Founders of the Shire
Marcho and Blanco
Fallohides
Marcho and Blanco, two Fallohide brothers of Bree, obtained leave from King Argeleb II in T.A. 1601 to settle the land beyond the Brandywine and led the great crossing of the Bridge of Stonebows that founded the Shire. Shire Reckoning counts its years from their crossing.
Bree; later the Shire