Blanco: Difference between revisions
From Tolkien Gateway
m (Added Third Age characters cat) |
(added genealogy) |
||
Line 30: | Line 30: | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Blanco''' was one of the two [[Bree]]-[[hobbits]] who founded [[the Shire]] in [[Third Age 1601]]. The other was his brother, [[Marcho]].<ref>{{FR|Hobbits}}</ref> | '''Blanco''' was one of the two [[Bree]]-[[hobbits]] who founded [[the Shire]] in [[Third Age 1601]]. The other was his brother, [[Marcho]].<ref>{{FR|Hobbits}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[[Old English]] ''blanca'' means "horse". | [[Old English]] ''blanca'' means "horse". | ||
==Genealogy== | |||
{{familytree/start}} | |||
{{familytree| |,|-|-|-|.| | |}} | |||
{{familytree| MAR | | BLA | |MAR=[[Marcho]]</br><small>''fl. {{TA|1601}}''</small>|BLA='''BLANCO'''</br><small>''fl. {{TA|1601}}''</small>}} | |||
{{familytree/end}} | |||
==Inspiration== | ==Inspiration== | ||
The two brothers are perhaps based on [[Wikipedia:Hengest|Hengest]] and [[Wikipedia:Horsa|Horsa]], who brought the Saxons to Britany, whose names are relevant to horses.<ref>''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', An etymological excursion among the Shire Folk</ref>. | The two brothers are perhaps based on [[Wikipedia:Hengest|Hengest]] and [[Wikipedia:Horsa|Horsa]], who brought the Saxons to Britany, whose names are relevant to horses.<ref>''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', An etymological excursion among the Shire Folk</ref>. |
Revision as of 07:43, 3 August 2015
Blanco | |
---|---|
Hobbit | |
Biographical Information | |
Location | Bree The Shire |
Family | |
Siblings | Marcho |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Blanco was one of the two Bree-hobbits who founded the Shire in Third Age 1601. The other was his brother, Marcho.[1]
Etymology
Old English blanca means "horse".
Genealogy
Marcho fl. T.A. 1601 | BLANCO fl. T.A. 1601 | ||||||||||||||||
Inspiration
The two brothers are perhaps based on Hengest and Horsa, who brought the Saxons to Britany, whose names are relevant to horses.[2].
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Concerning Hobbits"
- ↑ An Introduction to Elvish, An etymological excursion among the Shire Folk