Bamfurlong was the name given to the farmland of Farmer Maggot, and was located in the Marish, a part of the Shire's Eastfarthing.
Description
Bamfurlong was boggy in nature and made for above ground habitation rather than the traditional Hobbit-hole. It also made excellent ground for growing mushrooms. Bamfurlong included a huge turnip field and a lane that led to a large, thatched house and outbuildings. The house and buildings were built of brick and were protected by a high wall with a wooden gate.[1][2]
History
In the year TA 3018, Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, and Peregrin Took came to the farm, and were invited to stay for a short time by Farmer Maggot. That night, the farmer secretly took them to Bucklebury Ferry, where they met Meriadoc Brandybuck.[1]
Etymology
Bamfurlong is a modernization of Beanfurlang, an Old English word meaning "a furlong of beans" or "bean-field".[3]
Bamfurlong is an English place-name that refers to two places in real life.[4]
Translations
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Belarussian Cyrillic | Бамеўглонг |
| Danish | Bønnemark |
| Dutch | Bamvoorlang |
| German | Bonmeilen |
| Hebrew | באמפרלונג |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Бамфурјонг |
| Norwegian | Bønnaker |
| Russian | Бамеуглонг ? |
| Serbian | Бмфаронг ? (Cyrillic) |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Бамеуглонг |
| Yiddish | באַמפורלאָנג |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I: The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Ch. IV: "A Short Cut to Mushrooms"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings, "Along the Brandywine"
- ↑ David Salo, "[elfling] Hobbitish Place-names", November 22, 1998
- ↑ The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book, "Introduction"