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Bree-land is a small inhabited region like an island in the midst of empty lands. Travellers of many races pass through the area since it contains the two most important thoroughfares in [[Eriador]]. The village of [[Bree]] stands at the crossroads of the Great East Road and the North Road, also called the [[Greenway]] since it is seldom used and grass-grown. Nearby are the villages of [[Staddle]], [[Combe]], and [[Archet]]. To the west lies [[Buckland]], a [[Hobbit]] colony just outside the proper borders of the Shire which sits on a narrow strip of land along [[Brandywine River]]. Between the Shire and Bree is the dark, dangerous [[Old Forest]], which was fenced off long ago by the Bucklanders with a great hedge called the [[High Hay]]. Northeast of Bree is the [[Chetwood Forest]] and the treacherous [[Midgewater Marshes]].To the south are the sinister [[Barrow-downs]], where fog rises over the broken stone rings of forgotten burial sites. |
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Bree-land was a lowland area with a hill and a small [[Chetwood|forested]] area in its northeastern part. The climate was moderate with warm and moist prevailing winds from the [[Belegaer|Sea]]. The prevailing language of the land, as far as is known, was [[Westron]]. |
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Bree-land was about twenty-five miles in diameter. Normally it could be approached via the [[Great East Road]] coming out of the [[Shire]] in the west, and from the [[Greenway]] from north or south. |
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The township of [[Bree]] lay within this land. Other villages were [[Combe]], [[Staddle]], and [[Archet]], home to a mixed population of both [[Men]] and [[Hobbits]]. |
The township of [[Bree]] lay within this land. Other villages were [[Combe]], [[Staddle]], and [[Archet]], home to a mixed population of both [[Men]] and [[Hobbits]]. |
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Revision as of 11:39, 26 May 2023
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| Level | 1-20 |
| Faction | Men of Bree |
| Quests | Bree-land Quests |
| Deeds | Bree-land Deeds |
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Bree-land is a region of Eriador located between the Midgewater Marshes and the Barrow-downs.
Description
Bree-land is a small inhabited region like an island in the midst of empty lands. Travellers of many races pass through the area since it contains the two most important thoroughfares in Eriador. The village of Bree stands at the crossroads of the Great East Road and the North Road, also called the Greenway since it is seldom used and grass-grown. Nearby are the villages of Staddle, Combe, and Archet. To the west lies Buckland, a Hobbit colony just outside the proper borders of the Shire which sits on a narrow strip of land along Brandywine River. Between the Shire and Bree is the dark, dangerous Old Forest, which was fenced off long ago by the Bucklanders with a great hedge called the High Hay. Northeast of Bree is the Chetwood Forest and the treacherous Midgewater Marshes.To the south are the sinister Barrow-downs, where fog rises over the broken stone rings of forgotten burial sites.
The township of Bree lay within this land. Other villages were Combe, Staddle, and Archet, home to a mixed population of both Men and Hobbits.
History
The area was settled in the Second Age by Men from Dunland. Surviving the wars and chaos of that time, it became part of the kingdoms of Arnor then Arthedain and then maintained a certain independence under the secret protection of the Rangers of the North. After the War of the Ring, Bree-land became part of the Reunited Kingdom and presumably prospered well into the Fourth Age.