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Rose Gardner

From Tolkien Gateway
Little Rosie - Illustration by Miriam Ellis
Hobbit
Rose Gardner
Biographical Information
Other namesRosie-Lass
LocationBag End, Hobbiton
BirthS.R. 1425
Family
FamilyGardner
ParentageSamwise Gamgee and Rose Cotton
SiblingsElanor, Frodo, Merry, Pippin, Goldilocks, Hamfast, Daisy, Primrose, Bilbo, Ruby, Robin and Tolman
Physical Description
GenderFemale
GalleryImages of Rose Gardner

Rose Gardner was a Hobbit of the Shire.

History

Rose was the second daughter and third child of Samwise Gamgee and Rose Cotton,[1] named after her mother at the suggestion of Frodo Baggins.[2]

Etymology

Roses were common flowers in Middle-earth, and flower names were common in the Shire.[3] In Sindarin, the name Rose is Meril.[4]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "The Longfather-tree of Master Samwise"
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Grey Havens"
  3. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "On Translation"
  4. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Sauron Defeated, "Part One: The End of the Third Age: XI. The Epilogue: The second version"