Midgewater Marshes

The Fellowship of the Ring · Third Age 3018 · show on the map

Midgewater Marshes and its surroundings on the parchment map of Middle-earth
Midgewater Marshes on the parchment map. Open this spot on the interactive map to pan, zoom or switch to the satellite view.

After leaving Bree, Aragorn leads the hobbits off the Road to avoid the Nazgûl, and they spend several miserable days crossing the Midgewater Marshes — a trackless bog east of Bree infested with clouds of biting midges. It is unglamorous but necessary, and the hobbits begin to understand the hardship of life in the wild.

Figures: Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, Aragorn

PlaceMidgewater Marshes
BookThe Fellowship of the Ring
DateThird Age 3018
Map x, y3367, 1084

Routes passing through

6 traced routes run within 150 map-pixels of here:

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