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'''Andwise 'Andy' Roper''' was the son of [[Hobson Gamgee]], the hobbit known as [[Roper Gamgee]], and the eldest brother of [[Hamfast Gamgee]], the [[Gaffer]]. Andwise carried on his family's [[Tighfield]] rope-making tradition, a tradition that went back at least three generations to his grandfather [[Hob Gammidge]].
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'''Andwise "Andy" Roper''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]].


It was Andwise's younger brother [[Hamfast Gamgee|Hamfast]] who broke the roping tradition, and travelled instead to [[Hobbiton]], where his distant cousin [[Holman Greenhand]] was a gardener. Thus laying the foundations for the famous [[Gardner Family|Gardner]] family. Of Andwise's own descendants, though, we know almost nothing, except that he had one son, named [[Anson Roper|Anson]].  
==History==
Andwise was the son of [[Hobson|Hobson "Roper" Gamgee]], an older brother of [[Gaffer Gamgee|Hamfast Gamgee]]. Whereas his brother became a gardner, Andwise inherited the family [[Wikipedia:ropewalk|ropewalk]] in [[Tighfield]],<ref>{{FR|Lorien}}</ref><ref>{{TT|Taming}}</ref> and continued the family trade. He left his ropewalk to his son [[Anson Roper|Anson]] after his death, founding the [[Roper Family]].<ref name="Gamgee">{{App|Gamgee}}</ref>


==References==
==Etymology==
* [[The Fellowship of the Ring]], "[[Lothlorien (chapter)]]"
The name comes from [[Old English]] ''andwīs'' which means "expert, skilful".<ref>{{HM|IE}}, "Giving of Names"</ref>
* [[The Two Towers]], "[[The Taming of Smeagol]]"
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* [[The Lord of the Rings]], [[Appendix C]], Gamgee genealogy
* [[Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings]]


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[[de:Andweis Seiler]]
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Revision as of 13:24, 17 July 2015

Andwise Roper
Hobbit
Biographical Information
Other namesAndy
LocationTighfield
BirthS.R. 1323
Family
FamilyGamgee
ParentageHobson "Roper" Gamgee
SiblingsHamfast, May and Halfred
ChildrenAnson Roper
Physical Description
GenderMale

Andwise "Andy" Roper was a Hobbit of the Shire.

History

Andwise was the son of Hobson "Roper" Gamgee, an older brother of Hamfast Gamgee. Whereas his brother became a gardner, Andwise inherited the family ropewalk in Tighfield,[1][2] and continued the family trade. He left his ropewalk to his son Anson after his death, founding the Roper Family.[3]

Etymology

The name comes from Old English andwīs which means "expert, skilful".[4]

References