(Redirected from Didonas Brandybuck)
| Hobbit | |
| Dodinas Brandybuck | |
|---|---|
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | Buckland |
| Birth | between S.R. 1308 and S.R. 1313 |
| Death | c. S.R. 1401 |
| Family | |
| Family | Brandybuck |
| Parentage | Gorbadoc Brandybuck and Mirabella Took |
| Siblings | Rorimac, Amaranth, Saradas, Asphodel, Dinodas and Primula |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
History
Dodinas was the fourth child of Gorbadoc Brandybuck and Mirabella Took, born between S.R. 1308 and S.R. 1313. He seems to have died before S.R. 1401 as he was not present at Bilbo's Farewell Party.[1]
Etymology
The meaning of the name Dodinas is unknown. J.R.R. Tolkien noted that the names of the Bucklanders had a vaguely Celtic style.[2]
In Malory's Le Morte Darthur a Knight of the Round Table is called Dodynas le Saveage. In editions with modernized spelling he is called Dodinas. He is called Doddinaual de Sauage in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Brandybuck of Buckland"
- ↑ 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", "The Celtic-sounding Names", p. 202