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Older sister of [[Frodo Baggins]]' father [[Drogo Baggins|Drogo]].
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'''Dora Baggins''' was the aunt of [[Frodo Baggins]].


==History==
Her parents were [[Fosco Baggins]] and [[Ruby Bolger]]. She had two younger brothers, [[Dudo Baggins]] and [[Drogo Baggins]], the father of Frodo.<ref name="Baggins">{{App|Baggins}}</ref>
Dora enjoyed writing letters filled with advice to her relations, and in memory of this correspondence [[Bilbo Baggins]] gave her a waste-paper basket when he left [[the Shire]] in {{SR|1401}}.<ref>{{FR|Party}}</ref> She attended his [[Bilbo's Farewell Party|Farewell Party]] at the age of 99. Dora Baggins died five years later in {{SR|1406|n}}.<ref name="Baggins"/>
==Etymology==
The name ''Dora'' was meaningless in contemporary [[Hobbitish]] [[Westron]]. It represented an original name ''Doro'' or ''Dore''.<ref>{{App|Translation}}</ref>
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[[Category:Hobbits]]
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[[Category:Baggins]]
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[[Category:Third Age characters]]
[[de:Dora Beutlin]]
[[fi:Dora Reppuli]]
[[fr:encyclo:personnages:hobbits:sacquet:dora_sacquet]]

Latest revision as of 09:09, 18 September 2015

Dora Baggins
Hobbit
Art by Liz Danforth
"Dora Baggins" by Liz Danforth
Biographical Information
LocationThe Shire
BirthS.R. 1302
DeathS.R. 1406 (aged 104)
Family
FamilyBaggins
ParentageFosco Baggins and Ruby Bolger
SiblingsDudo and Drogo
Physical Description
GenderFemale
GalleryImages of Dora Baggins

Dora Baggins was the aunt of Frodo Baggins.

History[edit | edit source]

Her parents were Fosco Baggins and Ruby Bolger. She had two younger brothers, Dudo Baggins and Drogo Baggins, the father of Frodo.[1]

Dora enjoyed writing letters filled with advice to her relations, and in memory of this correspondence Bilbo Baggins gave her a waste-paper basket when he left the Shire in S.R. 1401.[2] She attended his Farewell Party at the age of 99. Dora Baggins died five years later in 1406.[1]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

The name Dora was meaningless in contemporary Hobbitish Westron. It represented an original name Doro or Dore.[3]

References