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The '''Bolger Family''' was a Hobbit family of [[Fallohides|Fallohidish]] origin<ref name="trans">{{App|Translation}}</ref> associated with the village of [[Budgeford]], on [[The Water]] in the [[Eastfarthing]] of [[the Shire]].<ref>{{FR|I5}}</ref> In common with the [[Brandybuck Family|Brandybucks]] and the [[Took Family|Tooks]], the Bolgers had a penchant for heroic names,<ref name="trans"/> and so as well as [[Fredegar Bolger|Fredegar]] | The '''Bolger Family''' was a Hobbit family of [[Fallohides|Fallohidish]] origin<ref name="trans">{{App|Translation}}</ref> associated with the village of [[Budgeford]], on [[The Water]] in the [[Eastfarthing]] of [[the Shire]].<ref>{{FR|I5}}</ref> In common with the [[Brandybuck Family|Brandybucks]] and the [[Took Family|Tooks]], the Bolgers had a penchant for heroic names,<ref name="trans"/> and so as well as [[Fredegar Bolger|Fredegar]], we find such noble names as [[Fastolph Bolger|Fastolph]], [[Gundabald Bolger|Gundabald]] and [[Odovacar Bolger|Odovacar]]. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Revision as of 10:14, 26 September 2016
The Bolger Family was a Hobbit family of Fallohidish origin[1] associated with the village of Budgeford, on The Water in the Eastfarthing of the Shire.[2] In common with the Brandybucks and the Tooks, the Bolgers had a penchant for heroic names,[1] and so as well as Fredegar, we find such noble names as Fastolph, Gundabald and Odovacar.
Etymology
The name Bolger is a reference to the "bulged" size of the average Hobbit belly, referring to their fatness and tubbiness and presumably begun as a nickname.[3]
Both Bolger and Bulger are real-life English surnames although not necessarily of the same etymology.
It was a translation of Westron Bolgra of similar meaning.
Family Tree of the Bolgers of Budgeford
Showing the prominent members of the Bolger clan.[4] The figures after the names are those of birth (and death where that is recorded). A dashed line indicates marriage, or when extended vertically, indicates a line of descent with one or more generations not shown. Names in italics signify those who attended Bilbo's Farewell Party on 22 September S.R. 1401.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "On Translation"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Conspiracy Unmasked"
- ↑ 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
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Bolger of Budgeford"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "III. The Family Trees", Note 1
