The Fell Winter froze the Brandywine River, which gave ferocious creatures access to the Shire. In medieval-inspired fantasy settings like that of The Lord of the Rings, the natural elements are ...

"And no wonder they're queer," put in Daddy Twofoot (the Gaffer's next-door neighbour), "if they live on the wrong side of the Brandywine River, and right agin the Old Forest. That's a dark bad ...

This article contains spoilers for The Lord of ... This is a small river that runs from the Barrow-downs through the Old Forest, on the borders of the Shire, to merge with the Brandywine River.