Laura Grubb
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| − | }}'''Laura Grubb''' | + | '''Laura Grubb''' was a Hobbit of [[the Shire]]. |
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| + | Laura was a sister of [[Lavender Grubb]]. She married [[Mungo Baggins]] and had five children; the eldest was [[Bilbo Baggins]]' father [[Bungo Baggins|Bungo]].<ref>{{App|Baggins}}</ref> | ||
| − | From {{TA|2900}} to {{TA|2916|n}} Laura Grubb was the official matriarch of the [[Baggins Family]]. | + | From {{TA|2900}} to {{TA|2916|n}} Laura Grubb was the official matriarch of the [[Baggins Family]].<ref>{{L|214}}</ref> |
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[[wikipedia:Laura (given name)|Laura]] is the female form of Latin ''laurus'' "bay, laurel tree". | [[wikipedia:Laura (given name)|Laura]] is the female form of Latin ''laurus'' "bay, laurel tree". | ||
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'''2003: ''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)]]'':''' | '''2003: ''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)]]'':''' | ||
:Five portraits are clustered on a wall in [[Bag End]]. One of them is Laura, and one of Bilbo's lines when looking at the portraits is "That's my Gammer Laura. She was a Grubb before she married a Baggins". | :Five portraits are clustered on a wall in [[Bag End]]. One of them is Laura, and one of Bilbo's lines when looking at the portraits is "That's my Gammer Laura. She was a Grubb before she married a Baggins". | ||
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[[Category:Baggins]] | [[Category:Baggins]] | ||
[[Category:Grubb]] | [[Category:Grubb]] | ||
Revision as of 12:24, 3 December 2010
| Laura Grubb | |
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| Hobbit | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Laura Baggins |
| Birth | S.R. 1214 |
| Death | S.R. 1316 |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
Laura Grubb was a Hobbit of the Shire.
Contents |
History
Laura was a sister of Lavender Grubb. She married Mungo Baggins and had five children; the eldest was Bilbo Baggins' father Bungo.[1]
From T.A. 2900 to 2916 Laura Grubb was the official matriarch of the Baggins Family.[2]
Etymology
Laura is the female form of Latin laurus "bay, laurel tree".
Portrayal in Adaptations
2003: The Hobbit (2003 video game):
- Five portraits are clustered on a wall in Bag End. One of them is Laura, and one of Bilbo's lines when looking at the portraits is "That's my Gammer Laura. She was a Grubb before she married a Baggins".
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Baggins of Hobbiton"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 214, (undated, written late 1958 or early 1959)