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The Shire is an inland area settled exclusively by hobbits, the Shire-folk, largely sheltered from the goings-on in the rest of Middle-earth. It is in the northwest of the continent, in the region of Eriador and the Kingdom of Arnor. The Shire is the scene of action at the beginning and end of Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
English: Sketch Map of The Shire, showing the Four Farthings, the main rivers, woods, hills, villages, and roads as described by J.R.R. Tolkien in his books The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Date 12 April 2020
The Scouring of the Shire" is the penultimate chapter of J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy The Lord of the Rings. The Fellowship hobbits , Frodo , Sam , Merry , and Pippin , return home to the Shire to find that it is under the brutal control of ruffians and their leader "Sharkey", revealed to be the Wizard Saruman .
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Tolkien's illustration of the Doors of Durin for The Fellowship of the Ring, with Sindarin inscription in Tengwar script, both being his inventions. Despite his best efforts, this was the only drawing, other than maps and calligraphy, in the first edition of The Lord of the Rings. [1]
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Sketch map of the Shire. Pippin came from Whitwell, near the centre of the map. Pippin is the only son and heir of Paladin Took II, the aristocratic and independent Thain of the Shire, who farms at Whitwell near the Three Farthing Stone [a] in the Tookland, and his wife Eglantine Banks. He has three older sisters, Pearl Took, Pimpernel Took ...