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'''Amaranth Brandybuck''' was a [[Hobbits|hobbit]] of [[the Shire]] and second child of [[Gorbadoc Brandybuck]] and [[Mirabella Took]]. Her older brother was [[Rorimac Brandybuck]] who was the grandfather of [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry Brandybuck]]. Her younger siblings were [[Saradas Brandybuck|Saradas]], [[Dodinas Brandybuck|Dodinas]], [[Asphodel Brandybuck|Asphodel]], [[Dinodas Brandybuck|Dinodas]], and [[Primula Brandybuck|Primula]], the mother of [[Frodo Baggins]] which makes Amaranth his aunt.
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'''Amaranth Brandybuck''' was a [[Hobbits|hobbit]] of [[the Shire]].


==History==
Amaranth was the second child of [[Gorbadoc Brandybuck]] and [[Mirabella Took]].<ref>{{App|Brandybuck}}</ref>
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
"Amaranth" is a poetic name for a flower that does not fade, it is also the name of a plant with purple or crimson flowers.
"Amaranth" is a poetic name for a flower that does not fade, derived from Greek ''αμάραντος''.<ref>{{HM|IE}}, "Giving of Names"</ref> It is also the common name for a group of 60-70 plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. They are used as food and in ornamental gardens; some are weeds.<ref>{{webcite|website=[http://www.britannica.com/ Encyclopædia Britannica]|articleurl=http://www.britannica.com/plant/Amaranthus|articlename=Amaranth|author=Melissa Petruzzello|dated=13 January 2017|accedd=29 April 2018}}</ref>
 
==References==
* [[The Lord of the Rings]], [[Appendix C]], Brandybuck genealogy


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Latest revision as of 07:42, 29 April 2018

Amaranth Brandybuck
Hobbit
Biographical Information
LocationBuckland
BirthS.R. 1304
DeathS.R. 1398 (aged 94)
Family
FamilyBrandybuck
ParentageGorbadoc Brandybuck and Mirabella Took
SiblingsRorimac, Saradas, Dodinas, Asphodel, Dinodas, Primula
Physical Description
GenderFemale

Amaranth Brandybuck was a hobbit of the Shire.

History[edit | edit source]

Amaranth was the second child of Gorbadoc Brandybuck and Mirabella Took.[1]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

"Amaranth" is a poetic name for a flower that does not fade, derived from Greek αμάραντος.[2] It is also the common name for a group of 60-70 plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. They are used as food and in ornamental gardens; some are weeds.[3]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Brandybuck of Buckland"
  2. Jim Allan (1978), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"
  3. Melissa Petruzzello, "Amaranth" dated 13 January 2017, Encyclopædia Britannica (accessed 25 April 2024)