Battle of Greenfields
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Date: TA 2747 Location: Northfarthing, The Shire Result: Hobbit victory Casus belli: {{{casus}}} Territory changes: {{{territory}}}
Combatants
Hobbits of the Shire	Goblins
Commanders
Bandobras "Bullroarer" Took	Goblin Chief Golfimbul†
Strength
Several hundred hobbits	Band of goblins
Casualties
Presumably numerous Hobbits	Golfimbul and most (if not all) goblins

The Battle of Greenfields was a battle in Middle-earth which was fought during the year, TA 2747 in the Shire's Northfarthing, and was the only time the Shire was ever attacked by Orcs.

The Battle Edit

In that year a band of Goblins led by their king Golfimbul came to the Shire. Golfimbul and the goblins were, however, confronted by an unusually tall Hobbit by the name of Bandobras "Bullroarer" Took. Bandobras led a force of hobbits against the orcs, and though the orcs were most likely the fiercer fighters, determination was definitely on the side of the Hobbits.

Bandobras Took charged Golfimbul head-on, and with one mighty swing of his club knocked the goblin chieftain’s head clean off his shoulders. The head was said to have flown through the air a considerable distance, before landing staright in a rabbit hole; and this was how the game of Golf was invented in the Shire. This action was probably the deciding factor of the battle, sending the remaining goblins into a state of confusion and shock, and thus handing the victory to the Hobbits. No other battle occurred within the borders of the Shire until the Battle of Bywater in TA 3019.

ReferencesEdit

• The Hobbit