Asphodel Brandybuck
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Asphodel Brandybuck | |
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Hobbit | |
Biographical Information | |
Other names | Asphodel Burrows |
Location | The Shire |
Birth | S.R. 1313 |
Death | S.R. 1412 |
Family | |
Parentage | Gorbadoc Brandybuck & Mirabella Took |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Female |
Asphodel Burrows, née Brandybuck, was a Hobbit of the Shire.
History
Asphodel was the daughter of Gorbadoc Brandybuck and Mirabella Took. She married Rufus Burrows, and their child, Milo Burrows, was born in S.R. 1347. They all attended Bilbo's Barty in S.R. 1401.
Etymology
"asphodel" is a plant of the lily family with white, yellow or pink flowers.
References
- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Brandybuck of Buckland"