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One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them.

HOBBITS

Hobbits
Hobbits of Bree
The Little Folk who lived around the Bree-hill.

Hobbits

See also RULERS, FAMILIES, SONGS, VERSES, POEMS, SHIRE

BILBO, FRODO, SAMWISE, PIPPIN, MERRY, GOLLUM

BAGGINS BRANDYBUCK TOOK GAMGEE GARDNER BOLGER BOFFIN COTTON BRACEGIRDLE BURROWS

MARRIED HOBBIT-WOMEN and GUESTS FAREWELL PARTY, MAYORS OF MICHEL DELVING, THAINS OF THE SHIRE, MASTERS OF BUCKLAND, WARDENS OF WESTMARCH.

HOBBIT-NAMES. Hobbit-names

Hobbits like to have books filled with things that they already know, set out fair and square with no contradictions.

HEADS OF THE BAGGINS FAMILY. See Baggins Family

ADALBERT BOLGER. See BOLGER

ADALDRIDA BOLGER. See BOLGER

ADALDRIDA BRANDYBUCK = ADALDRIDA BOLGER

ADALFRIDA OF THE YALE

Alfrida Bolger-Of The Yale

Hobbit of the Shire. Alfrida of the Yale married Gundolpho Bolger. They had three children: Gundahar born in 2774 of the Third Age, Rudolph born in 2778, and Gundahad born in 2780.

ADALGAR BOLGER. See BOLGER

ADALGRIM TOOK. See TOOK

ADAM HORNBLOWER. L:3A2900/3000. The Hobbiton blacksmith.

ADAMANTA CHUBB. (Took-Chubb). L:3A2800/2900.

Gerontius the Old Took and Adamanta Chubb had 12 children (nine sons and three daughters):

Their oldest daughter Belladonna was the mother of Bilbo.

Adamanta Chubb

Adamanta is from adamant, a word used for diamond. Jewel names were common among female Hobbits.

ADAMANTA TOOK = ADAMANTA CHUBB

ADELARD TOOK. See TOOK

ALFRIDA BOLGER = ALFRIDA OF THE YALE

ALFRIDA OF THE YALE.

Alfrida of the Yale

Gundolpho Bolger married Alfrida of the Yale. They had three children: Gundahar born in 2774, Rudolph born in 2778, and Gundahad born in 2780.

YALE, THE. Region. See SHIRE

AMARANTH BRANDYBUCK. See BRANDYBUCK

AMETHYST BOLGER = AMETHYST HORNBLOWER

AMETHYST HORNBLOWER.

Rudibert Bolger and Amethyst Hornblower had one child: Adalbert (2901).

Amethyst Hornblower

Hobbit of the Shire. Amethyst Hornblower married Rudibert Bolger. They had a son named Adalbert, born in 2901 of the Third Age.

Amethyst had a jewel name like many female Hobbits.

ANDWISE. (OE). "Expert, Skillful".

ANDWISE “Andy” ROPER. See GAMGEE

ANGELICA BAGGINS. See BAGGINS

ANSON. (OE). from an, sunu (OE) "only son".

ANSON ROPER. See GAMGEE

ASPHODEL BRANDYBUCK. See BRANDYBUCK

ASPHODEL BURROWS = ASPHODEL BRANDYBUCK

BALBO BAGGINS. See BAGGINS

BANDOBRAS TOOK.The Bullroarer. See TOOK

BASSO BOFFIN. See BOFFIN

BELBA BAGGINS. See BAGGINS

BELBA BOLGER = BELBA BAGGINS

BELL GAMGEE = BELL GOODCHILD

BELL GOODCHILD. (Gamgee-Goodchild).

Bell Goodchild

L:3A2900/3000. Died before the WR.

She married Hamfast Gamgee the Gaffer. They had six children: Hamson, Halfred, Daisy, May, Samwise, and Marigold.

Bell appears to have died sometime before the War of the Ring.

