[Child of the 7th Age]

You're right about the name. I was thinking it was already 1050 when Gamba visited there, but if it is earlier than that, you are definitely right!

Greenwood is a huge place. Although they initially help us, I don't think we'll be banging into Elves every day. Initially, I see a lot of movement within a small area--no permananent settlement. Perhaps the hobbits went down to the river for the winter and back to the woods for the summer months.

I think the hobbits would have stayed pretty close together for the first 5 years or so. That way, Cami could make sure to train enough healers and people who had certain basic skills. I see Rose and Cami doing rounds like itinerent preachers both for teaching and healing purposes, at least till the different groups get their own folk trained. From about ten years out, I can imagine the hobbits gradually breaking into different groups, according to clans, and going off to found new communities (as Gamba did).

That would be painful for Cami. In her heart of hearts, she thinks they should stick together. The worst example of that would be dragging Maura off to the north. Grr!! That would have made her pretty mad! Surely she would have visited that community at some point. Plus, Gamba better come back and visit, or she'll kill him.

It would not be a frequent thing, but now and again, every few years, Gandalf might turn up. When he saw that Cami was becoming infirm, and didn't have a lot of time left (sniff), he would have gotten her into the Rivdendell Retirement Community. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Sharon