34 points
The Shire was unprotected. Sauron is not going to waltz up to one of the last Elven strongholds because someone speaks Mordor. But he might send a bunch of orcs when someone uses it in the middle of nowhere all of a sudden.
14 points
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In the books I think the shire does end up getting attacked after Sauron is defeated in the post war Battle of Bywater.
30 points
3 points
