Laura Grubb
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|---|---|
| Laura Grubb | |
| Hobbit | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Laura Baggins |
| Location | Hobbiton |
| Birth | S.R. 1214 |
| Death | S.R. 1316 (aged 102) |
| Family | |
| Family | Grubb |
| Siblings | Lavender |
| Spouse | Mungo Baggins |
| Children | Bungo, Belba, Longo, Linda and Bingo |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
Laura Grubb was a Hobbit of the Shire.
[edit] 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]
[edit] Etymology
Laura is the female form of Latin laurus "bay, laurel tree".
[edit] 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".
[edit] 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)