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Hiril

2011-08-26T14:16:10Z

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'''Hiril''' (born circa {{FA|423}}) was also the younger daughter of [[Halmir]], chieftain of the [[Haladin]]. She was the sister of [[Haldir of the Haladin|Haldir]], [[Hareth]], and [[Hundar]]. She was married to [[Enthor]]. Hiril bore him a daughter [[Meleth]].

==Other Versions of the Legendarium==
In an earlier version Hiril was the daughter of [[Barahir]] and [[Emeldir]], and the younger sister of [[Beren]], but this was later dropped.

==Etymology==
''Hiril'' means "lady" in [[Sindarin]] (''[[Hîr]]'' + ''[[-il]]'').

[[Category:House of Haleth]]
[[de:Hiril (Tochter von Halmir)]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hommes/1a/peuple_de_haleth/hiril]]

Ginglith

2011-08-26T14:15:18Z

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The river '''Ginglith''' was a river of [[Beleriand]] and a tributary to [[Narog]].

The Ginglith had its wells in the woods of [[Núath]], under the near the [[Ered Wethrin]] in northern [[West Beleriand]]. After passing by the lands of Tumhalad it met the Narog about 50 [[Númenóreans|Númenórean]] miles north of [[Nargothrond]].

[[Category:Sindarin Locations]]
[[Category:Rivers]]

[[de:Ginglith]]
[[fr:encyclo/geographie/eaux/beleriand/ginglith]]
[[fi:Ginglith]]

Eämbar

2011-08-26T14:13:23Z

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'''Eämbar''' ([[Quenya|Q]], pron. {{IPA|[eˈambar]}}) was a ship built by [[Tar-Aldarion|Aldarion]] to act as headquarters for the [[Guild of Venturers]]. It was a massive ship, designed to be more of a dwelling-place than a sailing vessel. Originally anchored off the island of [[Tol Uinen]] in the bay of [[Rómenna]], it was later moved to the ports of [[Andúnië]].

== Etymology ==
"Sea Home" in [[Quenya]] (from ''[[eär]]'' = "sea" and ''[[bar]]'' = "home").

==References==
* ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', [[Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife]]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eambar}}
[[Category:Ships]]
[[Category:Quenya Locations]]

[[de:Eambar]]
[[fi:Eämbar]]
[[fr:encyclo/artefacts/navires/eambar]]

Cracks of Doom

2011-08-26T14:11:33Z

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__NOTOC__
[[Image:Tim Kirk - The Cracks of Doom.jpg|thumb|''The Cracks of Doom'' by [[Tim Kirk]].]]
The '''Cracks of Doom''', also known as '''''Sammath Naur''''', was the forge and workshop of [[Sauron]] tunneled deep into [[Mount Doom]] and open to its central fire. It was in these fiery chambers that [[Sauron]] forged [[the One Ring]], and it was here that [[Frodo Baggins]] cast the Ring to be destroyed.

==Etymology==
''Sammath Naur'' is a [[Sindarin]] name. The latter word (''[[naur]]'') means "fire".<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 38</ref>

==Inspiration==
The name ''Cracks of Doom'' is a wordplay on "cracke of Doome" (''Macbeth''; IV i 117) meaning the "sudden sound (crack) of the trump that announces the Last Day".<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, pp. 767-8</ref> Here, [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] uses "crack" to mean "fissure".
==See also==

*[[:Category:Images of the Cracks of Doom|Images of the Cracks of Doom]]
{{references}}
[[Category:Buildings]]
[[Category:Mordor]]
[[de:Schicksalsberg]]
[[fr:encyclo/geographie/divers/sammath_naur]]

Erling

2011-08-25T22:54:32Z

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{{hobbit
| image=
| name=Erling
| othernames=
| birth={{SR|1254}}
| death=
| parentage=[[Holman the greenhanded]]
| location=
| gender=Male
| hair=
|}}
'''Erling''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]].
==History==
Erling was the middle child of [[Holman the greenhanded]], born in {{SR|1254}}.<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref>

==Etymology==
[[Old English]] ''eorling'' means "descendant of an earl (noble)".<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref> It is the same word as ''[[Eorlingas]]'' but it doesn't refer to [[Eorl the Young]].
{{references}}
[[Category:Greenhand]]
[[Category:Hobbits]]

[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/la_mainverte/erling]]

Midgewater Marshes

2011-08-25T22:50:32Z

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{{location
| image=
| name=Midgewater Marshes
| othernames=
| etymology=
| type=Lake
| location=Central [[Eriador]], between the Weather Hills and Chetwood
| inhabitants=
| realms=[[Arnor]]<br/>[[Arthedain]]<br/>[[Reunited Kingdom]]
| description=
| events=
| references=
|}}

{{quote|Midgewater! There are more midges than water!|[[Peregrin Took]]}}
'''Midgewater Marshes''', a fly-infested region of marshland in central [[Eriador]], was a fen that lay between the [[Chetwood]] to the west and the [[Weather Hills]] to the east.<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Nancy Smith]], "[[Index questions]]"</ref> The [[Great East Road]] was to the south of the marshes.

On October 2, 3018 [[Strider (Aragorn)|Strider]] led his [[Hobbits|hobbit]] companions into the marshes on their third day out from Bree. After spending two days and nights in the marshes it was evident why there were no inhabitants. The land was boggy and dangerous with no permanent path. Pools, reeds, and rushes filled the area which was home to birds, flies, tiny biting midges, and loud cricket-like insects which [[Samwise Gamgee]] referred to as [[Neekerbreekers]].<ref>{{FR|I11}}</ref>

==Etymology==
The Midgewater Marshes were named after the small, gnatlike insects called midges which lived in there.<ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]] (HarperCollins''Publishers'' 2008), ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'', p. 167</ref>

[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] stated that the name ''Midgewater Marshes'' was a translation of Icelandic ''Mývatn'' (which appears in ''[[Wikipedia:Hrafnkels Saga|Hrafnkels Saga]]'').<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings]]''</ref><ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "[[Roger Shaw 7 January 1966|Letter to Roger Shaw, 7 January 1966]]"</ref>
{{references}}
[[Category:Swamps]]
[[Category:Eriador]]

[[fr:encyclo/geographie/eaux/eriador/eau-aux-cousins]]

Druda Burrows

2011-08-25T22:49:12Z

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{{hobbit
| image=
| name=Druda Burrows
| othernames=Druda Boffin
| birth=Around {{SR|1260}}
| death=
| parentage=
| location=[[the Shire]]
| gender=Female
| hair=
|}}
'''Druda Boffin, née Burrows''', was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]].

