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'''Carl Cotton''' was the fifth of [[Tolman Cotton Senior|Tolman Cotton]]'s five children, with whom [[Samwise Gamgee]] played as a child in [[Bywater Pool]]. At the time of the [[Scouring of the Shire]] he was no more than thirty years old (considered a young and irresponsible age by [[Hobbits]], who did not come of age until thirty-three). When his father and brothers went to fight against [[Sharkey's Men]], Carl was left to protect his mother and his sister. After the [[War of the Ring]], he became Sam Gamgee's brother-in-law, when Sam married the same sister Carl had protected during the [[Battle of Bywater]]: [[Rose Cotton|Rose Cotton]]. | '''Carl Cotton''' was the fifth of [[Tolman Cotton Senior|Tolman Cotton]]'s five children, with whom [[Samwise Gamgee]] played as a child in [[Bywater Pool]]. At the time of the [[Scouring of the Shire]] he was no more than thirty years old (considered a young and irresponsible age by [[Hobbits]], who did not come of age until thirty-three). When his father and brothers went to fight against [[Sharkey's Men]], Carl was left to protect his mother and his sister. After the [[War of the Ring]], he became Sam Gamgee's brother-in-law, when Sam married the same sister Carl had protected during the [[Battle of Bywater]]: [[Rose Cotton|Rose Cotton]]. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The nickname ''nibs'' has been a term of mock respect in historical English<ref>''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', Giving of | The nickname ''nibs'' has been a term of mock respect in historical English.<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref> See also ''[[Nob]]''. | ||
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[[Category:Hobbits]] | [[Category:Hobbits]] | ||
[[de:Carl Hüttinger]] | [[de:Carl Hüttinger]] | ||
[[fi:Carl Tölli]] | [[fi:Carl Tölli]] |
Revision as of 21:05, 1 December 2010
Carl Cotton | |
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Hobbit | |
Biographical Information | |
Other names | Nibs |
Location | The Shire |
Family | |
Parentage | Tolman Cotton |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Gallery | Images of Carl Cotton |
Carl Cotton was the fifth of Tolman Cotton's five children, with whom Samwise Gamgee played as a child in Bywater Pool. At the time of the Scouring of the Shire he was no more than thirty years old (considered a young and irresponsible age by Hobbits, who did not come of age until thirty-three). When his father and brothers went to fight against Sharkey's Men, Carl was left to protect his mother and his sister. After the War of the Ring, he became Sam Gamgee's brother-in-law, when Sam married the same sister Carl had protected during the Battle of Bywater: Rose Cotton.
Etymology
The nickname nibs has been a term of mock respect in historical English.[1] See also Nob.
References
- ↑ Jim Allan (ed.), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"