Bree

Figure 4. Adapted from Tolkien, J. R. R. (2012). The realm of Middle-earth [Map]. The Lord of the Rings: 50th Anniversary One-Volume Edition. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin.

Bree lies just beyond the frontier of the Shire, just east of the Old Forest. This town is a multi-racial nexus: Men, Dwarves, and (occasionally) Hobbits meet, live, and interact with each other, sometimes with warmth, at other times with suspicion (Rutledge, 2004, p. 122).

Recommended Readings

Rosebury B. (2003). Tolkien. London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

Tolkien Gateway. (2018). Bree. Retrieved from http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Bree