In year 36 by Shire reckoning, almost 1400 years ago, the Great Plague spread across Middle Earth.
While little is written about the effects of the plague in the Shire, rumours and tales of old say that the newly established hobbit colony was hit hard.
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More information spring 2014. Visit the Grand Order of the Lost Mathom notice board