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Old 11-17-2013, 05:50 PM   #34
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In this local Dialect, "Streicher" would mean a type of fireworks.
"Streicher" is a component of "Landstreicher" (tramp). The connection is quite obvious and quite appropriate for the dubious reputation he has in Bree.

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In Dutch, "The Shire" is translated as "De Gouw". I wonder how they came by that name.
A "Gau" was a Germanic settlement area, usually with natural borders. The term fits the Shire pretty well. Unfortunately in Germany the term "Gau" was brought back into service by the Nazis and therefore it couldn't be used.

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