It's supposedly an idealized view of rural living in medieval England.
Frodo is 50 years old when he leaves the Shire in "The Lord of the Rings."
Frodo was 50 years old when he left the Shire on his epic journey in "The Lord of the Rings" series.
Matamata , New Zealand .
In Eriador, in the west.
The Shire (Of Middle Earth) .
In the lord of the rings, Frodo Baggins leaves the shire with Samwise Gamgee.
New Zealand and Greece
A family of Hobbits that live in the Shire.
Bilbo baggins is in the hobbit and the lord of the rings and so is Gandalf. The Shire is also involved. Gollum (smeagol) and the ring are also involved.
SR indicates Shire Reckoning and refers to the system of tracking years.
Yes , the lord of the rings shire is set in New Zealand where I believe the set still remains for fans.But there are real places naturally like the shire such as Ireland and in places in Europe such as Sweden Austria In the summer.Which like the shire , have lush green fields and sloping valleys however Do not contain Hobbits and power rings ( as I'm aware ).
Major spoiler for the book, but he is called Sharkey at the end in the scouring of the Shire.