Camellia Sackville
From Tolkien Gateway
| Camellia Sackville | |
|---|---|
| Hobbit | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | Michel Delving |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
Camellia Sackville was Bilbo's aunt by marriage, marrying his uncle, Longo Baggins.
Camellia and Longo founded the Sackville-Baggins family with their marriage, and they had one child together, Otho, Bilbo's cousin, who was born in S.R. 1310. Through her son she became the mother-in-law of Lobelia Sackville-Baggins.
Little biographical information is known about Camellia, however possibly came from Michel Delving[1]
Etymology
Camellia is a group of Asian plants, named after George Joseph Kamel, who brought the first plant from Japan.
It possibly suggests that this exotic plant still existed in Middle-earth in the Third Age, like potatoes and tobacco.
