Raising the Shire

A Good Place to Rest

a Hobbit — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:12:26 +0000

Just outside of Bywater, in the fields of to the southwest, is the Methel-stage where artistic hobbits often perform during the various festivities throughout the year. Many a traveler has stopped to camp nearby while being entertained by the local folk who love to perform and have fun. And it was always a good place [...]

Pareth’s Perilous Journey to the Ent Grove

a Hobbit — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:34:48 +0000

Pareth entered the Limlight Gorge without realizing the dangers she would encounter in the area. Though she was considered a skilled hunter, nothing prepared her for what she would find there. She quickly realized that she was utterly foolish to venture into the Gorge alone. Trolls, huorns, spiders, all of them powerful, deadly, and certainly [...]

Save the Shire!

a Hobbit — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:03:45 +0000

If Tearose Underhill were still alive, she would be outraged, for a greedy corporation could potentially stop her stories from being told on this very website. This is about the Saul Zaentz Company, who, three months ago, filed to get the word “Shire” trademarked. They already have the word “hobbit” trademarked and are going after [...]

Scouting the North Downs in the Service of Rangers

a Hobbit — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 03:19:09 +0000

Laerchel of Lorien missed her friend, Tearose Underhill, very much. After the wake of her beloved hobbit friend, Laerchel found it very hard to leave the Shire, but she had been asked by the Lady Galadriel of Lothlorien to assist the Rangers of the North, for the evil forces of Angmar had infiltrated many parts [...]

Another Hobbit Ventures East

a Hobbit — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:29:46 +0000

A month had passed since the Shire lost one of it’s bravest hobbits, and those closest to Tearose helped to settle her affairs. But hobbits, being very practical about life and death, carried on with their lives though many stories were told over and over in the evenings by the fires. Mariyanna Swiftfeet stopped into [...]

The Passing of Tearose Underhill

a Hobbit — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:04:25 +0000

It was very early in the morning on the first Tuesday of January, when one of Elrond’s assistants checked in on Tearose Underhill in one of the guest rooms of the Last Homely House. Tearose, though gravely injured, had begun to heal, proving yet again that hobbits were indeed made of strong stuff. In fact, [...]

A Hobbit in Need of Assistance

a Hobbit — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:49:08 +0000

Something significant must have happened for Tearose Underhill to venture back to Moria. Moria had almost bested her once. Yet once again, Tearose found herself at the mercy of the creatures in Moria, for she had fallen and lay motionless on the dank cavern floor just outside the Dolven-view. This time Tearose knew that she [...]

Meanwhile in the Shire…

a Hobbit — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:32:38 +0000

The hobbits in the Shire were enjoying the harvest. They all were rejoicing because this year was especially bountiful and so there was even more reason to feast and to party. Most of the hobbits who gathered at the Party tree on the Hill in Hobbiton had no idea that they were in any immediate [...]

A Battle Storm in the Lost Temple

a Hobbit — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:37:15 +0000

Pareth and five of her kin recently decided to scout the northern area of the Trollshaws called Nan Tornaeth. They were told that many evil creatures had over-run a hidden Rhudaurian temple, the Lost Temple. So they rode through the Trollshaws in relative safety and they entered into the Lost Temple. Pareth could barely breathe, [...]

Trapped in Isengard

a Hobbit — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:41:41 +0000

Treachery! Pareth had a feeling that the Dunlendings in Tal Methedras under the leadership of Lheu Brenin could not be trusted. It was just a strong hunch and it started when she learned that a Dunlending had throne a stone at Saeradan of the Grey Company. After tending to Saeradan and doing her best to [...]