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| Hobbit | |
| Gorbadoc Brandybuck | |
|---|---|
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | "Broadbelt" |
| Titles | Master of Buckland |
| Location | Brandy Hall, Buckland |
| Birth | S.R. 1260 |
| Rule | S.R. 1310 - 1363 |
| Death | S.R. 1363 (aged 103) |
| Family | |
| Family | Brandybuck |
| Parentage | Marmadoc Brandybuck and Adaldrida Bolger |
| Siblings | Orgulas |
| Spouse | Mirabella Took |
| Children | Rorimac, Amaranth, Saradas, Dodinas, Asphodel, Dinodas and Primula |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Gorbadoc "Broadbelt" Brandybuck was a Hobbit of Buckland, Master of Buckland and grandfather of Frodo Baggins.
History
Gorbadoc was the son of Marmadoc Brandybuck and after his father's death in S.R. 1310, he became Master of Buckland.
He married Mirabella Took, and had in all seven children: Rorimac, Amaranth, Saradas, Dodinas, Asphodel, Dinodas and Primula.[1]
According to Hamfast Gamgee, Gorbadoc was generous and his son-in-law Drogo Baggins enjoyed visiting Brandy Hall for his rich table,[2] at least until Gorbadoc's death in S.R. 1363.[1] But according to Hamfast it was during one of his visits to him when he and his wife Primula were drowned in S.R. 1380.[2] In reality Gorbadoc had been dead by then.
Etymology
The meaning of the name Gorbadoc is unknown. J.R.R. Tolkien noted that the names of the Bucklanders had a vaguely Celtic style.[3]
Jim Allan suggested that the Celtic-sounding name Gorbadoc is "a slight alteration of Gorboduc or Gorbodugu", a fictional pre-Roman king of the Britons in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae.[4]
His name 'Broadbelt' derives from his generous table and waistline.[5]
Other versions of the legendarium
In earlier manuscript versions of the chapter An Unexpected Party, the grandfather of Bingo Baggins who was later renamed Frodo Baggins was called Gorboduc Brandybuck,[6][7][8] and a friend of Bilbo was called Gorboduc Grubb[9][10].
Gobadoc Brandybuck was called Gorboduc Brandybuck in the first four versions of the family tree of the Brandybuck family and in the first three versions of the family tree of the Took family. In the fifth version of the Brandybuck familiy tree and in the fourth versions of the Took familiy tree his first name was changed to Gormanac and then to Gorbadoc.[11][12][13].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Brandybuck of Buckland"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Long-expected Party"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "On Translation", p. 1135
- ↑ Jim Allan (1978), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names", p. 202
- ↑ Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, p. 171
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Return of the Shadow, "The First Phase: I. A Long-expected Party, (iv) The Fourth Version", p. 37
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Return of the Shadow, "The Second Phase: XIV. Return to Hobbiton", p. 234
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Return of the Shadow, "The Third Phase (1): XIX The Journey to Bree, Genealogy of the Tooks", pp. 317
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Return of the Shadow, "The First Phase: I. A Long-expected Party, (i) The First Version", p. 15
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Return of the Shadow, "The First Phase: I. A Long-expected Party, (iii) The Third Version", p. 32
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "III. The Family Trees", manuscript BR 1
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "III. The Family Trees", manuscript BR 5
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "III. The Family Trees", manuscript T 4
Born | Gorbadoc Brandybuck | Died |
Preceded by | Followed by |
| Masters of Buckland |
|---|
| Gorhendad Oldbuck (from S.R. 740) · unknown · Gormadoc Brandybuck (until 1236) · Madoc Brandybuck (1236 - 1277) · Marmadoc Brandybuck (1277 - 1310) · Gorbadoc Brandybuck (1310 - 1364) · Rorimac Brandybuck (1364 - 1408) · Saradoc Brandybuck (1408 - 1432) · Meriadoc Brandybuck (1432 - 1484) · unknown |