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| name=Holman the greenhanded | | name=Holman the greenhanded | ||
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| othernames=Holman of Hobbiton | | othernames=Holman of Hobbiton | ||
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| position=Gardener | |||
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| family=[[Greenhand Family|Greenhand]] | |||
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| children=[[Rowan]], [[Halfred Greenhand|Halfred]], [[Erling]], [[Hending]] and [[Rose (daughter of Holman)|Rose]] | |||
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'''Holman the greenhanded''' was a famous gardener of [[the Shire]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Holman of Hobbiton had five children; [[Rowan]], [[Halfred Greenhand|Halfred]], [[Erling]], [[Hending]] and [[Rose (daughter of Holman)|Rose]]. He passed his skills and crafts on to his eldest son, Halfred, who formed the surname [[Greenhand Family|Greenhand]] out of his father's nickname.<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref> | Holman of [[Hobbiton]] had five children; [[Rowan]], [[Halfred Greenhand|Halfred]], [[Erling]], [[Hending]] and [[Rose (daughter of Holman)|Rose]]. He passed his skills and crafts on to his eldest son, Halfred, who formed the surname [[Greenhand Family|Greenhand]] out of his father's nickname.<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Holman means "hole-man", and is distinct from the real-life English surname<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 760</ref> which contains ''holm'' "river island" rather than ''hol'' "hole".<ref> | Holman means "hole-man", and is distinct from the real-life English surname<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 760</ref> which contains ''holm'' "river island" rather than ''hol'' "hole".<ref>{{HM|IE}}, "Giving of Names"</ref> | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[Category:Greenhand]] | [[Category:Greenhand]] | ||
[[Category:Hobbits]] | [[Category:Hobbits]] | ||
[[de:Höhlenmann_von_Hobbingen]] | |||
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/la_mainverte/holman_la_mainverte_1]] | |||
[[fi:Hobittilan Kolo]] | |||
Revision as of 09:07, 21 November 2014
| Holman the greenhanded | |
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| Hobbit | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Holman of Hobbiton |
| Position | Gardener |
| Location | Hobbiton |
| Birth | S.R. 1210 |
| Family | |
| Family | Greenhand |
| Children | Rowan, Halfred, Erling, Hending and Rose |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Holman the greenhanded was a famous gardener of the Shire.
History
Holman of Hobbiton had five children; Rowan, Halfred, Erling, Hending and Rose. He passed his skills and crafts on to his eldest son, Halfred, who formed the surname Greenhand out of his father's nickname.[1]
Etymology
Holman means "hole-man", and is distinct from the real-life English surname[2] which contains holm "river island" rather than hol "hole".[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "The Longfather-tree of Master Samwise"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 760
- ↑ Jim Allan (1978), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"