==History==
Druda married [[Rollo Boffin]]. They had various descendants.<ref>{{App|Boffin}}</ref>
{{references}}

[[Category:Hobbits]]
[[Category:Burrows]]
[[Category:Boffin]]

[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/fouine/druda_fouine]]

Dina Diggle

2011-08-25T22:48:33Z

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{{hobbit
| image=
| name=Dina Diggle
| othernames=
| birth=Around {{SR|1174}}
| death=
| parentage=
| location=[[the Shire]]
| gender=Female
| hair=
|}}
'''Dina Diggle''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]].

==History==
Dina was married to [[Gundahar Bolger]]. They had two children, [[Adalgar Bolger|Adalgar]] ({{SR|1215}}-{{SR|1314}}) and [[Adaldrida Brandybuck|Adaldrida]] (born {{SR|1218}}).<ref>{{App|Bolger}}</ref>

{{references}}

[[Category:Diggle]]
[[Category:Bolger]]
[[Category:Hobbits]]
[[de:Dina Bolger]]
[[fi:Dina Kaivio]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/diggle/dina_diggle]]

Cottar

2011-08-25T22:30:30Z

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{{hobbit
| image=
| name=Cottar
| othernames=
| birth={{SR|1220}}
| death=
| parentage=
| location=[[the Shire]]
| gender=Male
| hair=
|}}
'''Cottar''' was the progenitor of the [[Cotton Family]].

==History==
Cottar was born in {{SR|1220}}, and had two sons: [[Cotman]] and [[Carl (son of Cottar)|Carl]]. Cotman married [[Rose (daughter of Holman)|Rose]], the daughter of [[Holman the greenhanded]].<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref>
==Etymology==
In Middle English ''cottar'' means "cotter, cottager" ([[Old English]] ''cot'' "cottage").<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref>
{{references}}
[[Category:Cotton]]
[[Category:Hobbits]]
[[de:Hütter]]
[[fi:Tölliläinen]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/chaumine/cottar]]

Cotman

2011-08-25T22:29:20Z

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{{hobbit
| image=[[File:Liz Danforth Cotman.jpg|250px|link=Liz Danforth]]
| name=Cotman
| othernames=[[Hlothram]]
| birth={{SR|1260}}
| death=
| parentage=[[Cottar]]
| location=[[Bywater]]
| gender=Male
| hair=
|}}
'''Cotman''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]].
==History==
Cotman was born in {{SR|1260}}, the son of Cottar. He had one brother named [[Carl (Son of Cottar)|Carl]]. They were ancestors of the [[Cotton Family|Cottons]] of [[Bywater]].

He married [[Rose (daughter of Holman)|Rose]], the daughter of [[Holman the greenhanded]], and their son (also called [[Holman Cotton|Holman]]) was the first Hobbit to use the family-name of Cotton.<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref>

==Etymology==
The name is a translation of [[Westron]] ''[[Hlothram]]''. His name means "cottage dweller".<ref>{{App|Translation}}, note on "Gamgee"</ref>

Cotman is also a real-life surname, of similar meaning.<ref name="Nomen">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "[[Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings|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. 755</ref>
{{references}}
[[Category:Cotton]]
[[Category:Hobbits]]
[[de:Hüttner]]
[[fi:Töllilä]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/chaumine/cotman]]

Cora Goodbody

2011-08-25T22:28:19Z

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{{hobbit
| image=
| name=Cora Goodbody
| othernames=
| birth=Around {{SR|1178}}
| death=
| parentage=
| location=[[the Shire]]
| gender=Female
| hair=
|}}
'''Cora Bolger, née Goodbody''', was a Hobbit of [[the Shire]].

==History==
Cora married [[Rudolph Bolger]]. They had one son, [[Fastolph Bolger|Fastolph]], born {{SR|1210}}.<ref>{{App|Bolger}}</ref>

==Etymology==
The name ''Cora'' was meaningless in contemporary [[Hobbitish]] [[Westron]]. It represented an original name ''Coro'' or ''Core''.<ref>{{App|Translation}}</ref>
{{references}}
[[Category:Goodbody]]
[[Category:Bolger]]
[[Category:Hobbits]]

[[de:Cora Bolger]]
[[fi:Cora Hyväkäs]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/bravet/cora_bravet]]

Tighfield

2011-08-25T22:27:36Z

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'''Tighfield''' was a village or town located somewhere in [[the Shire]], though its exact location is not known. It is important to history as the home of many of [[Samwise Gamgee]]'s ancestors. His great-great-grandfather [[Wiseman Gamwich]] came to [[Tighfield]] about two hundred years before the [[War of the Ring]], and Wiseman's son [[Hob Gammidge]] is recorded as a roper, one of a long line of Tighfield rope-makers.

Hob's son [[Hobson Gamgee|Hobson]], and in turn his son [[Andwise Roper|Andwise]], were said to have practised their skills in a rope-walk (that is, a rope-maker's yard) for many years.

Hob's grandson was [[Gaffer Gamgee|Hamfast Gamgee]], Sam's father, who left Tighfield for [[Hobbiton]], to start a new life as a gardener.
==Etymology==
Tighfield's name is associated with the tradition of rope-making there and contains an old word for "rope" (see English "tie", whose spelling was assimilated to verb "tie"). It was the site of a rope-maker's yard, also called "rope-walk" because the ropes were stretched out in long lines over trestles at intervals.<ref name="Nomen"/>

[[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] notes the modern place-name elements ''tigh, teigh, tye, tey'' which are unrelated; they mean "an enclosed piece of land" and do not occur as the first element in a compound.<ref name="Nomen"/>

Tolkien also noted that the term "rope-walk" in the text has confused several of his translators, to the point of imagining rope bridges.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 777</ref>
{{references}}
[[Category:Cities, Towns and Villages of the Shire]]

[[fr:encyclo/geographie/villes_tours_et_forteresses/comte/champtoron]]

Carl (son of Cottar)

2011-08-25T22:25:09Z

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{{disambig-more|Carl|[[Carl (disambiguation)]]}}
{{hobbit
| image=
| name=Carl
| othernames=
| birth={{SR|1263}}
| death=
| parentage=[[Cottar]]
| location=
| gender=Male
| hair=
|}}
'''Carl''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]].

==History==
Carl was the second son of [[Cottar]], the younger brother of [[Cottar]].

==History==
''Carl'' is a common English first name, from the Anglo-Saxon concept ''[[wikipedia:Churl|Churl]]'', a free peasant.

