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A Short Guide to the Notable Families of the Shire (Book)
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| Approved Contributors | Just Brablo. |
Chronicle Summary
Please refer to The Works of Brablo Boffin.
Chronicle Content
A Short Guide to the Notable Families of the Shire
By Brablo Boffin
Foreword
There are many families throughout the Four Farthings, too many to practically count and write of in a single volume. Thus this book contains only those families that are commonly perceived as the most prominent and notable in the Shire. In that, I do not mean to discount any other families as unimportant or insignificant, for that is far from my belief.
Family names, and families themselves, play a significant part upon all our lives in the Shire. Consider your own family name, and what history might be attached to it. Think of how many people have shared that name over the years, or indeed centuries. The historical and cultural values of family is not to be underestimated.
Whilst family in the 'organised' sense may seem like a normal concept to us, there were times when familes, as we know them today, did not exist. Following the settling of the Shire by our ancestors, many hobbits ventured across the land and soon settled in particular areas. Soon enough these new communities would evolve into what we know as families.