See also DOGS > GRIP (2).

BINGO BAGGINS (1). Bilbo's son in RS. Son of Bilbo and Primula. In LR Bilbo is not married.

BINGO BAGGINS (2) = FRODO BAGGINS.

BINGO BAGGINS (3) = LARGO BAGGINS.

BINGO BAGGINS (4). See BAGGINS

BINGO BOLGER (1) = BILBO BAGGINS.

BINGO BOLGER (2) = FRODO BAGGINS.

BINGO BOLGER-BAGGINS (1) = BILBO BAGGINS.

BINGO BOLGER-BAGGINS (2) = FRODO BAGGINS.

BLANCO and MARCHO.

Founders of the Shire. Hobbits of Bree, later Hobbits of the Shire.

3A1601: Argeleb II tenth King of Arthedain gave permission to the Hobbits to live in the Shire. Blanco with his brother Marcho settled there. They were Fallohide Hobbits.

CAVALLO > BLANCO.

Blanco

Hobbits who founded the Shire. Marcho and Blanco were brothers. They were of the kind of Hobbits called Fallohides. Marcho and Blanco originally lived in Bree, where both Men and Hobbits dwelled. In 1601 of the Third Age, Marcho and Blanco obtained permission from King Argeleb II to settle the land west of the Brandywine River. The brothers led a large group of Hobbits across the Bridge of Stonebows and claimed all the land between the river and the Far Downs. This land was named the Shire, and it became the homeland of the Hobbits in Middle-earth.

The name Marcho is derived from the Old English mearh meaning "horse, steed" while Blanco is from blanca meaning "white or grey horse." According to The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, their names are based on the legendary brothers Hengest and Horsa - whose names also mean "horse" - who were involved in the migration of Germanic peoples to Britain.

BLANCO BRACEGIRDLE. See BRACEGIRDLE

BOB THE OSTLER. Man of Bree. Not a Hobbit. See MEN OF BREE

BODO PROUDFOOT. See PROUDFOOT

BOSCO BOFFIN. See BOFFIN

BOWMAN “Nick” COTTON. See COTTON

BRIFFO BOFFIN. See BOFFIN

BRUNO BRACEGIRDLE. See BRACEGIRDLE

BUCCA OLDBUCK. Bucca of the Marish.

First Thain of the Shire. R:3A1979-?.

After King Arvedui of Arnor died (3A1975) Bucca was choosen thain by the chieftains of the Shire to

rule "until the return of the King". Bucca was married. His wife is unknown. They had children.

From Bucca were descended the Oldbucks and subsequently the Brandybucks. The office of Thain later passed to the Took family.

Bucca of the Marish

First Thain of the Shire. Bucca was from the region on the west bank of the Brandywine River known as the Marish. After the fall of the North Kingdom, the Hobbits decided to elect a Thain to be their leader in the absence of the King. Bucca became the first Thain in 1979 of the Third Age. From Bucca were descended the Oldbucks and subsequently the Brandybucks. The office of Thain later passed to the Took family.

In Old English, bucc means "male deer" and bucca means "male goat."

BUFFO BOFFIN. See BOFFIN

BUNGO BAGGINS. See BAGGINS

CAMELLIA BAGGINS = CAMELLIA SACKVILLE

CAMELLIA SACKVILLE. (Baggins-Sackville). L:3A2900.

Mother of Otho Sackville-Baggins, born in 2910. Through Camellia, Otho became the head of the Sackville family and thus as was customary he combined the family names and was called Otho Sackville-Baggins.

The only named member of the family, Camellia, lived between about1 3A 2860 and 3A2950 (1260-1350 by the Shire-reckoning); the family existed for at least one generation before this, and almost certainly longer

We don't have any dates for Camellia; the dates shown here are for her husband Longo Baggins.

A camellia is a shrub that bears rose-like flowers.

Camellia Sackville

CARL. The name is Old English and Middle English "churl" from Scandinavian Karl "man".