{{references}}
* {{App|Gamgee}}

[[de:Carl]]
[[fi:Carl]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/chaumine/carl_chaumine]]
[[Category:Hobbits]][[Category:Cotton]]

Bodo Proudfoot

2011-08-25T22:24:13Z

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{{hobbit
| image=
| name=Bodo Proudfoot
| othernames=
| birth=Around {{SR|1262}}
| death=
| parentage=
| location=[[the Shire]]
| gender=Male
| hair=
|}}
'''Bodo Proudfoot''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]].

==History==
Bodo married [[Linda Proudfoot|Linda Baggins]]. They had one son, [[Odo Proudfoot|Odo]].<ref>{{App|Baggins}}</ref>

{{references}}
[[Category:Hobbits]]
[[Category:Proudfoot]]
[[de:Bodo Stolzfuß]]
[[fi:Bodo Jalojalka]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/fierpied/bodo_fierpied]]

Bilbo Gardner

2011-08-25T22:23:06Z

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{{hobbit
| image=
| name=Bilbo Gardner
| othernames=
| birth= {{SR|1436}}
| death=
| parentage=[[Samwise Gamgee]] and [[Rose Cotton]]
| location=[[the Shire]]
| gender=Male
| hair=
|}}
'''Bilbo Gardner''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]].

==History==
Bilbo was the tenth child of [[Samwise Gamgee]] and [[Rose Cotton]]. He was named after [[Bilbo Baggins]].<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref>

==Etymology==
The name ''Bilbo'' was meaningless in contemporary [[Hobbitish]] [[Westron]]. It represented an original name ''Bilba''.<ref>{{App|Translation}}</ref>

{{references}}
[[Category:Hobbits]]
[[Category:Gardner]]
[[de:Bilbo Gamdschie]]
[[fi:Bilbo Gamgi]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/gamegie/bilbo_gamegie]]

Androth

2011-08-25T22:22:18Z

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{{location
| image=
| name=Androth
| othernames=
| etymology=[[Sindarin|S.]] ''[[and]]'' "long" + ''[[roth]]'' "cave"
| type=Caves
| location=Mountains of [[Mithrim]]
| inhabitants=[[Sindar]] and [[Edain]]
| realms=[[Hithlum]]
| description=Cave-complex
| events=
| references=''[[Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin]]''
|}}
'''Androth''' ([[Sindarin]], from ''[[and]]'' = "long" and ''[[roth]]'' = "cave") was the name of a complex of caves in the [[Mithrim|Mountains of Mithrim]]. After the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]] ("Battle of Unnumbered Tears"), some of the [[Sindar]] and [[Edain]] that survived the battle took refuge there. [[Tuor]] was fostered by the [[Elves]] of Androth.

[[Category:Caves]]
[[Category:Beleriand]]

[[de:Androth]]
[[fi:Androth]]
[[fr:encyclo/geographie/reliefs/beleriand/androth]]

Alfrida of the Yale

2011-08-25T22:15:57Z

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{{hobbit
| image=
| name=Alfrida
| othernames=Alfrida Bolger
| birth=Around {{SR|1131}}
| death=
| parentage=
| location=[[the Shire]]
| gender=Female
| hair=
|}}
'''Alfrida of the Yale''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]].

==History==
Alfrida was the wife of [[Gundolpho Bolger]]. They had three children: [[Gundahar Bolger|Gundahar]], [[Rudolph Bolger|Rudolph]] and [[Gundahad Bolger|Gudahad]].<ref>{{App|Bolger}}</ref>

{{references}}

[[Category:Hobbits]]
[[Category:Bolger]]
[[de:Alfrida Bolger]]
[[fi:Alfrida Jeililäinen]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/du_val/alfrida_du_val]]

Agathor

2011-08-25T22:14:01Z

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'''Agathor''' was the husband of [[Meleth]] and father of [[Manthor]] and [[Hunthor]].

[[Category:Edain]]
[[Category:House of Haleth]]
[[de:Agathor]]
[[fi:Agathor]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hommes/1a/peuple_de_haleth/agathor]]

Wilcome Cotton I

2011-08-24T23:15:40Z

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{{disambig-two|the son of [[Holman Cotton]]|son of [[Tolman Cotton Senior|Tolman Cotton]]|[[Wilcome Cotton II]]}}
{{hobbit
| image=
| name=Wilcome Cotton
| othernames=Will
| birth={{SR|1346}}
| death=
| parentage=[[Holman Cotton]]
| location=[[the Shire]]
| gender=Male
| hair=
|}}
'''Wilcome "Will" Cotton''' was a Hobbit of [[the Shire]].

==History==
Will was the youngest son of [[Holman Cotton]]. His brother [[Tolman Cotton Senior|Tom]] named his third child, [[Wilcome II Cotton|Wilcome]], after him.<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref>

==Etymology==
From [[Old English]] ''willa'' "pleasure" + ''cuma'' "guest"; ''Wilcuma'' is a welcome guest.<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref>
{{references}}
[[Category:Cotton]]
[[Category:Hobbits]]

[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/chaumine/wilcome_chaumine_will]]

Wilcome Cotton II

2011-08-24T23:15:04Z

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{{disambig-two|the son of [[Tolman Cotton Senior|Tolman Cotton]]|son of [[Holman Cotton]]|[[Wilcome Cotton I]]}}
{{hobbit
| image=
| name=Wilcome Cotton
| othernames=Jolly
| birth={{SR|1384}}
| death=
| parentage=[[Tolman Cotton Senior|Farmer Cotton]], [[Lily Brown]]
| location=[[Bywater]]
| gender=Male
| hair=
|}}
'''Wilcome "Jolly" Cotton''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[Bywater]].

==History==
Wilcome was born in {{SR|1384}}, named after his uncle [[Wilcome I Cotton|Will]].<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref> Jolly and his brother helped their father fend off [[Saruman|Sharkey]]'s [[ruffians]], and actively participated in the revolt and [[Battle of Bywater]].<ref>{{RK|Scouring}}</ref>

==Etymology==
From [[Old English]] ''willa'' "pleasure" + ''cuma'' "guest"; ''Wilcuma'' is a welcome guest. ''Jolly'' comes from Old French ''jolif'' "merry, happy", which is cognate to the word ''[[yule]]''.<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of names"</ref>

==Portrayal in Adaptations==
'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)]]'':'''
:Wilcome lives at number 5, South Lane, in [[Bywater]].

