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'''Holman Greenhand''' was a Hobbit of [[the Shire]], noted for being a fine gardener.
==History==
Holman's grandfather and namesake, [[Holman the greenhanded]], initiated both the family name and the family profession: gardening.<ref name="Gamgee">{{App|Gamgee}}</ref> Holman became a gardener in [[Hobbiton]], and one of the gardens he tended was that of [[Bag End]]. Around {{TA|2941}}, he took on his distant cousin [[Gaffer Gamgee|Hamfast Gamgee]] as an apprentice.<ref name="Party">{{FR|Party}}</ref>
One morning of that spring, [[Gandalf]] visited Bag End, but found its master, [[Bilbo Baggins]], not at home. Holman informed him that Bilbo had gone on one of his walks, as it was the Elves' new year. Holman's description of Bilbo convinced Gandalf he had found the perfect man for his mission, to re-take [[Erebor]].<ref name="Quest">{{UT|Erebor}}</ref>
When Bilbo went missing - that is, on his mission - Holman and Hamfast had their hands full in making sure the garden wasn't trampled as the place was swarming with Hobbits, hoping to get a piece of the Baggins estate.<ref name="Party"/>
==Portrayal in Adaptation==
'''2003: ''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)]]'':'''
:Holman lives in a hut on the other side of [[the Water]].
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The [[Greenhand Family|Greenhands]] were descended from [[Holman the greenhanded|Holman "the greenhanded"]], and Holman's namesake and grandson, [[Holman Greenhand]], was at least the third of the line to tend the gardens of [[Hobbiton]]. Holman was the gardener at [[Bag End]] for [[Bilbo Baggins]], and perhaps also for his father [[Bungo Baggins|Bungo]]. In about the year [[Third Age 2941|T.A. 2941]], he took on his young relation [[Gaffer Gamgee|Hamfast Gamgee]] as an apprentice. Hamfast eventually became the gardener at Bag End himself, and was followed by his son [[Samwise Gamgee|Samwise]].
In a curious and unlikely way, Holman was instrumental in the winning of the [[War of the Ring]]. One morning in the spring of T.A. 2941, Bag End was visited by the [[Wizards|Wizard]] [[Gandalf]]. Bilbo was away from home for the [[Elves]]' New Year, so Gandalf struck up a conversation with Holman. It was Holman's description of his employer that encouraged Gandalf to include Bilbo in the journey to the [[Lonely Mountain]], which in turn led to the finding of the [[One Ring]], the means through which [[Sauron]] was ultimately defeated. If not for the part of Holman Greenhand, then, the western lands might well have fallen under the yoke of the [[Dark Lord]].

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Holman Greenhand
Hobbit
The Hobbit (2003) Holman.png
Biographical Information
BirthS.R. 1292
Family
ParentageHalfred Greenhand
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Holman Greenhand

Holman Greenhand was a Hobbit of the Shire, noted for being a fine gardener.

History

Holman's grandfather and namesake, Holman the greenhanded, initiated both the family name and the family profession: gardening.[1] Holman became a gardener in Hobbiton, and one of the gardens he tended was that of Bag End. Around T.A. 2941, he took on his distant cousin Hamfast Gamgee as an apprentice.[2]

One morning of that spring, Gandalf visited Bag End, but found its master, Bilbo Baggins, not at home. Holman informed him that Bilbo had gone on one of his walks, as it was the Elves' new year. Holman's description of Bilbo convinced Gandalf he had found the perfect man for his mission, to re-take Erebor.[3]

When Bilbo went missing - that is, on his mission - Holman and Hamfast had their hands full in making sure the garden wasn't trampled as the place was swarming with Hobbits, hoping to get a piece of the Baggins estate.[2]

Portrayal in Adaptation

2003: The Hobbit (2003 video game):

Holman lives in a hut on the other side of the Water.

References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "The Longfather-tree of Master Samwise"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Long-expected Party"
  3. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Quest of Erebor"
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