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Dates
Immensely old; originally part of a vast forest that covered most of western Middle-earth, but much of this was cut down by the Númenóreans in the middle and later Second Age
Location
Settlements
The Hobbit settlement of Breredon lay on the western edge of the forest; the house of Tom Bombadil stood near its eastern eaves
Source
The river Withywindle rose in the Barrow-downs to the east, and flowing westward and southward through the Old Forest
Outflow
The Withywindle flowed into the Brandywine on the western fringes of the forest
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Old ForestA strange northern remnant of the great forest of the Second Age
A remnant of the great forests of Middle-earth in the Second Age; most of these forests were felled by the Númenóreans, but two isolated woodlands remained. The Old Forest was the northern of these two (the other being Fangorn in the south), on the eastern borders of the Shire. See also...Alders, Bonfire Glade, Breredon, Buckland, Buckland Gate, Bucklanders, Cardolan, Crickhollow, Deephallow, Downlands, Dúnedain of Cardolan, Eastmarch of the Shire, Fire-weed, Frodo Baggins, Funguses, [See the full list...] For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2000, 2007, 2014. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Find out how DISC profiling can make a real difference to the way you work with people. |
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