Scouring of the Shire (2004) Scenario 6: The Battle of Bywater

Saturday 22 January 2022 – “Awake! Awake! Fear, fire, foes! Awake!”. The rallying cry of the Bucklanders and the courage of the Travellers has spurred the Hobbits of the Shire into actions against the Ruffians once and for all. Throughout the night Hobbits flock to the bonfire that the Travellers set ablaze, and in the …

Scouring of the Shire (2004) Scenario 5: The Southfarthing

Friday 24 December 2021 – Almost simultaneous with the Battle of Bywater, Paladin Took leads an impressive force of Hobbits to Longbottom to oust the Ruffians from the area. The Tooks are launching a concerted attack to drive the Ruffians out of the Southfarthing once and for all. Well aware that the villainous Ruffians will …

Scouring of the Shire (2004) Scenario 4: The Old Store House

Monday 20 December 2021 – Under orders from Paladin, a bold group of Hobbits sneaks out in cover of darkness to raid the Old Store House, a building with sides that groan with food and supplies stolen by the Ruffians. No Took is willing to kill for something as simple as good food, so the …

Scouring of the Shire (2004) Scenario 3: Brockenborings

Tuesday 14 December 2021 – Lotho Sackville-Baggins is dead, murdered by the evil and utterly mad Worm. Now, with his presence revealed and all but Tookland under his sway, Sharkey begins to exercise his dominion with undisguised malice. Fredegar Bolger, loyal friend to Frodo, has been gathering dissenting Hobbits from the regions around the Brockenbores. …

Scouring of the Shire (2004) Scenario 2: Beating the Bounds

Wednesday 8 December 2021 – Encouraged by the apparent pact between Lotho and Sharkey and filled by evil intent, the ruffians have begun to enter the Shire in increasing numbers. Paladin Took, Thain and patriarchal head of the Tooks, is unwilling to see his ancestral lands meet the same fate as the rest of the …

Scouring of the Shire (2004) Scenario 1: Maggot’s Farm

Tuesday 9 November 2021 – Sharkey is slowly building up his forces in Hobbiton, sending more and more of his Ruffians to empower Lotho and his plans. Most such men travel up the Greenway, but a few, travelling from Bree, cut across Buckland and across Farmer Maggot’s land on their journey. It is a rainy …

Scouring of the Shire (2004) – Appendix – Scenario 11: Odovacar Bolger’s Promenade

Tuesday 08 June 2021 – It is on a bright spring day that Odovacar Bolger and some friends make the ill-advised decision to take a picnic under the branches of the Old Forest. All of Odovacar’s companions are Brandybucks and, though they have heard tell of the dangers of the forest, are scornful of the …

Scouring of the Shire (2004) – Appendix – Scenario 10: The Wolves of Winter

Friday 14 May 2021 – In the year 2911, a great cold descended upon Eriador. It was not only streams that froze in the chill embrace of the winter winds, but also the mighty rivers that bordered the Shire to the north and west. Even the Baranduin (or Brandywine) was locked solid. In this window …

Scouring of the Shire (2004) – Appendix – Scenario 9: The Battle of Greenfields

Saturday 8 May 2021 – Preceding the Battle of Bywater, only one conflict of any scale is recorded in the Shire, that of Greenfields. The bold and overconfident Orc chieftain Golfimbul led a large party of Warg Riders through the patrolling Rangers and into the green lands beyond. Though he lost many of his followers …

Scouring of the Shire (2004) – Appendix – Scenario 7: Founding of the Shire

Please note: I lost most of the images that were in the original article, so this is now a mostly text-based report. Monday 15 March 2021 – In the year 1601, the king of Arnor granted permission to the Periannath to dwell in the land between the Baranduin and the Tower Hills. Few detailed records …