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{{quote|All good fellows, and they're missed|[[Barliman Butterbur]]<ref name="Bound"/>}} | {{quote|All good fellows, and they're missed|[[Barliman Butterbur]]<ref name="Bound"/>}} | ||
'''Mat Heathertoes''' (died [[Third Age | '''Mat Heathertoes''' (died [[Third Age]] {{TA|3019|n}}) was a [[Bree-men|Man of Bree]]. | ||
__NOTOC__ | __NOTOC__ | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
With the [[War of the Ring]] raging in the South-east, many refugees came up the [[Greenway]] to [[Bree]]. Not all these refugees came with the same intentions: a group of [[ruffians]] was ousted from the town near the end of | With the [[War of the Ring]] raging in the South-east, many refugees came up the [[Greenway]] to [[Bree]]. Not all these refugees came with the same intentions: a group of [[ruffians]] was ousted from the town near the end of {{TA|3018}}. With the help of [[Bill Ferny]] and [[Harry Goatleaf]], they returned soon after New Year, and a fight ensued. The number of casualties on the side of the ruffians was not recorded, but five of the Bree-folk, three Men and two Hobbits, were killed. Mat Heathertoes was one of them.<ref name="Bound">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Return of the King]]'', "[[Homeward Bound]]"</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
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==Portrayal in adaptations== | ==Portrayal in adaptations== | ||
'''1981: | '''1981: [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1981 radio series)]]:''' | ||
:Though the "set-to" with the ruffians is mentioned by Butterbur, he does not give the names of the casualties.<ref>[[Brian Sibley]], [[Michael Bakewell]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|The Lord of the Rings]]'', "[[Homeward Bound (episode)|Homeward Bound]]"</ref> | :Though the "set-to" with the ruffians is mentioned by Butterbur, he does not give the names of the casualties.<ref>[[Brian Sibley]], [[Michael Bakewell]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|The Lord of the Rings]]'', "[[Homeward Bound (episode)|Homeward Bound]]"</ref> | ||
Revision as of 14:36, 29 December 2013
| Mat Heathertoes | |
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| Man | |
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| Location | Bree |
| Death | T.A. 3019 Bree |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Mat Heathertoes |
- "All good fellows, and they're missed"
- ― Barliman Butterbur[1]
Mat Heathertoes (died Third Age 3019) was a Man of Bree.
History
With the War of the Ring raging in the South-east, many refugees came up the Greenway to Bree. Not all these refugees came with the same intentions: a group of ruffians was ousted from the town near the end of T.A. 3018. With the help of Bill Ferny and Harry Goatleaf, they returned soon after New Year, and a fight ensued. The number of casualties on the side of the ruffians was not recorded, but five of the Bree-folk, three Men and two Hobbits, were killed. Mat Heathertoes was one of them.[1]
Etymology
Mat was a name employed by Tolkien to translate the common (but untranslated) Hobbit name Matta.[2] The name Heathertoes was, like all surnames of the Men of Bree, a plant name,[3] though this seems to have escaped Tolkien when he wrote a list for translators. In it he said Heathertoes was a Hobbit name, and was given in joke to the unshod Hobbits. While walking, they would gather twigs and moss between their toes.[4] However, Mat was most certainly a Man: given that two of the five were Hobbits[1], and the last two named victims - Willie Banks and an Underhill were both positively identified as Hobbits as well.[3][4]
Portrayal in adaptations
1981: The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series):
- Though the "set-to" with the ruffians is mentioned by Butterbur, he does not give the names of the casualties.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Homeward Bound"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "II: On Translation"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "At the Sign of the Prancing Pony"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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, page 759
- ↑ Brian Sibley, Michael Bakewell, The Lord of the Rings, "Homeward Bound"