{{references}}
[[Category:Characters in The Lord of the Rings]]
[[Category:Cotton]]
[[Category:Hobbits]]

[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/chaumine/wilcome_chaumine_jolly]]

Tolman Cotton Junior

2011-08-24T23:14:30Z

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{{disambig-more|Tom|[[Tom (disambiguation)]]}}
{{hobbit
| image=[[File:Tolman Cotton Junior.jpg|250px]]
| name=Tolman Cotton, Jr.
| othernames=Tom
| birth={{SR|1380}}
| death=
| parentage=[[Tolman Cotton Senior|Farmer Cotton]], [[Lily Brown]]
| location=[[Bywater]]
| gender=Male
| hair=
|}}
'''Tolman "Tom" Cotton, Jr''' was the eldest son of [[Tolman Cotton Senior|Farmer Cotton]].

==History==
Tom fought with his father in the [[Battle of Bywater]].<ref>{{RK|Scouring}}</ref> After the [[War of the Ring]], he married [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam Gamgee]]'s youngest sister, [[Marigold Gamgee|Marigold]].<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref>

He briefly served as [[Mayor of Michel Delving|Deputy-Mayor]] in {{SR|1442}}, when Sam traveled to [[Gondor]].<ref>{{App|Later}}</ref>

==Etymology==
''Tolman'' comes from [[Old English]] ''tōl'' + ''mann'' meaning "tool person".{{fact}} In early phases of writing [[Appendix F]], his father's original [[Westron]] name was given as ''Tomacca Lothran''<ref>{{PM|Languages}}</ref> or (earlier) ''Tomakli Lothron''.<ref>{{PM|Languages}}, note 37.</ref>

==Portrayal in Adaptations==
'''2010: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest]]'':'''
:Tom is the deputy-mayor.

{{references}}
[[Category:Cotton]]
[[Category:Hobbits]]

[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/chaumine/tolman_chaumine_2]]

Sapphira Brockhouse

2011-08-24T23:13:56Z

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{{hobbit
| image=
| name=Sapphira Brockhouse
| othernames=Sapphira Boffin
| birth=Around {{SR|1257}}
| death=
| parentage=
| location=[[The Shire]]
| gender=Female
| hair=
|}}
'''Sapphira Boffin, née Brockhouse''', was a Hobbit of [[the Shire]].

==History==
Sapphira married [[Uffo Boffin]] and had two children: [[Gruffo Boffin|Gruffo]] and [[Gerda Boffin|Gerda]].<ref>{{App|Boffin}}</ref>

==Etymology==
A ''[[wikipedia:Sapphire|Sapphire]]'' is a blue gemstone.

{{references}}
[[Category:Hobbits]]
[[Category:Brockhouse]]
[[Category:Boffin]]

[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/trougrisard/saphir_trougrisard]]

Rufus Burrows

2011-08-24T23:13:08Z

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{{hobbit
| image=
| name=Rufus Burrows
| othernames=
| birth=
| death=After {{SR|1401}}
| parentage=
| location=[[Hobbiton]]
| gender=Male
| hair=
|}}
'''Rufus Burrows''' was a Hobbit of [[the Shire]].

==History==
Rufus married [[Asphodel Brandybuck]], and had one child, [[Milo Burrows|Milo]]. They attended [[Bilbo's Farewell Party|Bilbo's Birthday Party]] along with Milo's children.<ref>{{App|Baggins}}</ref>

==Etymology==
[[Wikipedia:Rufus|Rufus]] is a Latin name meaning "red-haired".<ref>[[Jim Allan]], ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref>
{{references}}
[[Category:Hobbits]]
[[Category:Burrows]]

[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/fouine/rufus_fouine]]

Rose Gardner

2011-08-24T23:11:04Z

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{{disambig-more|Rose|[[Rose (disambiguation)]]}}
{{hobbit
| image=
| name=Rose Gardner
| othernames=Rosie-Lass
| birth={{SR|1425}}
| death=
| parentage=[[Samwise Gamgee]], [[Rose Cotton]]
| location=[[Hobbiton]]
| gender=Female
| hair=
|}}
'''Rose Gardner''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]].

==History==
Rose was the third child of [[Samwise Gamgee]] and [[Rose Cotton]],<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref> named after her mother at the suggestion of [[Frodo Baggins]].<ref>{{RK|Havens}}</ref>

==Etymology==
[[Roses]] were common flowers in [[Middle-earth]], and flower names were common in [[the Shire]].<ref>{{App|F2}}</ref>

{{references}}

[[Category:Hobbits]] [[Category:Gardner]]
[[de:Rose Gamdschie (Tochter von Samweis)]]
[[fi:Ruusa Gamgi]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/gamegie/rose_gamegie]]

Pippin Gardner

2011-08-24T23:10:16Z

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{{hobbit
| image=
| name=Pippin Gardner
| othernames=
| birth={{SR|1429}}
| death=
| parentage=[[Samwise Gamgee]] &<br/>[[Rose Cotton]]
| location=[[Hobbiton]]
| gender=Male
| hair=
|}}
'''Pippin Gardner''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]].

==History==
Pippin was the third son of [[Samwise Gamgee]] and [[Rose Cotton]], born in {{SR|1429}}.<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref> He was named after [[Peregrin Took|Pippin Took]] at the suggestion of [[Frodo Baggins]].<ref>{{RK|Havens}}</ref>

==Etymology==
''Pippin'' is a translation of ''Razan'', a [[Westron]] word for a small type of apple.<ref>{{PM|Languages}}</ref>

{{references}}
[[Category:Gardner]]
[[Category:Hobbits]]
[[de:Pippin Gamdschie]]
[[fi:Pippin Gamgi]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/gamegie/pippin_gamegie]]

Daisy Gamgee

2011-08-24T23:08:09Z

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{{hobbit
| image=
| name=Daisy Gamgee
| othernames=
| birth={{TA|2972}}
| death=
| parentage=[[Gaffer Gamgee|Hamfast Gamgee]] and [[Bell Gamgee|Bell Goodchild]]
| location=[[The Shire]]
| gender=Female
| hair=
}}
'''Daisy Gamgee''' ([[Third Age 2972|T.A. 2972]] - ?) was the oldest daughter of [[Gaffer Gamgee|Hamfast Gamgee]] and [[Bell Gamgee|Bell Goodchild]]. She had two older brothers, [[Hamson Gamgee]], and [[Halfred Gamgee]] as well as three younger siblings: [[May Gamgee]], [[Marigold Gamgee]], and [[Samwise Gamgee]], the companion of [[Frodo Baggins]].
==Etymology==
[[wikipedia:Daisy|Daisy]], a flower name, derives from [[Old English]] ''dæges eage'' "day's eye".<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref>

The [[Sindarin]] version of the name was [[Eirien]].<ref>{{SD|Epilogue}}</ref>
{{references}}
* {{App|C4}}
[[Category:Gamgee]]
[[Category:Hobbits]]
[[de:Margerite Gamdschie (Tochter von Hamfast)]]
[[fi:Tuhatkauno Gamgi (Ukko Gamgin tytär)]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/gamegie/paquette_gamegie_1]]

Odovacar Bolger

2011-08-24T23:01:45Z

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{{hobbit
| image=
| name=Odovacar Bolger
| othernames=
| birth={{SR|1335}}
| death={{SR|1431}}
| parentage=
| location=[[the Shire]]
| gender=Male
| hair=
|}}
'''Odovacar Bolger''' was a [[hobbits|hobbit]] of [[the Shire]].

