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'''Georgius''' was the son of [[Farmer Giles]] who became the king of the [[Little Kingdom]]. In the fragmentary legend of [[Georgius]] and his page [[Suovetaurilius]] (also known as Suet) there is mention of an outpost called [[Farthingho]] that was established to keep an eye on the neighboring [[Middle Kingdom]].<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[Farmer Giles of Ham]]'', Foreword</ref>

==The Non-Sequel to the Story==
After ''[[The Hobbit]]'' was published the company of [[Allen and Unwin]] wanted a sequel. Before and during his writing of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] asked if they would publish ''[[Farmer Giles of Ham]]''. The problem was that ''Farmer Giles'' was too short for a stand-alone book. Tolkien offered to write another story set in the [[Little Kingdom]], about "the adventures of Prince George (the farmer's son) and the fat boy [[Suoventaurilius]] (vulgarly Suet) and the Battle of Otmoor"<ref>{{L|36}}</ref> which would add enough material for a book. Eventually ''Farmer Giles'' would be published but Tolkien never wrote the sequel, which remained only a sketch.<ref>{{L|121}}</ref>
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