CARL COTTON. See COTTON

CARL “Nibs” COTTON. See COTTON

CELANDINE BRANDYBUCK. See BRANDYBUCK

CHICA BAGGINS = CHICA CHUBB

CHICA CHUBB. (Baggins-Chubb). L:3A2900. She married Bingo Baggins, the brother of Bilbo's father Bungo. They had one child: son Falco Chubb-Baggins. Born 2903. (The first Chubb-Baggins).

Aunt of Bilbo Baggins.

-FATIMA.

Chica Chubb

Aunt of Bilbo Baggins. Chica Chubb married Bingo Baggins, the brother of Bilbo's father Bungo. Bingo and Chica had a son named Falco Chubb-Baggins, born in 2903 of the Third Age.

CHILDREN MAGGOT. L:WR. Famer Maggot and Mrs. Maggot had three daughters and two or more sons. See also Farmer Maggot and Mrs. Maggot.

CORA BOLGER = CORA GOODBODY

CORA GOODBODY.

Rudolph Bolger and Cora Goodbody had one child: Fastolph (2810).

Cora Goodbody

Her birth and death dates are not known.

COTMAN COTTON. See COTTON

COTTAR COTTON. See COTTON

Cottar is a Scottish term for a cottager, or a peasant farmer living in a cottage.

DADDY TWOFOOT. Also Mr Twofoot.

Daddy Twofoot

L:3A3000/. Guest at the Farewell Party of Bilbo Baggins.

Daddy lived at Bagshot Row.

Neighbor of Gaffer Gamgee. Daddy Twofoot lived at Number 2 Bagshot Row. In September 3001 of the Third Age, just before Bilbo Baggins' 111th birthday party, Daddy Twofoot was at the Ivy Bush with Gaffer Gamgee. The Hobbits were discussing Frodo Baggins, whose mother was a Brandybuck from Buckland, and Daddy Twofoot said that folks from the other side of the Brandywine were queer because they lived near the Old Forest.

DAISY BAGGINS. See BAGGINS

DAISY BOFFIN = DAISY BAGGINS

DAISY GAMGEE See GAMGEE

DAISY GAMGEE/GARDNER See GARDNER

DAUGHTERS OF ADALGRIM TOOK. (Three daughters). L:3A3001/. Guests at the Farewell Party of

Bilbo Baggins.

DAUGHTERS OF ADELARD TOOK. (Three daughters). L:3A3001/. Guests at the Farewell Party of

Bilbo Baggins.

DAUGHTERS OF MARMADOC BRANDYBUCK. (Two daughters). L:3A2861/2867.

DEAGOL. Hobbit Vales Anduin. The Ring-finder. See GOLLUM

DIAMOND OF LONG CLEEVE. (Took-Took). See TOOK

DIAMOND TOOK = DIAMOND OF LONG CLEEVE

DINA BOLGER = DINA DIGGLE

DINA DIGGLE. (Bolger-Diggle).

The only known member of this family, Dina Diggle, lived between about1 3A2774 and 3A2875 (SR1174 and SR1275)

Dina Diggle

Dina Diggle was the wife of Gundahar Bolger (SR1174-1275). They had two children, Adalgar (SR1215-1314) and Adaldrida (born SR1218).

Great-great-grandmother of Frodo Baggins. Adalgar's daughter Ruby was the mother of Drogo Baggins, father of Frodo. Adaldrida's son Gorbadoc was the father of Primula, mother of Frodo. Dina Bolger was therefore both the paternal and maternal great-great-grandmother of Frodo.

The only known member of this family, Dina Diggle, lived between about1 3A2774 and 3A2875 (SR1174 and SR1275).

