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'''Messrs Grubb, Grubb and Burrowes''' was the company that was selling [[Bag End]] and its contents when [[Bilbo Baggins]] returned home from his adventures told in ''[[The Hobbit]]''. Note the variation in spelling of the last name seen nowhere else. Perhaps this was just an unusual spelling of the name [[Burrows]], though it may conceivably have been an entirely different family of hobbits with a remarkably similar name.
'''Messrs Grubb, Grubb and Burrowes''' was a notary firm in [[the Shire]] led by two [[Grubb]]s and one [[Burrowes]]. They were probably lawyers or auctioneers.<ref>{{HM|Guide}}, p. 260</ref>


==History==
Grubb, Grubb and Burrowes oversaw the auction of [[Bilbo Baggins]]' estate after the hobbit went missing in {{SR|1341}}.<ref>{{H|Return}}</ref>
== Portrayal in adaptations ==
'''2014: ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]'':'''
:[[Tosser Grubb]] leads the auction on behalf of the firm.
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Latest revision as of 16:04, 20 March 2022

Messrs Grubb, Grubb and Burrowes was a notary firm in the Shire led by two Grubbs and one Burrowes. They were probably lawyers or auctioneers.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

Grubb, Grubb and Burrowes oversaw the auction of Bilbo Baggins' estate after the hobbit went missing in S.R. 1341.[2]

Portrayal in adaptations[edit | edit source]

2014: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies:

Tosser Grubb leads the auction on behalf of the firm.

References