Celandine Brandybuck

Celandine Brandybuck
Hobbit
Biographical Information
Date of birth	S.R. 1394
Parentage	Seredic Brandybuck & Hilda Bracegirdle.
Location	Presumably Buckland
Physical Description
Gender	Female

Celandine Brandybuck was the third and youngest child of Seredic Brandybuck and Hilda Bracegirdle.

[edit] History

Celandine was descended from the line of the Masters of the Hall of Buckland: specifically, from Gorbadoc Brandybuck. Along with her parents and her brothers Doderic and Ilberic, she was present at Bilbo's Farewell Party.^[1]

[edit] Etymology

Celandine is the name of three different flowers (two poppies and one buttercup). The name derives from the Greek, via Latin, χελιδώνι (chelidoni) meaning "swallow".

[edit] Portrayals in Adaptations

2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:

Celandine is a non-playable character. She is captured by Blackwold brigands during the introduction of the Shadows of Angmar.

[edit] References

1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Brandybuck of Buckland"