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The Tolkien Encyclopedia

THE PUBLIC MIDDLE-EARTH ENCYCLOPEDIA

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Places and kingdoms

Bree

Bree is a village, East of The Shire and was inhabited by both Men and Hobbits.  The word “Bree” is derived from the Celtic and Welsh words for “hills” and indeed Tolkien…

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