Longbottom was a location in the Southfarthing of the Shire.
Description
A name meaning "long valley", it was founded by Tobold Hornblower with the introduction of pipe-weed, in TA 2670, allowing the region to become well established due to the success of the pipe-weed industry.[1]
The valley's name also referred to the most popular pipe-weed in the Shire, Longbottom Leaf, which was a favorite of Saruman.[2]
Translations
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Danish | Langedal |
| Dutch | Langedaal |
| Finnish | Pitkänpohjan |
| German | Langgrund |
| Hebrew | לונגבוטום |
| Italian | Vallelunga/Pianilungone |
| Swedish | Långbotten- from Tolkiens Arda (a Swedish Tolkien Society) |
References
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Prologue, II: "Concerning Pipe-weed"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Three, Ch. VIII: "The Road to Isengard"