Dora Baggins
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| Dora Baggins | |
|---|---|
| Hobbit | |
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| "Dora Baggins" by Liz Danforth | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | The Shire |
| Birth | S.R. 1302 |
| Death | S.R. 1406 (aged 104) |
| Family | |
| Family | Baggins |
| Parentage | Fosco Baggins and Ruby Bolger |
| Siblings | Dudo and Drogo |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
| Gallery | Images of Dora Baggins |
Dora Baggins was the aunt of Frodo Baggins.
History[edit]
Her parents were Fosco Baggins and Ruby Bolger. She had two younger brothers, Dudo Baggins and Drogo Baggins, the father of Frodo.[1]
Dora enjoyed writing letters filled with advice to her relations, and in memory of this correspondence Bilbo Baggins gave her a waste-paper basket when he left the Shire in S.R. 1401.[2] She attended his Farewell Party at the age of 99. Dora Baggins died five years later in 1406.[1]
Etymology[edit]
The name Dora was meaningless in contemporary Hobbitish Westron. It represented an original name Doro or Dore.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Baggins of Hobbiton"
- ↑ 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"
