Did the Old Forest go all the way to the East Road ? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

The Mouth of Sauron · 01-20-2010, 10:18 AM

Did the Old Forest stretch all the way to the East Road ? The reason I ask is that I've never seen a really detailed map of Buckland and if there was a stretch of the Hedge between the Brandywine Bridge/North Gate and the end of the Old Forest that was "bare", i.e. not adjacent to trees, why the Bucklanders bothered building that stretch.

Selmo · 01-20-2010, 10:45 AM

The hedge wasn't planted as a protection against the Old Forest but against any threat from the East.

When the Hobbits first moved into The Shire, they had the river Brandywine as a protective barrier against attack from the East. The Hobbits who settled in Buckland lost that protection and so grew the Hedge.

The problems with the trees of the Old Forest came later.
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Snowdog · 03-10-2010, 09:01 PM

If you dig into the 2nd Age tales, much of the west of Middle Earth was forested, and was a source of timber for the Numenoreans to build their mighty ships.

Ghazi · 04-09-2010, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by The Mouth of Sauron

Did the Old Forest stretch all the way to the East Road ?

It doesn't appear so. There is a map of the Shire online that shows Buckland (here) and the northern border of the Old Forest doesn't appear to border the East Road to Bree.

Galadriel55 · 11-17-2010, 06:25 PM

Elrond, and later Treebeard say that Fangorn and the Old Forest come from the same ancient roots - that there was one big forest with the future Old Forest on it's north west side and Fangorn on its east.
I'm guessing that it did stretch to the East Road.

01-20-2010, 10:18 AM	#1
The Mouth of Sauron Wight Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Barad-Dur Posts: 196	Did the Old Forest go all the way to the East Road ? Did the Old Forest stretch all the way to the East Road ? The reason I ask is that I've never seen a really detailed map of Buckland and if there was a stretch of the Hedge between the Brandywine Bridge/North Gate and the end of the Old Forest that was "bare", i.e. not adjacent to trees, why the Bucklanders bothered building that stretch.

11-17-2010, 06:25 PM	#5
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,310	Elrond, and later Treebeard say that Fangorn and the Old Forest come from the same ancient roots - that there was one big forest with the future Old Forest on it's north west side and Fangorn on its east. I'm guessing that it did stretch to the East Road. __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

01-20-2010, 10:45 AM	#2
Selmo Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Shire (Staffordshire), United Kingdom Posts: 273	The hedge wasn't planted as a protection against the Old Forest but against any threat from the East. When the Hobbits first moved into The Shire, they had the river Brandywine as a protective barrier against attack from the East. The Hobbits who settled in Buckland lost that protection and so grew the Hedge. The problems with the trees of the Old Forest came later. .

03-10-2010, 09:01 PM	#3
Snowdog Emperor of the South Pole Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Western Shore of Lake Evendim Posts: 606	If you dig into the 2nd Age tales, much of the west of Middle Earth was forested, and was a source of timber for the Numenoreans to build their mighty ships.