- "A mile or two further south they hastily crossed the great road from the Brandywine Bridge; they were now in the Tookland and bending south-eastwards they made for the Green Hill Country."
- —The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Ch. III: "Three is Company"
The Brandywine Bridge as depicted in The Lord of the Rings Online
The Brandywine Bridge, originally known as the "Bridge of Stonebows", was a bridge on the Great East Road crossing the Brandywine River.
The only other crossings of the Brandywine within the Shire were at Bucklebury Ferry and at Sarn Ford.
History[]
The bridge was built some time before TA 1601 either by the Dúnedain of Arnor or the Dwarves. King Argeleb II allowed the Hobbits migrating from the Vales of Anduin to settle in the Shire, as long as they kept the bridge in good repair and sped his messengers on their way.[1]
On their journey to Bree in TA 3018, Frodo, Sam and Pippin did not take the bridge, for the Black Riders were thought to be looking on the Great East Road for Frodo and the One Ring. The Hobbits did, however, attempt to use the bridge on their return journey the following year, but found it barricaded with spiked gates.[2]
In the year FO 15, King Aragorn II Elessar rode to the bridge to once again to see his friends, though he did not cross into the Shire itself.[3]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ብራንዲዊን ድልድይ |
| Arabic | جسر برانديواين |
| Armenian | Բրենդվինի կամուրջ |
| Azerbaijani | Brandywine Körpüsü |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Брэндзівайнскі мост |
| Bengali | ব্র্যান্ডিওয়াইন ব্রিজ |
| Catalan | Pont de Brandivi |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 烈酒橋 |
| Croatian | Vinjakvino most |
| Czech | Brandyvinský most |
| Danish | Brændevinsbroen |
| Dogri | ब्रांडीवाइन पुल |
| Dutch | Brandewijnbrug |
| Estonian | Kangevirde'i Sild |
| Faroese | Brandyvínbrúgv |
| Finnish | Rankkivuon silta |
| French | Pont du Brandevin |
| Frisian | Brandywynbrêge (Western) |
| Galician | Ponte de Brandyviño |
| Georgian | ბრენდივაინის ხიდი |
| German | Brandyweinbrücke |
| Gujarati | બ્રાન્ડીવાઇન બ્રિજ |
| Hebrew | גשר ברנדיוויין |
| Hindi | ब्रांडीवाइन ब्रिज |
| Hungarian | Borbuggyan-híd |
| Indonesian | Jembatan Brandywine |
| Irish Gaelic | Droichead Brandafíon |
| Italian | Ponte di Brandivino |
| Japanese | ブランディワイン橋 |
| Kannada | ಬ್ರಾಂಡಿವೈನ್ ಸೇತುವೆ |
| Kazakh | Брендивин көпірі (Cyrillic) Brendïvïn köpiri (Latin) |
| Korean | 브랜디와인 다리 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Брэндивайн көпүрөсү |
| Latvian | Brendivīna tilts |
| Lithuanian | Brandyvynas Tiltas |
| Luxembourgish | Brandywäinbréck |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Брендивин мост |
| Malayalam | ബ്രാണ്ടിവൈൻ പാലം |
| Malaysian | Jambatan Brandywine |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Шатам архи дарс гүүр |
| Norwegian | Brandtvinbroen |
| Pashto | د برانډیوین پل |
| Persian | برندیواین پل |
| Polish | Most Brandywina |
| Portuguese | Ponte de Brandyvinho |
| Punjabi | ਬ੍ਰਾਂਡੀਵਾਈਨ ਬ੍ਰਿਜ |
| Nepalese | ब्रान्डवाइन ब्रिज |
| Romanian | Podul Brandywine |
| Russian | Мост Брендивайн |
| Scottish Gaelic | Drochaid Branndaidhfìon |
| Serbian | Брендивајнски мост (Cyrillic) Brendivajnski most (Latin) |
| Spanish | Puente de Brandivino |
| Swedish | Vinflodenbron |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Брендивайн пул |
| Telugu | బ్రాండివైన్ వంతెన |
| Thai | สะพานบรั่นดีไวน์ |
| Turkish | Brendibadesi Köprü |
| Turkmen | Brandyçakyr Köprüsi |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Брендівайнський міст |
| Urdu | برانڈی وائن پل |
| Yiddish | בראַנדיווין בריק |
References[]
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Concerning Hobbits"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Six, Ch. VIII: "The Scouring of the Shire"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "Later Events Concerning the Members of the Fellowship of the Ring"