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Encyclopedia > Battle of Greenfields
Battle of Greenfields
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Date: T.A. 2747
Location: Northfaring, The Shire
Result: Hobbit victory
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Combatants
Hobbits of The Shire Orcs
Commanders
Bandobras "Bullroarer" Took Goblin Chief Golfimbul
Strength
Several hundred hobbits Band of orcs
Casualties
Unknown Golfimbull and most (if not all) orcs

The Battle of Greenfields is a Middle-earth battle fought in the year 2747 T.A. at the Shire's Northfarthing. A band of Orcs, led by Chief Golfimbul, was confronted by Bullroarer Took. Golfimbul was killed and the Orcs were defeated. This event preceded the War of the Ring. The Third Age is a fictional time period from J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional realm of Middle-earth, the Shire is the region that is occupied by Hobbits. ... Casus belli is a Latin expression from the international law theory of Jus ad bellum. ... Hobbits are a race from J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth universe which first appears in the book The Hobbit. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional realm of Middle-earth, the Shire is the region that is occupied by Hobbits. ... This article is about the mythical demon, for King Canutes steward of England see Orc (steward). ... In J.R.R. Tolkiens Middle-earth legendarium, Golfimbul was a chieftain of the Orcs of Mount Gram, who led his band in an invasion of The Shire. ... A map of the Northwestern part of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age, courtesy of the Encyclopedia of Arda. ... The Battle of Waterloo by William Sadler. ... The Third Age is a fictional time period from J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional realm of Middle-earth, the Shire is the region that is occupied by Hobbits. ... In J.R.R. Tolkiens Middle-earth legendarium, the Shire is subdivided into several regions. ... Orcs in Moria, from the 1978 cartoon adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. ... In J.R.R. Tolkiens Middle-earth legendarium, Golfimbul was a chieftain of the Orcs of Mount Gram, who led his band in an invasion of The Shire. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle_earth legendarium, the Took clan was the most famous Hobbit family. ... Spoiler warning: In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the War of the Ring ended the Third Age. ...


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