==History==
Odovacar was the son of [[Herugar Bolger]] and [[Jessamine Boffin]]. He became head of the family after his father's death. Odovacar married [[Rosamunda Took]], and had two children: [[Fredegar Bolger|Fredegar]] and [[Estella Bolger|Estella]]. They were all present at [[Bilbo's Farewell Party]].<ref>{{App|Bolger}}</ref>

==Etymology==
[[Wikipedia:Odoacer|Odovacar]] contains ''aud'' "wealth" and ''vacar'' "watchful".<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref> It was the name of [[wikipedia:Odoacer|a legendary germanic king of Rome]].
{{references}}
[[Category:Germanic names]]
[[Category:Hobbits]]
[[Category:Bolger]]

[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/bolger/odovacar_bolger]]

Milo Burrows

2011-08-24T23:00:58Z

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{{hobbit
| image=[[Image:Milo Burrows.png|250px]]
| name=Milo Burrows
| othernames=
| birth=
| death=
| parentage=
| location=[[The Shire]]
| gender=Male
| hair=
|}}
'''Milo Burrows''' was a hobbit of [[the Shire]].

==History==
Milo was a grandson of [[Gorbadoc Brandybuck]] of [[Buckland]], who married into the [[Baggins Family]] when he wedded [[Peony Baggins|Peony]], a distant cousin of both Bilbo and [[Frodo Baggins]]. They had four children - [[Mosco Burrows|Mosco]], [[Moro Burrows|Moro]], [[Myrtle Burrows|Myrtle]] and [[Minto Burrows|Minto]] - and most of the family was present at Bilbo's famous [[Bilbo's Farewell Party]] (apart from Minto, who was only five years old at that time).<ref>{{App|Baggins}}</ref>

Milo was known for his habit of failing to reply to letters, and because of this he was one of those that found a specially selected gift waiting for him in [[Bag End]], after Bilbo's departure: a golden inkpot and pen.<ref>{{FR|I1}}</ref>

==Portrayal in Adaptations==
'''1990: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Volume 1]]'':'''
:A Hobbit named Milo warns [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] of wolves that are about in the Shire.

'''2002: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)]]'':'''
:Milo Burrows, voiced by an uncredited [[Michael Reisz]], lives at Number 4, [[Bagshot Row]].
{{references}}
[[Category:Hobbits]]
[[Category:Burrows]]

[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/fouine/milo_fouine]]

Merry Gardner

2011-08-24T23:00:08Z

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{{hobbit
| image=
| name=Merry Gardner
| othernames=
| birth={{SR|1427}}
| death=
| parentage=[[Samwise Gamgee]], [[Rose Cotton]]
| location=[[Hobbiton]]
| gender=Male
| hair=
|}}
'''Merry Gardner''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]].

==History==
At the suggestion of [[Frodo Baggins]], Sam named one of his children after [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry Brandybuck]].<ref>{{RK|Havens}}</ref> Merry was born in {{SR|1427}}.<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref>

==Etymology==
''Merry'' is a translation of [[Hobbitish]] [[Westron]] (specifically, the Buckland dialect) ''Kali'', meaning "jolly, gay".<ref>{{App|F2}}</ref>
{{references}}

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Hobbits]]
[[Category:Gardner]]

[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/gamegie/merry_gamegie]]

May Gamgee

2011-08-24T22:59:13Z

Caldea: (Oops wrong one)

{{disambig-more|May|[[May (disambiguation)]]}}
{{hobbit
| image=
| name=May Gamgee
| othernames=
| birth={{SR|1376}}
| death=
| parentage=[[Gaffer Gamgee|Hamfast Gamgee]], [[Bell Goodchild]]
| location=[[Hobbiton]]
| gender=Female
| hair=
|}}
'''May Gamgee''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]].
==History==
May was the second daughter, and fourth child, of [[Gaffer Gamgee|Hamfast Gamgee]] and [[Bell Goodchild]].<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref>

==Etymology==
''[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/may#Etymology_2 May]'' could refer to the hawthorn blossoms, so called because they blossom in the month May. It was a [[May (disambiguation)|common girl's name]] in [[the Shire]].

{{References}}

[[Category:Hobbits]]
[[Category:Gamgee]]

[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/gamegie/may_gamegie_2]]

May (hobbit)

2011-08-24T22:59:05Z

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{{disambig-more|May|[[May (disambiguation)]]}}
{{hobbit
| image=
| name=May
| othernames=
| birth={{SR|1328}}
| death=
| parentage=[[Hobson|Roper Gamgee]]
| location=[[the Shire]]
| gender=Female
| hair=
|}}
'''May''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]].

==History==
May was a daughter of [[Hobson|Roper Gamgee]].<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref>

==Etymology==
''[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/may#Etymology_2 May]'' could refer to the hawthorn blossoms, so called because they blossom in the month May. It was a [[May (disambiguation)|common girl's name]] in [[the Shire]].

{{References}}
[[Category: Hobbits]]
[[Category: Gamgee]]

[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/gamegie/may_gamegie_1]]

May Gamgee

2011-08-24T22:52:04Z

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Marigold Gamgee

2011-08-24T22:51:09Z

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{{hobbit
| image=
| name=Marigold Gamgee
| othernames=Marigold Cotton
| birth={{SR|1383}}
| death=
| parentage=[[Gaffer Gamgee|Hamfast Gamgee]], [[Bell Gamgee|Bell Goodchild]]
| location=[[Bywater]]
| gender=Female
| hair=
|}}
'''Marigold Cotton (née Gamgee)''' was the youngest child of [[Gaffer Gamgee|Hamfast Gamgee]].

