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The Brandywine
Bridge
The Bridge of Stonebows, as the Brandywine
Bridge was once called, was built originally by the
Men of Arnor as a causeway across the Barandúin
River on the Great East Road. When the founders of the
Shire were granted their land by the king of Arthedain,
the price was simple: to maintain and care for the Bridge
so that travel into the West would never be impeded.
The Hobbits of the Shire performed their duty, even
long after the North-kingdom failed, and maintained
the great stone bridge, denying none passage, Man, Elf,
or Dwarf. Though the river's name was changed to the
Brandywine and the bridge itself became the Brandywine
Bridge, the Hobbits of the Shire continue to care for
and keep watch on the Bridge.
As trouble brews in the Shire, gates with locks are
installed into the great archways and Shirriffs posted
at either end. While the Shire-folk have always been
distrustful of "Outsiders," the increased
traffic of rough Men and other folk have forced them
to be on guard against encroaching dangers from beyond
their borders. Fortunately, the trouble the Land of
the Halflings has seen thus far is but a trifle in comparison
to the shadows growing outside.
The Brandywine Bridge is a prominent
landmark of the Shire drawn straight from the pages
of The Lord of the Rings. It is the means by which the
Ringwraiths leave the Shire to assault Frodo Baggins'
home at Crickhollow in Buckland, and it is where Frodo
and his companions are "arrested" by Shirriffs
at the command of the mysterious Sharkey as they return
from the Quest of the Ring. It is certain that famous
landmarks such as this will play a major role in LOTRO
as The Shadows of Angmar unfold.
Bag End - Bamfurlong -
Brandywine Bridge - Bucklebury Ferry - Bywater - Crickhollow - Great
Smials - Michel Delving - The
Party Tree - Sandyman's
Mill
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