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| name=Halfred Gamgee | |||
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| birth={{SR|1369}} | |||
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| parentage=[[Gaffer Gamgee|Hamfast Gamgee]], [[Bell Goodchild]] | |||
| location=[[Northfarthing]] | |||
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'''Halfred Gamgee''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]]. | |||
==History== | |||
Halfred was the second son of [[Gaffer Gamgee|Hamfast Gamgee]]. He moved to the [[Northfarthing]].<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | |||
The name comes from [[Old English]] ''healfrēad'' "half-red, reddish" or from ''healfrǣd'' "half counsel".<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', Giving of names</ref> | |||
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[[Category:Hobbits]] [[Category:Gamgee]] | [[Category:Hobbits]] [[Category:Gamgee]] | ||
[[de:Halfred Gamdschie (Sohn von Hamfast)]] | |||
[[fr:encyclo:personnages:hobbits:gamegie:halfred_gamegie_2]] | |||
[[fi:Halfred Gamgi]] | |||
Revision as of 08:21, 27 May 2011
| Halfred Gamgee | |
|---|---|
| Hobbit | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | Northfarthing |
| Birth | S.R. 1369 |
| Family | |
| Parentage | Hamfast Gamgee, Bell Goodchild |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Halfred Gamgee was a Hobbit of the Shire.
History
Halfred was the second son of Hamfast Gamgee. He moved to the Northfarthing.[1]
Etymology
The name comes from Old English healfrēad "half-red, reddish" or from healfrǣd "half counsel".[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "The Longfather-tree of Master Samwise"
- ↑ Jim Allan (ed.), An Introduction to Elvish, Giving of names
