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'''Prisca Baggins''' was the | {{hobbit infobox | ||
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| parentage=[[Polo Baggins]] | |||
| siblings=[[Posco Baggins|Posco]] | |||
| spouse=[[Wilibald Bolger]] | |||
| children=[[Wilimar Bolger|Wilimar]], [[Heribald Bolger|Heribald]] and [[Nora Bolger|Nora]] | |||
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'''Prisca Bolger, née Baggins''', was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]]. | |||
==History== | |||
Prisca was the second child and daughter of [[Polo Baggins]].<ref>{{App|Baggins}}</ref> She married [[Wilibald Bolger]], and had three children: [[Wilimar Bolger|Wilimar]], [[Heribald Bolger|Heribald]] and [[Nora Bolger|Nora]]. Her husband passed away before {{SR|1401}}, but she attended [[Bilbo's Farewell Party]] with her children.<ref>{{App|Bolger|50}}</ref><ref group=note>[[The Lord of the Rings (50th Anniversary Edition)|The 50th Anniversary edition of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] includes Prisca as a guest at the Farewell Party. In older editions of Appendix C, Prisca did not appear as an attendee. Robert Foster in his ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'' thus states that Prisca died ''before'' {{TA|3001}} (entry for Prisca Bolger).</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | |||
''Prisca'' is a Latin/Italian word meaning "former, old" from which derives the name [[Priscilla Tolkien|Priscilla]].<ref>http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Priscilla</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 10:19, 18 September 2015
| Prisca Baggins | |
|---|---|
| Hobbit | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | The Shire |
| Birth | S.R. 1306 |
| Death | Unknown |
| Family | |
| Family | Baggins |
| Parentage | Polo Baggins |
| Siblings | Posco |
| Spouse | Wilibald Bolger |
| Children | Wilimar, Heribald and Nora |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
Prisca Bolger, née Baggins, was a Hobbit of the Shire.
History
Prisca was the second child and daughter of Polo Baggins.[1] She married Wilibald Bolger, and had three children: Wilimar, Heribald and Nora. Her husband passed away before S.R. 1401, but she attended Bilbo's Farewell Party with her children.[2][note 1]
Etymology
Prisca is a Latin/Italian word meaning "former, old" from which derives the name Priscilla.[3]
Notes
- ↑ The 50th Anniversary edition of The Lord of the Rings includes Prisca as a guest at the Farewell Party. In older editions of Appendix C, Prisca did not appear as an attendee. Robert Foster in his The Complete Guide to Middle-earth thus states that Prisca died before T.A. 3001 (entry for Prisca Bolger).
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Baggins of Hobbiton"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (50th Anniv. Ed.), Appendix C, "Bolger of Budgeford"
- ↑ http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Priscilla
