Roper Family

From Tolkien Gateway
Revision as of 21:00, 27 May 2011 by Pinkkeith (talk | contribs)

The Roper Family was a young family of Hobbits, an offshoot of the Gamgee Family.

History

Andwise Gamgee adopted the surname Roper in honour of the family trade, which was started two generations earlier.[1]

Genealogy

 
 
Hobson "Roper" Gamgee
1285-1384
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Andwise Roper
1323
 
 
Other children
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Anson Roper
1361
 
 
 
 
 


Portrayals in Adaptations

2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:

There are several Hobbits with the surname Roper in the game. Some of the more important ones are Lilabet Roper and Sheldon Roper.

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "The Longfather-tree of Master Samwise"