The ancient city of the Kings of Arthedain, at the southern end of the North Downs, far to the north of the Shire. 'Norbury' was its name to the Hobbits, a translation of the original Elvish name Fornost, 'northern fortress'. It was also sometimes referred to as Kings' Norbury. Some four centuries after the Shire was founded, the last King was driven out of Norbury, and by the time of the War of the Ring, it was nothing more than an overgrown ruin (commonly referred to as 'Deadmen's Dike').
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After the War of the Ring, Gandalf predicted that the new King Elessar would rebuild the ruined Norbury of the Kings. We know from other references that Elessar reoccupied the neighbouring city of Annúminas, and so it is entirely likely that he also re-established Fornost (as Norbury was known in Elvish). If he did so, however, the fact is never specifically mentioned in the annals of the time.
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