Places in Middle-earth
Rhosgobel
Type: Cities, Towns, Settlements
Region: Rhovanion/Misty Mtns
Meaning: rhosc = brown, gobel = fenced homestead
Location: At the western edge of Mirkwood, slightly north of the Old Forest Road.
Description: 'Rhosgobel, called "the old home of Radagast" in The Fellowship of the Ring II 3, is said to have been "in the forest between the Carrock and the Old Forest Road." 'Unfinished Tales, Part , Ch II, The Istari, Note 4
Contributors: Lyllyn 6.12.03
