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'''Berylla Baggins | '''Berylla Baggins, née Boffin''', was a [[Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]]. | ||
==History== | |||
Berylla married [[Balbo Baggins]]. They had five children:[[Mungo Baggins|Mungo]], [[Pansy Baggins|Pansy]], [[Ponto I Baggins|Ponto]], [[Largo Baggins|Largo]], and [[Lily Baggins|Lily]].<ref>{{App|Boffin}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Berylla is named after [[wikipedia:beryl|beryl]], a type of mineral which includes emerald and aquamarine | Berylla is named after [[wikipedia:beryl|beryl]], a type of mineral which includes emerald and aquamarine.<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref> | ||
Perhaps it's not unintentional that a Hobbit woman with a jewel-name married into the Baggins family, recently made rich by Bilbo's travels. Both Berylla's marriage and name suggest that the Boffins were of a higher class.<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', pointed out in p. 198</ref> | Perhaps it's not unintentional that a Hobbit woman with a jewel-name married into the Baggins family, recently made rich by Bilbo's travels. Both Berylla's marriage and name suggest that the Boffins were of a higher class.<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', pointed out in p. 198</ref> | ||
Revision as of 13:45, 5 December 2010
| Berylla Baggins | |
|---|---|
| Hobbit | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Berylla Boffin |
| Location | The Shire |
| Birth | S.R. 1172 |
| Family | |
| Parentage | Buffo Boffin & Ivy Goodenough |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
Berylla Baggins, née Boffin, was a Hobbit of the Shire.
History
Berylla married Balbo Baggins. They had five children:Mungo, Pansy, Ponto, Largo, and Lily.[1]
Etymology
Berylla is named after beryl, a type of mineral which includes emerald and aquamarine.[2]
Perhaps it's not unintentional that a Hobbit woman with a jewel-name married into the Baggins family, recently made rich by Bilbo's travels. Both Berylla's marriage and name suggest that the Boffins were of a higher class.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Boffin of the Yale"
- ↑ Jim Allan (ed.), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"
- ↑ Jim Allan (ed.), An Introduction to Elvish, pointed out in p. 198
