Bree
Village of Men and Hobbits at a crossroads in Eriador
Bree-land
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In brief
Bree is a village in the region of Bree-land in Eriador, where Men and Hobbits have lived side by side since ancient times. It stands where the Great East Road crosses the Greenway, ringed by a dike and thick hedge for defence. Its best-known building is the inn called The Prancing Pony, kept by Barliman Butterbur, a waypoint for travellers passing between the Shire and the wider world.
In the Annals
Where the Tale of Years names this entry: 6 entries.
- TA 1601Argeleb II grants land beyond the Baranduin to hobbits leaving Bree, and the Shire is settled.Appendix B, The Tale of Years
- TA 3018 · 09-29Frodo comes to Bree after dark. Gandalf calls on the Gaffer.Appendix B, The Tale of Years
- TA 3018 · 09-30In the small hours there are raids on the house at Crickhollow and on the Bree inn. Frodo leaves Bree; Gandalf finds the house empty and reaches Bree that night.Appendix B, The Tale of Years
- TA 3018 · 10-00Gandalf rides out of Bree.Appendix B, The Tale of Years
- TA 3019 · 10-28They reach Bree as night falls.Appendix B, The Tale of Years
- TA 3019 · 10-30They leave Bree and come to the Brandywine Bridge after dark.Appendix B, The Tale of Years
Sources
- The Lord of the Rings — Prologue, Concerning Hobbits
- The Lord of the Rings — Book I, ch. 9, At the Sign of the Prancing Pony
- The Lord of the Rings — Book I, ch. 10, Strider
- The Lord of the Rings — Prologue, 1, Concerning Hobbits
Cite this page
Legendarium (2026): „Bree“. Last updated August 18, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/places/bree/
APA
Legendarium. (2026). Bree. Last updated August 18, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/places/bree/
MLA
„Bree“. Legendarium, 2026, https://www.legendarium.page/places/bree/. Last updated August 18, 2026.
BibTeX
@misc{legendarium-bree-en,
title = {Bree},
author = {{Legendarium}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.legendarium.page/places/bree/}},
note = {Last updated August 18, 2026}
}