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| name=Amaranth Brandybuck | |||
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| location=[[Buckland]] | |||
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| birth={{SR|1304}} | |||
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| age=94 | |||
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| family=[[Brandybuck Family|Brandybuck]] | |||
| parentage=[[Gorbadoc Brandybuck]] and [[Mirabella Took]] | |||
| siblings=[[Rorimac Brandybuck|Rorimac]], [[Saradas Brandybuck|Saradas]], [[Dodinas Brandybuck|Dodinas]], [[Asphodel Brandybuck|Asphodel]], [[Dinodas Brandybuck|Dinodas]], [[Primula Brandybuck|Primula]] | |||
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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== | |||
"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}} | |||
[[Category:Brandybuck]] | |||
[[Category:Greco-Roman names]] | |||
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[[Category:Third Age characters]] | |||
[[de:Amaranth Brandybock]] | |||
[[fi:Amaranth Rankkibuk]] | |||
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/brandebouc/amaranthe_brandebouc]] | |||
Latest revision as of 07:42, 29 April 2018
| Amaranth Brandybuck | |
|---|---|
| Hobbit | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | Buckland |
| Birth | S.R. 1304 |
| Death | S.R. 1398 (aged 94) |
| Family | |
| Family | Brandybuck |
| Parentage | Gorbadoc Brandybuck and Mirabella Took |
| Siblings | Rorimac, Saradas, Dodinas, Asphodel, Dinodas, Primula |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
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
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Brandybuck of Buckland"
- ↑ Jim Allan (1978), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"
- ↑ Melissa Petruzzello, "Amaranth" dated 13 January 2017, Encyclopædia Britannica (accessed 19 April 2024)