==History==
Like all Gamgees, Marigold was close to the [[Cotton Family]]. She married [[Tolman Cotton Junior|Young Tom Cotton]], the eldest son of [[Tolman Cotton Senior|Farmer Cotton]]. Marigold's brother, [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], married Tom's sister [[Rose Cotton|Rose]].<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref>

==Etymology==
"Marigold" (from ''Mary'' + ''gold'') refers to the ''[[wikipedia:Tagetes|Tagetes]]'' annual plants of the daisy family.

[[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] picked the name since it contains "gold" and referring to a golden flower, suggesting the [[Fallohides|Fallohide]] strain in Sam's family — which, increased by the favour of [[Galadriel]], became notable in his children.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 760</ref>
{{references}}
[[Category:Cotton]]
[[Category:Gamgee]]
[[Category:Hobbits]]
[[de:Goldblume Hüttinger]]
[[fi:Kaunokki Gamgi]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/gamegie/marguerite_gamegie]]

Lily Brown

2011-08-24T22:46:34Z

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{{hobbit
| image=
| name=Lily Cotton
| othernames=Lily Brown, Mrs. Cotton
| birth=Late [[Third Age]]
| death=Early [[Fourth Age]]
| parentage=
| location=[[Bywater]]
| gender=Female
| hair=
|}}
'''Lily Cotton (née Brown)''' was the wife of [[Tolman Cotton Senior|Farmer Cotton]].

==History==
Lily married Tolman Cotton of Bywater. Together, they had five children: [[Tolman Cotton Junior|Young Tom]], [[Rose Cotton|Rose]], [[Wilcome II Cotton|Jolly]], [[Bowman Cotton|Nick]] and [[Carl Cotton|Nibs]].<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref>

==Etymology==
Like many female hobbits, Lily was named after a [[wikipedia:Lilium|flower]].
{{references}}
[[Category:Hobbits]]
[[Category:Brown]]
[[Category:Cotton]]

[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/brun/lily_brun]]

Lavender Grubb

2011-08-24T22:45:39Z

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{{hobbit
| image=
| name=Lavender Grubb
| othernames=Lavender Boffin
| birth=Around {{SR|1212}}
| death=
| parentage=
| location=[[the Shire]]
| gender=Female
| hair=
|}}
'''Lavender Grubb''' was a Hobbit of [[the Shire]].
__NOTOC__
==History==
Lavender was the sister of [[Laura Grubb]] and married [[Otto Boffin]]. They had four children: [[Hugo Boffin|Hugo]], [[Uffo Boffin|Uffo]], [[Rollo Boffin|Rollo]] and [[Primrose Bracegirdle|Primrose]].<ref>{{App|Boffin}}</ref>

==Etymology==
''[[wikipedia:Lavender|Lavender]]'' is a fair-scented purple flower.

{{references}}

[[Category:Hobbits]]
[[Category:Grubb]]
[[Category:Boffin]]

[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/fouille/lavande_fouille]]

Ivy Goodenough

2011-08-24T22:42:29Z

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{{hobbit
| image=
| name=Ivy Goodenough
| othernames=Ivy Boffin
| birth=
| death=
| parentage=
| location=[[the Shire]]
| gender=Female
| hair=
|}}
'''Ivy Boffin, née Goodenough''', was a Hobbit of [[the Shire]].

==History==
Ivy was the wife of [[Basso Boffin]] and mother of [[Bosco Boffin|Bosco]] ({{SR|1167}}-{{SR|1258}}), [[Basso Boffin|Basso]] (born {{SR|1169}}), [[Briffo Boffin|Briffo]] (born {{SR|1170}}), and [[Berylla Baggins|Berylla]] (born {{SR|1172}}).<ref>{{App|Boffin}}</ref>

{{references}}

[[Category:Goodenough]]
[[Category:Boffin]]
[[Category:Hobbits]]

[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/goodenough/ivy_goodenough]]

Hobson

2011-08-24T21:36:09Z

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{{hobbit
| image=
| name=Hobson
| othernames=Roper Gamgee
| birth=[[Third Age 2885]] ([[Shire Reckoning|S.R.]] 1285)
| death=[[Third Age 2984]] ([[Shire Reckoning|S.R.]] 1384)
| parentage=[[Hob Gammidge]]
| location=[[Tighfield]]
| gender=Male
| hair=
|}}
'''Hobson''' was the son of [[Hob Gammidge]]. He was the first to adopt the family's birth place as a family name, with his byname '''Roper Gamgee'''.

==History==
Hobson was the son of Hob Gammidge, and had four children: [[Andwise Roper|Andy]], [[Gaffer Gamgee|Ham]], [[May (hobbit)|May]] and [[Halfred of Overhill|Halfred]].<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref>

Hobson owned a ropewalk in [[Tighfield]]. After his death, Andy took over business, and took the surname "Roper".<ref>{{TT|Taming}}</ref>

==Etymology==
Hobson was fittingly named the "Son of [[Hob Gammidge|Hob]]. His byname "Roper Gamgee" he earned from his profession and the birthplace of his ancestors, Gamwich. His two eldest sons would each use part of the byname as a surname: [[Andwise Roper]] and [[Gaffer Gamgee|Hamfast Gamgee]].

{{References}}

[[Category:Hobbits]]
[[Category:Gamgee]]

[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/gamegie/hobson_gamegie]]

Hamfast Gardner

2011-08-24T21:26:53Z

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{{hobbit
| image=
| name=Hamfast Gardner
| othernames=
| birth={{SR|1432}}
| death=
| parentage=[[Samwise Gamgee]] and [[Rose Cotton]]
| location=[[Hobbiton]]
| gender=Male
| hair=
|}}

'''Hamfast Gardner''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]].

==History==
Hamfast was the son of [[Samwise Gamgee]] and [[Rose Cotton]]. He was named after his grandfather, [[Gaffer Gamgee|Hamfast Gamgee]].<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref>
==Etymology==
The name ''Hamfast'' comes from [[Old English]] ''hámfæst'', meaning "stay-at-home".<ref>{{App|F2}}</ref>

{{References}}
[[Category:Hobbits]]
[[Category:Gardner]]
[[de:Hamfast Gamdschie (Sohn von Samweis)]]
[[fi:Hamfast Gamgi (Samin poika)]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/gamegie/hamfast_gamegie_2]]

Halfast Gamgee

2011-08-24T21:18:23Z

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{{hobbit
| image=
| name=Halfast Gamgee
| othernames=Hal
| birth={{SR|1372}}
| death=
| parentage=[[Halfred of Overhill]]
| location=[[Overhill]]
| gender=Male
| hair=
|}}
'''Halfast "Hal" Gamgee''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]].

