently been settled for some considerable time before this
Location
Around the Bree-hill, at the crossing of the Greenway and the Great Road
Races
Men and Hobbits
Division
The Bree-men were descended from the Northmen
Culture
Bree-landers (Bree-men and Bree-hobbits)
Settlements
Archet, Bree, Combe, Staddle
Important peaks
The Bree-hill
Meaning
Bree is an old word for 'hill', so 'Bree-land' is ultimately the 'land around the hill'

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 16 February 2016
  • Updates planned: 1

Bree-land

The land around the Bree-hill

Map of the Bree-land
The Bree-land (somewhat conjectural)1
The Bree-land (somewhat conjectural)1

The land around the Bree-hill, the chief township of which was Bree itself, but which also comprised the villages of Staddle, Combe and Archet.


Notes

1

The villages of Archet, Combe and Staddle do not appear on any original map, and so their placement here is based on descriptions in the text.

See also...

Appledore Family, Archet, Argeleb II, Black Men, Bree-hill, Bree-hobbits, Bree-landers, Bree-men, Combe, Eastfarthing of the Shire, Forelithe, Hobbit-lands, Inn of Bree, Lone-lands, Men of Darkness, [See the full list...]

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 16 February 2016
  • Updates planned: 1

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2007, 2016. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.
There's a great value Discus package to suit you, including everything you need to start DISC profiling right away.