Lone-lands

The Lone-lands was an area of Middle-earth which was either located in the region of Eriador or was synonymous with it.
== History ==
"Lone-lands" was a name used by Hobbits, and possibly the Men of Bree, for the wilderness found east of Bree.
The eastern end of the area (towards Hoarwell) was described as being bare and stony, whereas the western end (towards the South-Downs) appeared to be more broken and full of bushy thickets.
Among other features, the Lone-lands contained the Weather Hills and Weathertop, and in the hilly portion of the area were many abandoned castles of Rhudaur, which, according to some, gave it a "wicked" look. Also, roads were considerably worse in the Lone-lands than in the Shire, and by the conclusion of the Third Age, very few resided here.