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{{disambig-two|the mother of [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]]|founder of [[The Tolkien Society]]|[[Vera Chapman]]}}
{{hobbit infobox
| name=Belladonna Took
| image=[[File:The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring - Belladonna Took.png|250px]]
| caption=Belladonna Took from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''
| pronun=
| othernames=Mrs Bungo Baggins<ref name="Party"/>
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| location=[[Bag End]], [[Hobbiton]]
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| birth={{TA|2852}}
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| rule=
| death={{TA|2934}}
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| age=82
| notablefor=
| family=[[Took Family|Took]]
| parentage=[[Gerontius Took]] and [[Adamanta Chubb]]
| siblings=[[Isengrim Took III|Isengrim]], [[Hildigard Took|Hildigard]], [[Isumbras Took IV|Isumbras]], [[Hildigrim Took|Hildigrim]], [[Isembold Took|Isembold]], [[Hildifons Took|Hildifons]], [[Isembard Took|Isembard]], [[Hildibrand Took|Hildibrand]], [[Donnamira Took|Donnamira]], [[Mirabella Took|Mirabella]] and [[Isengar Took|Isengar]]
| spouse=[[Bungo Baggins]]
| children=[[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]]
| gender=Female
| height=
| hair=
| eyes=
| clothing=
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| steed=
}}
'''Belladonna Baggins''' (née '''Took''') ([[Third Age]] {{TA|2852|n}} - {{TA|2934|n}}, died aged 82) was the mother of [[Bilbo Baggins]].

==History==
Belladonna was one of the three remarkable daughters of the [[Gerontius Took|Old Took]].<ref name="Party">{{H|Party}}</ref> She had eight older brothers (and one younger), and was the eldest of the three daughters.<ref name="Took">{{App|Took}}</ref> Belladonna married [[Bungo Baggins]], who built a spacious hole for her (partly with her money).<ref name="Party"/> It became the residence of the [[Baggins Family]], and in {{TA|2890|n}}, her son and only child [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] was born. She died in {{TA|2934|n}},<ref name="Took"/> eight years after her husband.<ref>{{App|Baggins}}</ref>

==Etymology==
''[[wikipedia:Atropa belladonna|belladonna]]'' is the name of a poisonous plant,<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Douglas A. Anderson]], ''[[The Annotated Hobbit]]'', "[[An Unexpected Party]]", note 8</ref> fitting in with the Hobbit-habit of naming girls after flowers.<ref>{{App|F2}}</ref>

The word is understood as an Italian name, a rarity among Hobbits (though her sisters [[Donnamira Took|Donnamira]] and [[Mirabella Took|Mirabella]] share this peculiarity) and translates as "beautiful lady" although it derives from Latin ''bladone'' "nightshade".

==Inspiration==
In her first appearance in the fiction, Belladonna - which has stayed unchanged from the earliest survived sketch of the story<ref>{{HM|MB}}, "[[The Bladorthin Typescript]]"</ref> -  is described as "one of three remarkable daughters of the Old Took". [[Humphrey Carpenter]], in his attempt to draw an analogy between Bilbo and Tolkien, noted that Tolkien's mother, [[Mabel Suffield]], was one of three remarkable daughters of [[John Suffield]], who lived to be nearly a hundred.<ref>{{B|IV}}, "Enter Mr. Baggins", page 175</ref>

==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''2001: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:A portrait of Belladonna Baggins hangs in Bag End. It is based on [[Fran Walsh]]'s appearance. A portrait of Bungo next to it is based on a beardless [[Peter Jackson]].<ref>[[Peter Jackson]], [[Fran Walsh]], [[Philippa Boyens]], {{fotree}}, "[[Farewell Dear Bilbo]]", Director's commentary</ref>

'''2003: [[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|''The Hobbit'' (2003 video game)]]:'''
:A portrait of Belladonna, Bungo and a young Bilbo hangs at Bag End. As he looks at it, Bilbo exclaims "A Hobbit couldn't ask for finer parents".<ref>[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|''The Hobbit'' (2003 video game)]], "Hobitton"</ref>

[[File:The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey - Belladonna Took.png|Belladonna in ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]''|right|thumb]]
'''2012: ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'':'''
:Belladonna appears briefly in the prologue of the film's Extended Edition, collecting a young Bilbo as he goes up to [[Gandalf]] as the [[Wizards|Wizard]] is setting off fireworks during a Midsummer's eve celebration. She is played by [[Sonia Forbes-Adam]].

'''2014: ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]'':'''
:The same portrait from ''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' appears at the end of the film, also based on [[Fran Walsh]]'s appearance.<ref>Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh note this in the audio commentary of the [[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies|''The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies'' Extended Edition]].</ref>

{{references}}
[[Category:Baggins]]
[[Category:Hobbits]]
[[Category:Took]]
[[Category:Greco-Roman names]]
[[Category:Third Age characters]]
[[Category:Characters in The Hobbit]]

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 ''[[wikipedia:Atropa belladonna|belladonna]]'' is the name of a poisonous plant,<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Douglas A. Anderson]], ''[[The Annotated Hobbit]]'', "[[An Unexpected Party]]", note 8</ref> fitting in with the Hobbit-habit of naming girls after flowers.<ref>{{App|F2}}</ref>
-The word is understood as an Italian name, a rarity among Hobbits, and translates as "beautiful lady" although it derives from Latin ''bladone'' "nightshade".
+The word is understood as an Italian name, a rarity among Hobbits (though her sisters [[Donnamira Took|Donnamira]] and [[Mirabella Took|Mirabella]] share this peculiarity) and translates as "beautiful lady" although it derives from Latin ''bladone'' "nightshade".
-The name participates in a circular wordplay with the names of her sisters, [[Mirabella Took|Mira'''bella''']] and [[Donnamira Took|'''Donna'''mira]], also Italian names.
 ==Inspiration==