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| caption=Lotho Sackville-Baggins from [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]
 
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| family=[[Sackville-Baggins Family|Sackville Baggins]]
 
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| parentage=[[Otho Sackville-Baggins]] and [[Lobelia Sackville-Baggins|Lobelia Bracegirdle]]
 
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'''Lotho Sackville-Baggins''' ({{TA|2964}} - {{TA|3019|n}}, died aged 55) was the only child of [[Otho Sackville-Baggins|Otho]] and [[Lobelia Sackville-Baggins|Lobelia]] [[Sackville-Baggins Family|Sackville-Baggins]].<ref>{{App|Baggins}}</ref>  For a short time at the end of the [[Third Age]] he assumed illegal control of [[the Shire]].
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'''Lotho Sackville-Baggins''' ({{TA|2964}} - {{TA|3019|n}}, died aged 55) was the only child of [[Otho Sackville-Baggins|Otho]] and [[Lobelia Sackville-Baggins|Lobelia]] [[Sackville-Baggins Family|Sackville-Baggins]].  
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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After Lotho's father, Otho, died in {{TA|3012}}, Lotho inherited his [[pipe-weed]] plantations in the [[Southfarthing]], ensuring his status as a wealthy Hobbit.<ref name=Scouring>{{RK|VI8}}</ref>
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Lotho was an unpopular hobbit, he was widely known by the mocking name '''''Pimple''''', due to his complexion and perhaps facial blemishes<ref>[[Robert Foster]], ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'', entry Lotho Sackville-Baggins</ref>. When his father, Otho, died in {{SR|1412}}, Lotho inherited [[pipe-weed]] plantations in the [[Southfarthing]], selling the pipe-weed to people away south.
  
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On [[23 September]] {{TA|3018|n}}<ref name=Great>{{App|Great}}</ref> Lotho and Lobelia arrived at [[Bag End]] after lunch to take stock of the property and to obtain the keys.<ref name=Three/>  Soon thereafter they moved into the residence and Lotho began a programme of buying an excessive amount of property and goods.  The goods were carted away to the south by [[Men]] ("[[ruffians]]") from [[Isengard]].  When people began to complain about shortages the ruffians proceeded to assert Lotho's power over the Shire.  When [[Will Whitfoot]], the rightful [[Mayor of the Shire]], set out to protest against Lotho's activities the ruffians captured him and incarcerated him in the "[[Lockholes]]". With Whitfoot out of the way, Lotho began calling himself Chief [[Shirriffs|Shirriff]], or simply '''[[Chief]]'''.  Among the Hobbits Lotho was known as ''Pimple''.<ref name=Scouring/>
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After [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] sold [[Bag End]] to Lobelia in [[September]] {{TA|3018}} and left [[the Shire]], Lotho continued to sell pipe-weed to the [[Wizard]] [[Saruman]], becoming richer and more powerful, and using the proceeds to buy land and property all over the Shire in order to control it.  
  
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Lotho's "reign" over the Shire ended in [[September]] {{TA|3019|n}} when [[Saruman]] (called "[[Sharkey]]") arrived in the Shire<ref>{{App|Chief}}</ref> and took over Bag End. Soon Lotho's mother, Lobelia, was taken to the Lockholes and Lotho was no longer seen in public.  When Saruman was ousted by Frodo and his companions, he revealed that [[Gríma|Gríma Wormtongue]] had stabbed Lotho in his sleep.<ref name=Scouring/>
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[[Men]] ("[[ruffians]]") from [[Isengard]] began coming into the Shire to help Lotho control and supress the people.  With their help, he deposed of the rightful [[Mayor of the Shire]], [[Will Whitfoot]], and imprisoned him in the "[[Lockholes]]," naming himself Chief [[Shirriffs|Shirriff]], or simply '''[[Chief]]'''.
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Lotho continued ordering, industrialising and controlling the Shire's life until Saruman (called "[[Sharkey]]") arrived in the Shire, in September {{TA|3019}}, and took over direct power. Lotho was held prisoner in Bag End for a short while until [[Gríma|Gríma Wormtongue]] killed him in his sleep (and possibly ate him). Thus, the hobbit who tried to take over the Shire, met a very untimely end.
  
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
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The name ''Lotho'' represents an original [[Hobbitish]] [[Westron]] name ''Lotha'' which was meaningless in contemporary speech.<ref>{{App|Translation}}</ref>
 
The name ''Lotho'' represents an original [[Hobbitish]] [[Westron]] name ''Lotha'' which was meaningless in contemporary speech.<ref>{{App|Translation}}</ref>
  
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==Portrayal in adaptations==
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==Portrayal in Adaptations==
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|File:The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (video game) - Lotho Sackville-Baggins.JPG|Lotho Sackville-Baggins from [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]
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|File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Lotho Sackville-Baggins.jpg|Lotho Sackville-Baggins in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''
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'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]:'''
 
'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]:'''
 
:Lotho walks around in Bywater.
 
:Lotho walks around in Bywater.
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'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
 
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:Lotho can be found ouside [[Bag End]]. His role in the game is minor and he only has a few lines during the main storyline.
 
  
 
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[[Category:Sackville-Baggins]]
 
[[Category:Sackville-Baggins]]
 
[[Category:Characters in The Lord of the Rings]]
 
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[[Category:Third Age characters]]
 
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[[Category:Servants of Saruman]]
 
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[[de:Lotho Sackheim-Beutlin]]
 
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[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/sacquet_de_besace/lotho_sacquet_de_besace]]
 
[[fi:Lotho Säkinheimo-Reppuli]]
 
[[fi:Lotho Säkinheimo-Reppuli]]
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[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/bessac-descarcelle/lotho_bessac-descarcelle]]
 

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