Widow Rumble

Widow Rumble was a hobbit who looked after Hamfast Gamgee after the War of the Ring when his son Sam moved from Bagshot Row to Bag End.^[1]

Etymology

Tolkien mentions that "rumble" is not a meaningful word in the Hobbitish of that era.^[2]

References

1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Grey Havens"
2. ↑ 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, p. 762