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'''Bungo Baggins''' ([[Third Age|T.A.]] 2846 - 2926, died aged 80) was | '''Bungo Baggins''' ([[Third Age|T.A.]] 2846 - 2926, died aged 80) was a well-to-do [[Hobbits|Hobbit]], and the father of [[Bilbo Baggins]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Bungo | Bungo was the eldest child of [[Mungo Baggins]] and [[Laura Grubb]]. He [[Belladonna Took]], daughter of the [[Gerontius Took|Old Took]], in {{SR|1280}}. Bungo and Belladonna had only one child together, the infamous [[Bilbo Baggins]].<ref>{{App|Baggins}}</ref> | ||
Apart from fathering Bilbo, Bungo's other achievement is that he built and excavated the rather luxurious [[Bag End]] in the [[Hobbiton Hill|Hill]] in [[Hobbiton]].<ref>{{H|Party}}</ref> | Apart from fathering Bilbo, Bungo's other achievement is that he built and excavated the rather luxurious [[Bag End]] in the [[Hobbiton Hill|Hill]] in [[Hobbiton]].<ref>{{H|Party}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 15:54, 6 December 2010
| Bungo Baggins | |
|---|---|
| Hobbit | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | Bag End, Hobbiton |
| Birth | S.R. 1246 |
| Death | S.R. 1326 |
| Family | |
| Parentage | Mungo Baggins + Laura Grubb |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Bungo Baggins |
Bungo Baggins (T.A. 2846 - 2926, died aged 80) was a well-to-do Hobbit, and the father of Bilbo Baggins.
History
Bungo was the eldest child of Mungo Baggins and Laura Grubb. He Belladonna Took, daughter of the Old Took, in S.R. 1280. Bungo and Belladonna had only one child together, the infamous Bilbo Baggins.[1]
Apart from fathering Bilbo, Bungo's other achievement is that he built and excavated the rather luxurious Bag End in the Hill in Hobbiton.[2]
Etymology
The name Bungo was meaningless in contemporary Hobbitish Westron. It represented an original name Bunga.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Baggins of Hobbiton"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "An Unexpected Party"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "On Translation"
