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'''Amaranth Brandybuck''' was a [[Hobbits|hobbit]] of [[the Shire]]. | '''Amaranth Brandybuck''' was a [[Hobbits|hobbit]] of [[the Shire]]. | ||
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Amaranth was the second child of [[Gorbadoc Brandybuck]] and [[Mirabella Took]].<ref>{{App|Brandybuck}}</ref> | Amaranth was the second child of [[Gorbadoc Brandybuck]] and [[Mirabella Took]].<ref>{{App|Brandybuck}}</ref> | ||
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"Amaranth" is a poetic name for a flower that does not fade, derived from Greek ''αμάραντος''; it is also the name of a plant with purple or crimson flowers.<ref> | "Amaranth" is a poetic name for a flower that does not fade, derived from Greek ''αμάραντος''; it is also the name of a plant with purple or crimson flowers.<ref>{{HM|IE}}, "Giving of Names"</ref> | ||
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Amaranth Brandybuck | |
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Hobbit | |
Biographical Information | |
Location | Buckland |
Birth | S.R. 1304 |
Death | S.R. 1398 (aged 94) |
Family | |
Family | Brandybuck |
Parentage | Gorbadoc Brandybuck and Mirabella Took |
Siblings | Rorimac, Saradas, Dodinas, Asphodel, Dinodas, Primula |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Female |
Amaranth Brandybuck was a hobbit of the Shire.
History
Amaranth was the second child of Gorbadoc Brandybuck and Mirabella Took.[1]
Etymology
"Amaranth" is a poetic name for a flower that does not fade, derived from Greek αμάραντος; it is also the name of a plant with purple or crimson flowers.[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Brandybuck of Buckland"
- ↑ Jim Allan (1978), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"