How large is the Shire?

How large is the Shire?

18,000 square miles
The Shire was fully inland; most hobbits feared the Sea. The Shire measured 40 leagues (193 km, 120 miles) east to west and 50 leagues (241 km, 150 miles) from north to south, with an area of some 18,000 square miles (47,000 km2): roughly that of the English Midlands.

Is it shire or the Shire?

In contemporary British usage, the word counties also refers to shires, mainly in places such as Shire Hall. In regions with rhotic pronunciation, such as Scotland, the word shire is pronounced /ʃaɪər/; in areas of non-rhotic pronunciation, the final R is silent, unless the next word begins in a vowel sound.

What is the shire in real life?

“The Shire” set in Matamata, New Zealand is a popular tourist destination. Flickr/Chris J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” series takes place in an expansive and storied land called Middle Earth.

Where did JRR Tolkien live?

Birmingham
J. R. R. Tolkien/Places lived
In 1895, at the age of three, he made the journey back to England with his mother and brother, and spent his childhood in the Birmingham area. He went on to live in Oxford, where he taught for 35 years, until 1959, and lived until his death, in 1973. What do the initials ‘J.R.R.’ stand for?

How many Hobbits live in the Shire?

Supposedly, there is a birthday every day of the years in Bywater and Hobbiton, thus they have a population number over 360, since Appendix D states in the Shire Calendar each month had 30 days.

Why do counties end in Shire?

“Shire” is just the Anglo-Saxon equivalent of the old French word “county”, so Yorkshire, for example, means “County of York”.

Where is Hobbiton in Middle-earth?

the Shire
Hobbiton was located in the center of the Shire in the far eastern part of the Westfarthing. It was the home of many illustrious Hobbits, including Bilbo Baggins, Frodo Baggins, and Samwise Gamgee. Notable locations in Hobbiton include the Mill and Bag End.