The Great
Smials
The Great Smials, or the Great Place
of the Tooks, were excavated in Tuckborough by Isengrim
II, the tenth Thain of the Shire and grandfather of
the famous Bandobras "Bullroarer" Took. A
great family hole akin to the Brandybucks' Brandy Hall,
the Great Smials are deep and many-tunnelled. They were
not only designed to provide a home for many generations
of Tooks, but also to defend against incursion in dark
times.
Though the Shire has existed in peace and harmony for
many long years, trouble stirs upon its borders, ever
so slowly encroaching on the rustic lives of the hobbits
who dwell there. Black Riders seeking a hobbit named
Baggins have swept through the land, and ruffians in
the employ of the mysterious brigand leader "Sharkey"
begin to appear. Even some hobbits rally to Sharkey's
cause in the name of bettering the Shire. The Great
Smials may soon be forced to become a fortress; a bastion
of war as the Shadow draws across Middle-earth.
While the Shire is only beginning to
be touched by the turmoil beyond its borders, the Tooks
of the Great Smials are among the staunchest and most
adventurous of hobbits and stand against the threat
of Sharkey's Men.
The Great Smials are only one of many
prominent landmarks from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of
the Rings that will play an important part in The Lord
of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar.
Bag End - Bamfurlong - Brandywine
Bridge - Bucklebury Ferry - Bywater - Crickhollow -
Great Smials - Michel Delving - The
Party Tree - Sandyman's
Mill
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