DINODAS BRANDYBUCK. See BRANDYBUCK

DODERIC BRANDYBUCK. See BRANDYBUCK

DODINAS BRANDYBUCK. See BRANDYBUCK

DONNAMIRA BOFFIN = DONNAMIRA TOOK

DONNAMIRA TOOK. See TOOK

DORA BAGGINS. See BAGGINS

DROGO BAGGINS. See BAGGINS

DRUDA BOFFIN = DRUDA BURROWS

DRUDA BURROWS. See BURROWS

DUDO BAGGINS. See BAGGINS

EGLANTINE BANKS. (Took-Banks). L:3A3000/. She married Paladin Took II. They had four children. Three daughters: Pearl in 2975, Pimpernel in 2979, Pervinca in 2985. One son: Perergrin (called Pippin) in 2990. She was a guest at the Farewell Party of Bilbo Baggins.

-THAMANDA TOOK. Married Olo Bolger (2) = Paladin II Took.. Odo’s mother.

Eglantine Banks

Mother of Peregrin Took. Eglantine Banks married Paladin Took, who became Thain Paladin II. Eglantine bore four children: Pearl in 2975 of the Third Age, Pimpernel in 2979, Pervinca in 2985, and Perergrin (called Pippin) in 2990. She and her family attended the Farewell Party of Bilbo Baggins in 3001. Eglantine's date of death is not known.

An eglantine is a wild rose. This is in keeping with the Hobbit tradition of naming girls after flowers.

See also PIPPIN

EGLANTINE TOOK = EGLANTINE BANKS

ELANOR “The Fair” GAMGEE/GARDNER. See GARDNER

ELANOR GREENHOLM = ELANOR “The Fair“ GAMGEE/GARDNER

ELFSTAN FAIRBAIRN. B:4A0033. Second Warden of Westmarch.

Eldest son and heir of Fastred of Greenholm and Elanor the Fair. His younger sister was Firiel. Grandson of Samwise.

The first of the Fairbairns of the Towers. His name means "elfstone" in translated Hobbitish. He was named after Aragorn II (King Elessar).

Elfstan Fairbairn

Grandson of Samwise Gamgee. Elfstan Fairbairn was the son of Sam's daughter Elanor the Fair and Fastred of Greenholm. Elfstan had at least one sibling, a younger sister named Firiel. Elfstan was born in the year 33 of the Fourth Age. The next year the family moved to Undertowers in the Tower Hills in the Westmarch. They became known as the Fairbairns of the Towers and Fastred was named the Warden of Westmarch. This title remained in the Fairbairn family, so it is likely that Elfstan Fairbairn became the second Warden of Westmarch after his father's death.

Elfstan means "Elfstone," the Common Speech equivalent of "Elessar." It seems likely that Elfstan was named in honor of Aragorn, King Elessar.

ERLING. L:3A2854-?. Third child and second son of Holman the Greenhanded of Hobbiton and ?. He was not married. Like his father he was of the working class. He had two older siblings - Rowan and Halfred - and two younger siblings - Hending and Rose.

Erling

Erling is a Nordic name meaning "heir of the clan chief" or "prince."

ESMERALDA BRANDYBUCK = ESMERALDA TOOK

ESMERALDA TOOK. See TOOK

ESTELLA BOLGER. See BOLGER

ESTELLA BRANDYBUCK = ESTELLA BOLGER

EVERARD TOOK. See TOOK

FALCO CHUBB-BAGGINS.

L:3A2903-2999=96y. Only child and son of Bingo Baggins and Chica Chubb. He was the first Chubb-Baggins. He was married. His wife is unknown. They had one child: daughter Poppy.

Falco Chubb-Baggins

The first of the Chubb-Bagginses

A cousin of Bilbo Baggins, Falco was the son of Bilbo's uncle Bingo Baggins and Chica Chubb. He lived a long life, reaching the age of ninety-six, but not quite long enough to attend his cousin's Farewell Party, which was held two years after his death. He was survived by a daughter, Poppy, but when she married Filibert Bolger the short-lived Chubb-Baggins line came to an end.

