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The '''Bunce Family''' was a family of [[Hobbits]]. [[Mimosa Bunce]] is the only recorded member of the family.<ref>{{App|Baggins}}</ref> | The '''Bunce Family''' was a family of [[Hobbits]]. [[Mimosa Bunce]] is the only recorded member of the family.<ref>{{App|Baggins}}</ref> | ||
However, according to [[Samwise Gamgee]]'s poem "[[Perry-the-Winkle]]", there was an "old Mrs | However, according to [[Samwise Gamgee]]'s poem "[[Perry-the-Winkle]]", there was an "old Mrs Bunce" living in [[Michel Delving]]; this character might have been based on an actual Hobbit, or just a character in the Hobbit folklore poetry.<ref>{{AB|Perry}}</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Bunce]] | [[Category:Bunce]] | ||
Revision as of 16:46, 16 April 2013
The Bunce Family was a family of Hobbits. Mimosa Bunce is the only recorded member of the family.[1]
However, according to Samwise Gamgee's poem "Perry-the-Winkle", there was an "old Mrs Bunce" living in Michel Delving; this character might have been based on an actual Hobbit, or just a character in the Hobbit folklore poetry.[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Baggins of Hobbiton"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "Perry-the-Winkle"
