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| name=Tolman Cotton, Jr. | |||
| othernames=Tom | |||
| birth={{SR|1380}} | |||
| death= | |||
| parentage=[[Tolman Cotton Senior|Farmer Cotton]], [[Lily Brown]] | |||
| location=[[Bywater]] | |||
| gender=Male | |||
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'''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> | |||
{{references}} | |||
[[Category:Cotton]] | [[Category:Cotton]] | ||
[[Category:Hobbits]] | [[Category:Hobbits]] | ||
Revision as of 14:22, 2 December 2010
| Tolman Cotton, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Hobbit | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Tom |
| Location | Bywater |
| Birth | S.R. 1380 |
| Family | |
| Parentage | Farmer Cotton, Lily Brown |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Tolman Cotton, Jr. |
Tolman "Tom" Cotton, Jr was the eldest son of Farmer Cotton.
History
Tom fought with his father in the Battle of Bywater.[1] After the War of the Ring, he married Sam Gamgee's youngest sister, Marigold.[2]
He briefly served as Deputy-Mayor in S.R. 1442, when Sam traveled to Gondor.[3]
Etymology
Tolman comes from Old English tōl + mann meaning "tool person".[source?] In early phases of writing Appendix F, his father's original Westron name was given as Tomacca Lothran[4] or (earlier) Tomakli Lothron.[5]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Scouring of the Shire"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "The Longfather-tree of Master Samwise"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "Later Events Concerning the Members of the Fellowship of the Ring"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "II. The Appendix on Languages"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "II. The Appendix on Languages", note 37.