==History==
Hal was the son of [[Halfred of Overhill|Halfred]], an uncle of [[Samwise Gamgee]].<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref> He worked for [[Boffin Family|Mr. Boffin]] in [[Overhill]], and often went up in the [[Northfarthing]] to hunt. Whilst there, he reportedly encountered a "[[Ents|Tree-man]]".<ref>{{FR|Shadow}}</ref>

==Etymology==
The name likely comes from [[Old English]] ''hālfæst'' meaning "hale and firm".<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref>
{{references}}
[[Category:Gamgee]]
[[Category:Hobbits]]
[[de:Halfast von Oberbühl]]
[[fi:Halfast Gamgi]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/gamegie/halfast_gamegie]]

Carl Cotton

2011-08-24T21:14:47Z

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{{disambig-more|Carl|[[Carl (disambiguation)]]}}
{{hobbit
| image=
| name=Carl Cotton
| othernames=Nibs
| birth={{SR|1389}}
| death=
| parentage=[[Tolman Cotton Senior|Tolman Cotton]]
| location=[[The Shire]]
| gender=Male
| hair=
|}}
'''Carl "Nibs" Cotton''' was the youngest child of [[Tolman Cotton Senior|Tolman Cotton]].

==History==
Born in {{SR|1389}},<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref> Carl and his siblings spent much time in Bywater, and used to swim in the [[Bywater Pool]] with the Gamgee children often.<ref>{{RK|Doom}}</ref> He had not yet come of age when the [[Ruffians]] entered [[the Shire]], so his father ordered him to guard the house with a pitch fork while his father and brothers fought in the [[Battle of Bywater]].<ref>{{RK|Scouring}}</ref>

==Etymology==
Carl was probably named after his ancestor, [[Carl (son of Cottar)|Carl, son of Cottar]]. The nickname "Nibs" has been a term of mock respect in historical English.<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref>
{{references}}
[[Category:Characters in The Lord of the Rings]]
[[Category:Cotton]]
[[Category:Hobbits]]
[[de:Carl Hüttinger]]
[[fi:Carl Tölli]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/chaumine/carl_chaumine_nibs]]

Buffo Boffin

2011-08-24T21:12:50Z

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{{hobbit
| image=
| name=Buffo Boffin
| othernames=
| birth=
| death=
| parentage=
| location=[[the Yale]]
| gender=Male
| hair=
|}}
'''Buffo Boffin''' is a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]].

==History==
Buffo Boffin of [[the Yale]] married [[Ivy Goodenough]], and had four children: [[Bosco Boffin|Bosco]], [[Basso Boffin|Basso]], [[Briffo Boffin|Briffo]], and [[Berylla Baggins|Berylla]].<ref>{{App|Boffin}}</ref>

{{references}}

[[Category:Boffin]]
[[Category:Hobbits]]
[[de:Buffo Boffin]]
[[fi:Buffo Boffin]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/bophin/buffo_bophin]]

Bowman Cotton

2011-08-24T21:09:29Z

Caldea: +French link

{{hobbit
| image=
| name=Bowman Cotton
| othernames=
| birth={{SR|1386}}
| death=
| parentage=[[Tolman Cotton Senior|Tolman Cotton]]
| location=[[the Shire]]
| gender=Male
| hair=
|}}
'''Bowman "Nick" Cotton''' was the fourth child of Farmer [[Tolman Cotton Senior|Tom Cotton]].

==History==
With his father and his brothers, Nick fought in the [[Battle of Bywater]] against [[Saruman|Sharkey]]'s [[ruffians]].

{{references}}
* {{RK|Scouring}}
* {{App|Gamgee}}

[[Category:Characters in The Lord of the Rings]]
[[Category:Hobbits]]
[[Category:Cotton]]
[[de:Bogenman Hüttinger]]
[[fi:Boman Tölli]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/chaumine/bowman_chaumine]]

Bell Goodchild

2011-08-24T21:04:56Z

Caldea: +French link

{{hobbit
| image=[[Image:Bell Goodchild.png|250px]]
| name=Bell Gamgee
| othernames=Bell Goodchild
| birth=Around {{SR|1326}}
| death=
| parentage=
| location=[[the Shire]]
| gender=Female
| hair=
|}}
'''Bell Gamgee, née [[Goodchild Family|Goodchild]]''', was a Hobbit of the Shire.
__NOTOC__
==History==
Bell married [[Gaffer Gamgee|Hamfast Gamgee]]. She would eventually give birth to [[Hamson Gamgee|Hamson]], [[Halfred Gamgee|Halfred]], [[Daisy Gamgee|Daisy]], [[May Gamgee|May]], the famed [[Samwise Gamgee|Samwise]] and [[Marigold Gamgee|Marigold]].<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref>
==Etymology==
Bell is possibly named after bellflowers, such as bluebell and harbell.<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref>

==Portrayal in Adaptations==
'''2003: ''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|Sierra's The Hobbit]]'':'''
:Bell Goodchild is a Hobbit child, playing hide-and-seek with [[Gaffer Gamgee|Hamfast]], Sadoc, Hilda and a somewhat unwilling [[Bilbo Baggins]]. She hides on the top floor of the [[Old Mill]], which is only accessable by riding the water-wheel. Bell and Hamfast are shown to have a mutual love interest, but neither of them told the other.<ref>''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)]]'', "Hobitton"</ref>

{{references}}
[[Category:Hobbits]]
[[Category:Goodchild]]
[[Category:Gamgee]]
[[de:Bell Gamdschie]]
[[fi:Kello Kilttilä]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/bonenfant/bell_bonenfant]]

Anson Roper

2011-08-24T21:01:53Z

Caldea: +French link

{{hobbit
| image=
| name=Anson Roper
| othernames=
| birth={{SR|1361}}
| death=
| parentage=[[Andwise Roper]]
| location=[[the Shire]]
| gender=Male
| hair=
|}}
'''Anson Roper''' was a Hobbit of [[the Shire]].

==History==
Anson was the son of [[Andwise Roper]], and cousin of [[Samwise Gamgee]]. He lived in [[Tighfield]] and probably followed his father's trade of ropery.<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref>
==Etymology==
The name likely means "Andy's son".<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.) ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref>
{{references}}
[[Category:Hobbits]]
[[Category:Roper]]
[[de:Ansen Seiler]]
[[fi:Andinpoika Gamgi]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/cordier/anson_cordier]]

Andwise Roper

2011-08-24T20:59:01Z

Caldea: +French link

{{hobbit
| image=
| name=Andwise Roper
| othernames=Andy
| birth={{SR|1323}}
| death=
| parentage=[[Hobson|Hobson "Roper" Gamgee]]
| location=[[Tighfield]]
| gender=Male
| hair=
|}}
'''Andwise "Andy" Roper''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]].

