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Bree-land, which contains Bree and a few other villages, is the only place where Hobbits and Men lived side by side. It was inspired by the name of the Buckinghamshire village of Brill, meaning "hill-hill", which Tolkien visited regularly in his early years at the University of Oxford, and informed by his passion for linguistics.
Occasionally known as halflings in Tolkien's writings, they live barefooted, and traditionally dwell in homely underground houses which have windows, built into the sides of hills, though others live in houses. Their feet have naturally tough leathery soles (so they do not need shoes) and are covered on top with curly hair.
[T 9] [T 12] The name Bree means "hill"; Tolkien justified the name by arranging the village and the surrounding Bree-land around a large hill, named Bree-hill. The name of the village Brill , in Buckinghamshire , a place that Tolkien often visited, [ T 13 ] [ 13 ] and which inspired him to create Bree, [ T 13 ] has the same meaning: Brill is a ...
Halflings have long been one of the playable humanoid races in Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), [2] starting with the original 1974 Men & Magic, [5] where the term hobbit was used. [2] Later editions of the original D&D box set began using the name halfling as an alternative to hobbit [6] for legal reasons. [7]
In the novel Death on the Nile, Malton-under-Wode is a country village. Located in the village is the estate Wode Hall, previously owned by Sir George Wode. He sold it to the rich heiress Linnet Ridgeway, due to financial difficulties. Manawaka, Manitoba: Margaret Laurence: The Stone Angel: The town is also used in Daniel Poliquin's novel L ...
This article lists a number of common generic forms in place names in the British Isles, their meanings and some examples of their use. The study of place names is called toponymy ; for a more detailed examination of this subject in relation to British and Irish place names, refer to Toponymy in the United Kingdom and Ireland .
The town itself is based on the census-designated place of Hanapepe, Hawai’i along the southern shores of the real life Kauai. [5] Konohagakure, Land of Fire Naruto: TV Tokyo: Literally Village Hidden by Tree Leaves. A fictional village where kids learned to be ninjas, and instead of a president, mayor, etc., there is a hokage. L ; Lake ...
Ý, Vietnamese name for Italy; Å, a village in Andøy Municipality in Nordland, Norway. Å is Danish, Norwegian and Swedish for "brook" or "small river". Å, a village in Moskenes Municipality in Nordland, Norway; Å, a village in Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway; Å, a village in Åfjord Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway