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Lily Brown

Lily Cotton
Hobbit
Biographical Information
Other namesLily Brown, Mrs. Cotton
Date of birthLate Third Age
Date of deathEarly Fourth Age
LocationBywater
Physical Description
GenderFemale

Lily Cotton (née Brown) was the wife of Farmer Cotton.

[edit] History

Lily married Tolman Cotton of Bywater. Together, they had five children: Young Tom, Rose, Jolly, Nick and Nibs.[1]

[edit] Etymology

Like many female hobbits, Lily was named after a flower.

[edit] References

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