the Shire
Peaceful pastoral province
The Shire is the pastoral homeland of hobbits in J.R.R.
Tolkien's Middle-earth, characterized by rolling green hills, cozy holes, and simple rural life.
The term has become shorthand for any idealized, peaceful countryside untouched by modernity or conflict: After years in the city, she dreamed of returning to the Shire.
Often used with gentle irony about suburban or rural contentment.
- HobbitonFictional halfling settlement
- hobbitsSmall, peaceful fantasy folk
- BilboSlim dueling sword
- Middle-earthFantasy world with hobbits
- greenColor of vegetation
Frodo · Tolkien · rolling · hills · burrows · ale · cozy · pastoral · gardens · Bag End · peaceful · bucolic · countryside · hearth · mushrooms · feasting · second breakfast · rustic
- Fantasy RealmsNarnia, Middle-earth, Hogwarts, Oz, Neverland
- Fictional PlacesGotham City, Hogwarts, Mordor, Narnia, Gondor
- Fantasy WorldsNarnia, Middle-earth, Discworld, Oz, Hogwarts
danger and threat
the ShireMordor
Volcanic evil kingdom
Mount Doom · Isengard · Moria · Mirkwood · the unknown