=== The Shire ===
The '''Shire''' is a land in [[Eriador]], inhabited by [[Hobbit]]s. Its name in [[Westron]] was '''Sûza''' "Shire" or '''Sûzat''' "The Shire", and [[Sindarin]] '''i Drann'''.
The Shire was settled by the Hobbits in the 24th century of the [[Third Age (Middle-earth)|Third Age]]. It is divided into four ''Farthings'': the North-, West-, South- and Eastfarthing. The leaders of the Shire were ''the Mayor'' of Michel Delving, ''the Thain'' from Tuckborough and ''the Master of Buckland''.