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The Baggins family were a remarkable and rich Hobbit family from The Shire which included two Ring-bearers: Frodo and Bilbo.

History[edit | edit source]

The Baggins clan traced their origin to the first recorded Baggins, one Balbo Baggins, who was born in or near Hobbiton in S.R. 1167.

The Baggins family lived all around in the Shire, mostly in or near the town of Hobbiton. They were seen as well to do and respectable, as well as very predictable, for it was said one could tell what a Baggins would say on any occasion without even the bother of asking him.[1] They had many connections to other aristocratic Hobbit families, like the Brandybucks and the Tooks; other branches were the Sackville-Bagginses and the Chubb-Bagginses.

Although generally speaking they never had any adventures or did anything unexpected,[2] its members with Took blood were more adventurous. A notable example was Bilbo Baggins who set out on the quest for Erebor with Gandalf the Grey and thirteen Dwarves; during his absence he was presumed dead and the headship of the family was in doubt, with Otho of the Sackville-Baggins branch having the ambition of being head of two major families, until Bilbo returned alive.[3][4] He was seen as odd or queer, but also extremely rich.

Bilbo adopted his "nephew" Frodo Baggins, who inherited the smial of Bag End (which did not sit well with Otho[3]) after Bilbo left. Frodo himself was involved in the quest which ended the War of the Ring.

Other Bagginses include the descendants of Posco Baggins, as well as Peregrin Took and Meriadoc Brandybuck, who had maternal Baggins blood.

In S.R. 1421 both Bilbo and Frodo went over the Sea but it was still impossible to presume death, so when Samwise Gamgee was elected Mayor of the Shire, he established a rule of succession and inheritance in such situations. Presumably Ponto Baggins II became the head of the family.[4]

Genealogy[edit | edit source]

Family tree of the Bagginses of Hobbiton[edit source]

Showing the prominent members of the Baggins clan.[5] The figures after the names are those of birth (and death where that is recorded). A dashed line indicates marriage, or when extended vertically, indicates a line of descent with one or more generations not shown. Names in italics signify those who attended Bilbo's Farewell Party on 22 September S.R. 1401. Names in parentheses represent significant hobbits related to the Baggins.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balbo Baggins
1167-1258
 
 
 
Berylla Boffin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mungo
1207-1300
 
Laura Grubb
 
 
Pansy
1212
 
Fastolph Bolger
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ponto
1216-1311
 
Mimosa Bunce
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Largo
1220-1312
 
Tanta Hornblower
 
 
 
 
 
Lily
1222-1312
 
Togo Goodbody
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bungo
1246-1326
 
Belladonna Took
 
Belba
1256-1356
 
Rudigar Bolger
 
Longo
1260-1350
 
Camellia Sackville
 
Linda
1262-1363
 
Bodo Proudfoot
 
Bingo
1264-1360
 
Chica Chubb
 
Rosa
1256
 
Hildigrim Took
 
 
 
Polo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fosco
1264-1360
 
Ruby Bolger
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bilbo
1290
[Note 1][6]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Otho Sackville-Baggins
1310-1412
 
Lobelia Bracegirdle
 
(Odo Proudfoot)
1304-1405
 
 
 
 
 
Falco Chubb-Baggins
1303-1399
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Posco
1302
 
Gilly Brownlock
 
Prisca
1306
 
Wilibald Bolger
 
Dora
1302-1406
 
Drogo
1308-1380
[Note 2][7]
 
Primula Brandybuck
 
 
 
Dudo
1311-1409
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lotho
1364-1419
[Note 3][8]
 
 
 
(Olo)
1346-1435
 
Filibert Bolger
 
Poppy
1344
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ponto
1346
 
Porto
1348
 
Peony
1350
 
Milo Burrows
 
 
 
 
 
Frodo
1368
[Note 4][6]
 
Griffo Boffin
 
Daisy
1350
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Sancho)
1390
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Peregrin Took)
 
(Meriadoc Brandybuck)
 
Angelica
1381
 
(Mosco)
1387
 
(Moro)
1391
 
(Myrtle)
1393
 
(Minto)
1396
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Various Goodbodies)
 
 

Family tree notes[edit source]

  1. Of Bag End, left the Shire in S.R. 1421 and said to have passed over the sea
  2. Drogo and Primula went boating on the Brandywine River and drowned together.
  3. Murdered by Gríma Wormtongue
  4. Left the Shire in S.R. 1421 and said to have passed over the sea


Etymology[edit | edit source]

The name Baggins is a translation in English of the actual Westron name Labingi, which was believed to be related to the Westron word laban, "bag". The name is associated with Bag End.[9]

The name Baggins is translated in most translations of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, often keeping the "bag" or "sack" meaning:[10]

  • In the Breton translation it is Sac'heg.
  • In the Cornish translation it is Baggyn.
  • In the Czech translation it is Pytlík.
  • In the Dutch translation it is Balings.
  • In the Estonian translation it is Paunaste.
  • In the Finnish translation it is Reppuli.
  • In the French translation it is Sacquet in most books, but Bessac in the new Hobbit translation.
  • In the Frisian translation it is Balsma.
  • In the German translation the family name is Beutlin.
  • In the Hungarian translation it is Zsákos.
  • In the Norwegian translation it is Lommelun.
  • In one of the Polish translations it is Bagosz.
  • In the Portuguese translation it is Bolseiro.
  • In the Slovak translation it is Bublík.
  • In the Slovene translation it is Bisagin.
  • In the Spanish translation it is Bolsón.
  • In the Swedish translation it is Secker; Bagger in the old translation by Åke Ohlmarks.

Inspiration[edit | edit source]

"Intended to recall bag — cf. Bilbo’s conversation with Smaug in The H. [Chapter 12] — and meant to be associated (by hobbits) with Bag End..."
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