The Shire

Original water colour painting of The Shire from the Hobbit and Lord of the rings movies.
Commissioned painting.

The Shire is located... more

by Andrew Read

Title

The Shire

Artist

Andrew Read

Medium

Painting - Water Colour Painting

Description

Original water colour painting of The Shire from the Hobbit and Lord of the rings movies.
Commissioned painting.

The Shire is located south-east of Ered Luin and west of Bree-land, across the Brandywine River. The country of the Shire is a land of peace and pastoral beauty, where hobbits dwell in seclusion from the world at large.

In former times, Men were seldom seen there, though Dwarves often passed through the Shire as they travelled to the Blue Mountains from their lands in the East. More rarely still, Elves could sometimes be seen in the woods as they journeyed to Mithlond, the Grey Havens beyond the borders of the Shire, where they cross the Sea into the West.

Dark things seldom threatened the hills and meadows of the Shire. Largely this has been because hobbits are very good at keeping to their own business and not being noticed by others. But Little Folk would be aghast and unbelieving if they only knew the lengths to which Gandalf the Grey and the Rangers of the North have gone to ensure the country's peace. Now, though, even the Shire cannot escape the notice of the Shadow in the East.

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March 2nd, 2018

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