The Shire



The Shire is a city in the country of Sweetserland. It is the fifth island in the Sweetserland chain of islands.

History
The shire, famous for the beggining of Frodo Baggins' journey to save the middle earth, has now evolved from a small area full of hobbit holes. In the 1900's, it was invaded by humans. The shire, however, still is quite wild, and humans travel by wagon, despite the fact that they own cars for plesure. The shire has had many civil wars, and both hobbits and humans, eleves and dragons, have died horrible deaths. However, the shire inhibbitants now live in peace, even though the hobbits are still shy.

Performing Arts
The Shire has a rich history of performing arts. The performing arts started with the Hobbits. It all started when the Wide Feet started a theatre for their community to entertain their neighbors. Shortly after, performing arts became very popular throughout the country. Performing arts started out with shakespere type shows, but soon evolved into singing, dancing, and musical theatre. Many years ago, the Wide Feet opened a grand theatre called the Celeborn Theatre, which is still used to this very day.

Geography
The Shire has a unique geography to Middle Earth. The Shire has mostly hills on the landscape and in the hills are houses that belong to the hobbits. These houses are hobbit holes, but most are deserted. The hills are part of a great grassland as well as plenty of farmland for the area. On the boarders of the Shire there are mountains and a forest where the Elves live.