Estella Bolger
| Estella Bolger | |
|---|---|
| Hobbit | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | The Shire |
| Birth | S.R. 1385 |
| Death | After S.R. 1419[note 1] |
| Family | |
| Family | Bolger |
| Parentage | Odovacar Bolger and Rosamunda Took |
| Siblings | Fredegar |
| Spouse | Meriadoc Brandybuck |
| Children | At least one son[1] |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
Estella Brandybuck, née Bolger, was a Hobbit of the Shire.
History[edit]
Estella was the second child of Odovacar Bolger and Rosamunda Took. She was present at Bilbo's Farewell Party.
Her older brother, Fredegar, was well acquainted with Meriadoc Brandybuck,[2][3] and Estella eventually married him after the War of the Ring.[4]
Etymology[edit]
Jim Allan has suggested that Estella is related to the Spanish Estrella, derived from the Latin stella, both meaning "star".[5]
Other versions of the legendarium[edit]
Tolkien added Estella to the family trees in Appendix C in the mid-1960s during the revisions that led to the second edition of The Lord of the Rings. For unclear reasons[6] she did not initially appear in the hardcover edition, but only in the mass-market paperback edition published by Ballantine Books. Estella was finally added to the hardcover edition after an update to the text in 1987.[7]
Notes
- ↑ According to the Appendix B Meriadoc left the Shire for Rohan in S.R. 1484. Presumably Estella had died by then.
References
- ↑ 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, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Shadow of the Past"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Conspiracy Unmasked"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Bolger of Budgeford"
- ↑ Jim Allan (1978), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names", p. 197
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "III. The Family Trees"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Note on the Text" (by Douglas A. Anderson)
