Dora Baggins
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Dora Baggins | |
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Hobbit | |
Art by Liz Danforth | |
Biographical Information | |
Location | the Shire |
Birth | T.A. 2902 |
Death | T.A. 3006 |
Family | |
Parentage | Fosco Baggins and Ruby Bolger |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Female |
Gallery | Images of Dora Baggins |
Dora Baggins (T.A. 2902 - T.A. 3006) 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.[1]
Dora enjoyed writting 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 3001.[2] She attended his Farewell Party at the age of 99. Dora Baggins died five years later in T.A. 3006.[1]
Etymology
The name Dora was meaningless in contemporary Hobbitish Westron. It represented an original name Doro or Dore.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Baggins of Hobbiton"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Long-expected Party"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "On Translation"