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==History== | ==History== | ||
Lobelia was a renowned character of [[The Shire]] | Lobelia was born in [[Hardbottle]] and was a renowned character of [[The Shire]] for her temper and greed. She married [[Bilbo Baggins]]'s cousin [[Otho Sackville-Baggins]], and they had one child together, [[Lotho Sackville-Baggins|Lotho]], who was born in {{SR|1364}}.<ref name="Bag">{{App|Baggins}}</ref> | ||
Her envy of [[Bag End]] was well-known,<ref name="Return">{{H|Return}}</ref> she could not wait to inherit it, and was furious when [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] made [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] his heir. However, when Frodo left for [[Crickhollow]] he sold Bag End to Lobelia, but unfortunately Otho had died by then.<ref name="Party">{{FR|Part}}</ref> | Her envy of [[Bag End]] was well-known,<ref name="Return">{{H|Return}}</ref> she could not wait to inherit it, and was furious when [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] made [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] his heir. However, when Frodo left for [[Crickhollow]] he sold Bag End to Lobelia, but unfortunately Otho had died by then.<ref name="Party">{{FR|Part}}</ref> | ||
During the [[War of the Ring]], Lobelia was imprisoned in [[Lockholes]] for arguing with the [[Chief Shirriff|Chief]]'s Men, and attacking one of them with an umbrella. When she came out, Lobelia was popular for the first time for bravely standing up to the [[Saruman]]'s [[Men]]. However, she was crushed to find out her son had | During the [[War of the Ring]], Lobelia was imprisoned in [[Lockholes]] for arguing with the [[Chief Shirriff|Chief]]'s Men, and attacking one of them with an umbrella. When she came out, Lobelia was popular for the first time for bravely standing up to the [[Saruman]]'s [[Men]]. However, she was crushed to find out her son had been murdered whilst she was in prison. | ||
After the War of the Ring, Lobelia returned to her home village | After the War of the Ring, Lobelia returned to her home village to live with the other [[Bracegirdle Family|Bracegirdle]]s, giving Bag End to Frodo. When she died, she gave her money to Frodo to be used to help [[hobbits]] left homeless by Saruman and her son.<ref name="Grey">{{RK|Havens}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[[Wikipedia:Lobelia|Lobelia]] is a genus of the bellflower, named after [[Wikipedia:Matthias de L'Obel|Matthias de L'Obel]].<ref> | [[Wikipedia:Lobelia|Lobelia]] is a genus of the bellflower, named after [[Wikipedia:Matthias de L'Obel|Matthias de L'Obel]].<ref>{{HM|IE}}, "Giving of Names" p.195</ref> | ||
==Portrayal in Adaptations== | ==Portrayal in Adaptations== | ||
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|File:Cortney Skinner - Lobelia Sackville-Baggins (MECCG).jpg|Lobelia in ''[[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game]]'' | |File:Cortney Skinner - Lobelia Sackville-Baggins (MECCG).jpg|Lobelia in ''[[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game]]'' | ||
|File:The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring - Lobelia Sackville-Baggins.jpg|Lobelia in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' | |File:The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring - Lobelia Sackville-Baggins.jpg|Lobelia in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' | ||
|File:The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey - Lobelia Sackville-Baggins.jpg|Lobelia in [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]] | |||
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'''1981: [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1981 radio series)]]:''' | '''1981: [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1981 radio series)]]:''' | ||
:Although she is only named in passing, [[Diana Bishop]] plays Lobelia at Bilbo's 111th Birthday party. She and Otho are given a brief exchange complaining about being part of "one gross", and questioning what "Frodo coming into his inheritance" means. | :Although she is only named in passing, [[Diana Bishop]] plays Lobelia at Bilbo's 111th Birthday party. She and [[Otho Sackville-Baggins|Otho]] are given a brief exchange complaining about being part of "one gross", and questioning what "Frodo coming into his inheritance" means. | ||
'''1995-8: ''[[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game]]'':''' | '''1995-8: ''[[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game]]'':''' | ||
:In the expansion ''[[Middle-earth: Dark Minions|Dark Minions]]'', Lobelia appears as two different cards: "Mistress Lobelia" is a Resource Ally, and "Lobelia Sackville-Baggins" is an Agent.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.tradecardsonline.com/im/searchCards|articlename=(Results from search for cards in the game Middle Earth)|dated=|website=[http://www.tradecardsonline.com/ Tradecardsoneline.com]|accessed=26 March 2014}}</ref> | :In the expansion ''[[Middle-earth: Dark Minions|Dark Minions]]'', Lobelia appears as two different cards: "Mistress Lobelia" is a Resource Ally, and "Lobelia Sackville-Baggins" is an Agent.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.tradecardsonline.com/im/searchCards|articlename=(Results from search for cards in the game Middle Earth)|dated=|website=[http://www.tradecardsonline.com/ Tradecardsoneline.com]|accessed=26 March 2014}}</ref> | ||
'''2001: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':''' | |||
: Lobelia (portrayed by [[Elizabeth Moody]]) appears briefly along with Otho in the film, attempting to confront [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] during his [[Bilbo's Farewell Party|farewell party]], though Bilbo manages to elude their presence. | |||
'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]:''' | '''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]:''' | ||
:Lobelia (voiced by [[Jennifer Hale]]) appears in Bywater. Frodo has to give her the Bag End Deed as one of the first missions. When Frodo approaches her she insists he first warn [[Robin Smallburrow]] of the wolves in the Shire by ringing the warning bell. Frodo does so, before presenting an exhilirated Lobelia with the Bag End Deed. | :Lobelia (voiced by [[Jennifer Hale]]) appears in Bywater. Frodo has to give her the Bag End Deed as one of the first missions. When Frodo approaches her she insists he first warn [[Robin Smallburrow]] of the wolves in the Shire by ringing the warning bell. Frodo does so, before presenting an exhilirated Lobelia with the Bag End Deed. | ||
'''[[2012]]: ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'':''' | |||
: Lobelia is seen briefly in the [[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (extended edition)|Extended Edition]] (along with Otho) in the marketplace outside of the [[Green Dragon]] Inn. The character's costume is deliberately ostentatious to be "bright and show-offy" as "she aspires to the best dressed lady in Hobbiton".<ref>[[Daniel Falconer]], ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Chronicles: Art & Design]]'', p. 23</ref> | |||
'''[[2014]]: ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]'':''' | |||
:She and Otho are also seen at the end of the film when Bilbo's possessions are being auctioned off as he returns to [[the Shire]]. Lobelia pretends not to know who Bilbo is, but he calls her on it. She is portrayed by Erin Banks. | |||
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