==History==
Andwise was the son of [[Hobson|Hobson "Roper" Gamgee]], an older brother of [[Gaffer Gamgee|Hamfast Gamgee]]. Whereas his brother became a gardner, Andwise continued the family trade, and founded the [[Roper Family]].<ref name="Gamgee">{{App|Gamgee}}</ref> He inherited the family ropewalk in [[Tighfield]],<ref>{{FR|Lorien}}</ref><ref>{{TT|Taming}}</ref> which he in turn left to his son [[Anson Roper|Anson]] after his death.<ref name="Gamgee"/>

==Etymology==
The name comes from [[Old English]] ''andwīs'' which means "expert, skilful".<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref>
{{references}}

[[Category:Gamgee]]
[[Category:Roper]]
[[Category:Hobbits]]
[[de:Andweis Seiler]]
[[fi:Andvais Gamgi]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/cordier/andwise_cordier]]

Aerandir

2010-08-15T18:52:33Z

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'''Aerandir''' was one of the three mariners to accompany [[Eärendil]] on his voyage to [[Aman]].
==Etymology==
The name is [[Sindarin]] for "Sea Wanderer" ([[aer]] + [[randir]]).
{{references}}
[[Category:Elves]]
[[Category:Sindarin names]]
[[de:Aerandir]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/aerandir]]
[[fi:Aerandir]]

Aelin-uial

2010-08-15T18:38:09Z

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{{location
| image=
| name=Aelin-uial
| othernames=Meres of Twilight
| etymology=[[S.]] ''[[aelin]]'' "lake" + ''[[uial]]'' "twilight"
| type=Lakes
| location=Meeting of [[Aros]] and [[Sirion]]
| inhabitants=
| realms=[[Doriath]]
| description=Marshy mazes of creeks and lakes
| events=Dreams of [[Turgon (King of Gondolin)|Turgon]] and [[Finrod]]
| references=''[[Of Beleriand and Its Realms]]''
|}}
'''Aelin-uial''', or the '''Meres of Twilight''', was a marshy confluence of the river [[Aros]] into [[Sirion]], south of [[Doriath]].

==Location==
The Aelin-uial was the maze of lakes and [[Fens of Sirion|fens]] formed where the river [[Aros]] met the [[Sirion]], before it fell beneath the [[Andram]]. These were lands heavy with enchantment from the [[Girdle of Melian]] guarding [[Doriath]] to the north of the Aelin-uial, and also from the power of [[Ulmo]] the [[Vala]], which was very strong in this area.

The Aelin-uial was under the control of Doriath. [[Thingol]]'s [[Marchwardens]] kept secret ferries among the reeds, which they could use to cross in between Sirion's eastern and western banks unseen by anyone. At the southernmost end of the Aelin-uial, the waters of Sirion met once more at the [[Falls of Sirion]].

It was here that [[Turgon]] and [[Finrod]] were given the idea of building their hidden strongholds located at [[Gondolin]] and [[Nargothrond]], which was an idea put into their dreams by Ulmo.
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Aeglos (plant)

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{{disambig-more|Aeglos|[[Aeglos (disambiguation)]]}}
'''Aeglos''' was a tall, thorny plant, similar to a gorse, but somewhat larger than that. Its sweet-smelling flowers were white, and from them it took its name: aeglos is [[Elvish]] for 'snow-thorn'. It was found on the slopes of [[Amon Rûdh]] in West [[Beleriand]] and perhaps elsewhere.

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Adrahil (Prince of Dol Amroth)

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{{disambig-two|the father of [[Imrahil]]|Prince of [[Dor-en-Ernil]]|[[Adrahil I]]}}
'''Adrahil II''' was the father of [[Imrahil]] of [[Dol Amroth]]. Adrahil was born in [[Third Age 2917|T.A. 2917]]. He was the son of [[Angelimir]]. Adrahil became the twenty-first Prince of Dol Amroth after his father's death in [[Third Age 2977|T.A. 2977]].

Adrahil had three children. The eldest was a daughter named [[Ivriniel]] born in [[Third Age 2947|T.A. 2947]]. His daughter [[Finduilas of Dol Amroth|Finduilas]], born in [[Third Age 2950|T.A. 2950]], married [[Denethor II]] and was the mother of [[Boromir]] and [[Faramir]]. Adrahil's only son and heir Imrahil was born in [[Third Age 2955]].

Adrahil died in [[Third Age 3010|T.A. 3010]] and was succeeded by Imrahil.
==Etymology==
Adrahil is an [[Adûnaic]] name of unknown meaning.

The first element perhaps comes from a possible Adûnaic word *''adar'' which may or not be related to [[Sindarin]] ''[[adar]]''.

The second element ''-hil'' (also seen in the name ''[[Imrahil]]'') perhaps is related to the [[Westron]] ending ''-kil'' (cf. ''[[banakil]], [[Tarkil]]'') meaning "man", ultimately related to [[Elvish]] "follower".

==References==
* [[Appendix A]]
* [[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]; [[The Appendix on Languages]], [[The Heirs of Elendil]]

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|next=[[Imrahil]]
|list=21st [[Prince of Dol Amroth]]<br />[[Third Age 2977]]–[[Third Age 3010|3010]]
}}

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Adelard Took

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'''Adelard Took''' (b. [[Third Age 2928]]) was a great-grandson of [[Gerontius Took|Gerontius Took]], the [[Gerontius Took|Old Took]], [[Adelard Took|Adelard]]'s father was [[Flambard Took]]. He had five children of his own, including [[Reginard Took|Reginard]] and [[Everard Took|Everard]], his daughters names are not known.

Adelard was a regular visitor to [[Bag End]], and was apparently well known for taking [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo's]] umbrellas. After the [[Bilbo's Farewell Party|Farewell Party]], Adelard was left the gift of an umbrella of his own. He lived on through the [[War of the Ring]], and died in the second year of the Fourth Age, at the age of ninety-five.

==Etymology==
Adelard (lit. noble-hard) comes from a Teutonic word meaning "resolute" or "courageous".

==References==
* [[The Fellowship of the Ring]], "[[A Long-expected Party]]" pg. 45
* [[The Lord of the Rings]], [[Appendix C]], Took genealogy, pg. 381

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