Will Whitfoot
| Will Whitfoot | |
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| Hobbit | |
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| "Will Whitfoot" by Storn Cook | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | "Flourdumpling" |
| Position | Mayor of Michel Delving |
| Location | Michel Delving |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Will Whitfoot |
Will Whitfoot was the Mayor of Michel Delving during the War of the Ring.
History[edit]
Whitfoot was elected Mayor at the Free Fair late in the Third Age, at least as late as S.R. 1413.[note 1]
He was renowned as being the fattest hobbit in the Westfarthing, and was affectionately referred to as "Flourdumpling" after he emerged from the collapse of the Town Hole covered in chalk. Peregrin Took later caused a great deal of laughter at the Prancing Pony when he related that incident to the Bree-folk.[1]
He was one of the first victims of the new rule of Lotho Sackville-Baggins and Sharkey. He went to protest against Lotho's felling of trees, but was apprehended by Ruffians on his way to Bag End. He was locked up in the Lockholes, and Lotho usurped his title.[2] He was freed after the Battle of Bywater, but was at first unfit for duty as Mayor, so Frodo Baggins served as Deputy Mayor.[3] He was officially restored as Mayor on the next Free Fair, on Midyear's Day of S.R. 1420.[4]
Will Whitfoot resigned in S.R. 1427, and was succeeded by Samwise Gamgee.[4]
Etymology[edit]
The name "Whitfoot" is derived from "White foot".[5]
Portrayal in adaptations[edit]
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2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Mayor Will Whitfoot can be found in the centre of Michel Delving. He provides several early quests to Hobbit characters and is also involved in several seasonal festivals.
Notes[edit]
- ↑ The date is not given by Tolkien, but is suggested as possible by Robert Foster. Since the Free Fair is septennial, Will must have been Mayor since the last Fair before T.A. 3020 (3020-7=3013). However, as we are not told that was his first term, it's possible that he might already been serving since T.A. 3006 or even earlier. See Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, p. 428, entry "Will Whitfoot".
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "At the Sign of the Prancing Pony"
- ↑ 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, The Return of the King, "The Grey Havens"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion
| Will Whitfoot
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| Preceded by: Unknown | Mayor of Michel Delving by S.R. 1413 - S.R. 1427 | Followed by: Samwise Gamgee |