Cousin of Bilbo Baggins. Falco took the name Chubb-Baggins. This type of hyphenated name was customary when a Hobbit became the head of his mother's family. Therefore it seems likely that Falco was the head of the Chubb family.

Falco Chubb-Baggins had a daughter named Poppy, born in 2944.

FARAMIR. (Q). "...-jewel".

FARAMIR TOOK I. tsh33/21. See TOOK

FARMER MAGGOT.

Hobbit of the Shire.. His wife was Mrs Maggot. Her family-name is unknown. They had three daughters and two or more sons. Farmer Maggot and Tom Bombadil were friends and exchanged visits. Tom called him in jest Muddy-feet. Farmer Maggot was a good friend to all the Brandybucks. He was a terror to trespassers, and kept ferocious dogs: Grip, Fang, Wolf.

Old Maggot caught Frodo Baggins several times trespassing after his famous mushrooms, when he was a youngster at Brandy Hall. Bill Butcher had also a dog named Grip.

Farmer Maggot's farm was Bamfurlong. See also Mrs Maggot.

-FARMER PUDDIFOOT. -GOODMAN MAGGOT. -MUDDY-FEET. -OLD MAGGOT, OLD FARMER MAGGOT. -PENNY-WISE TUB-ON-LEGS.

-FARMER PUDDIFOOT. See also PUDDIFOOT.

Maggot Farmer Maggot

Farmer famed for his mushrooms. Maggot's farm was Bamfurlong in the Marish between the Woody End and the Brandywine River. In addition to mushrooms, Maggot also grew turnips. His fields were well-tended and were divided by well-laid hedges. Maggot had a large brick house with a thatched roof. The house and farm buildings were surrounded by a wall with a wooden gate.

Farmer Maggot was broad and thick-set with a round red face. He had a wife - known only as Mrs. Maggot - and they had three daughters and more than two sons. Maggot also employed several Hobbits on his farm.

Maggot was very shrewd and knowledgeable about things both within the Shire and without. He ventured into the Old Forest at times and met with Tom Bombadil, who regarded Maggot as an important person.

"There's earth under his old feet, and clay on his fingers; wisdom in his bones, and both his eyes are open," said Tom.

The Fellowship of the Ring: "In the House of Tom Bombadil," p. 143

Farmer Maggot was friendly with the Brandybucks and knew Peregrin Took, but living as he did near the border he was suspicious of strangers. He had once run young Frodo Baggins off his land for stealing mushrooms, and threatened to set his dogs on him if he ever returned.

But when Frodo met Farmer Maggot again on September 25, 3018 of the Third Age, as he passed through the farmer's fields on the way to Crickhollow, Maggot welcomed Frodo into his home.

Earlier that day, a Black Rider had come to Maggot's farm and offered the farmer gold in exchange for news of Baggins, but Farmer Maggot sent him on his way. Maggot guessed that Frodo's trouble had something to do with Bilbo's treasure but he did not press Frodo for details and promised to deal with the Black Riders if they returned.

After supper, Frodo and his companions were driven to the Bucklebury Ferry in Farmer Maggot's cart. Maggot sent Frodo on his way with a gift of mushrooms courtesy of Mrs. Maggot.

Maggot was intended to be a "meaningless" Hobbit name and was not intentionally related to the word meaning "grub, larva."

BAMFURLONG.

The name Bamfurlong did not have a clear meaning in the Shire, but it probably meant "bean field." The element bam is likely derived from "bean." A furlong is a division of a common field.

Farmer Maggot's farm. Bamfurlong was located in the Marish on the west side of the Brandywine River. Bamfurlong was a well-tended farm with fields and meadows divided by hedges and drainage dikes. Farmer Maggot was famous for growing mushrooms at Bamfurlong. He also had a large field of turnips. By the turnip field was a gate from which a lane ran to a clump of trees where the farm buildings stood. The lane then continued on for about a mile or two to the Causeway.