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[Hisweloke]

Je n'ai pas trouvé "Stonebow" dans mon Harrap's. En revanche, voici ce que l'on peut lire dans l'Encyclopédie Britannica (www.britannica.com)... Tolkien a-t-il jamais visité Lincoln? Cela ne répond pas à la question, mais ce n'est pas inintéressant.

Lincoln: district (city), county of Lincolnshire, England. [...] Lincoln was a significant Roman town when, as Lindum, it lay on the line of Fosse Way and Ermine Street and served as a fortress for the 9th Legion. By AD 71 it had become a colonia, serving as a settlement for retired legionary soldiers. The town walls were first established in this period, and relics of these still remain, including Newport Arch. Exchequer Gate, Potter Gate, and Stonebow are medieval gates built much later. The many other Roman finds include a public fountain, cemeteries, baths, and kilns, [...] Lincoln became one of the five boroughs under Danish rule in eastern England, and by the Middle Ages it was one of England's major towns. Henry II gave the city its first charter in 1154, and citizens gained many privileges and a freedom somewhat similar to that of the City of London. Lincoln's importance continued when it was made a staple (trading) town dealing in wool, leather, and skins, activities that contributed to its prosperity at the end of the 13th century.