The Shire by the Great East Road
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The Shire by the Great East Road is a tranquil, rural region of Middle-earth inhabited by hobbits, serving as the pastoral homeland of key characters in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
ⓘ
hobbit homeland ⓘ region of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
The Fellowship of the Ring
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Hobbit NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Return of the King NERFINISHED ⓘ The Two Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | The Hobbit (1937) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Master of Buckland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mayor of Michel Delving ⓘ Thain of the Shire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
pastoral
ⓘ
rural ⓘ tranquil ⓘ |
| hasClimate | temperate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
farming
ⓘ
gardening ⓘ pipe-weed cultivation ⓘ |
| hasSubdivision |
Buckland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bywater NERFINISHED ⓘ Hobbiton NERFINISHED ⓘ Michel Delving NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeOfFictionalCharacter |
Bilbo Baggins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frodo Baggins NERFINISHED ⓘ Meriadoc Brandybuck NERFINISHED ⓘ Peregrin Took NERFINISHED ⓘ Samwise Gamgee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Hobbits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | English countryside ⓘ |
| knownFor |
hobbit-holes
ⓘ
peaceful life ⓘ simple rural customs ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Westron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterElaboratedIn | The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf |
The Far Downs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Tower Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalUniverse | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Eriador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | White Downs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf |
Bree
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bree-land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | The Shire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn |
beginning of the quest of the Ring
ⓘ
ending of the War of the Ring ⓘ |
| primaryRace | Hobbits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Great East Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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