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'''Tolman ("Tom") Cotton Senior''' ([[Third Age]] 2941 – [[Fourth Age]] 19, aged 99 years) was a respected [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of the [[Shire]], who played an important part in rallying the [[Shire-hobbits]] during the last days of the [[War of the Ring]]. He became [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam Gamgee]]'s father-in-law through his daughter [[Rose Cotton|Rose]]. | '''Tolman ("Tom") Cotton Senior''' ([[Third Age]] 2941 – [[Fourth Age]] 19, aged 99 years) was a respected [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of the [[Shire]], who played an important part in rallying the [[Shire-hobbits]] during the last days of the [[War of the Ring]]. He became [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam Gamgee]]'s father-in-law through his daughter [[Rose Cotton|Rose]]. | ||
Other children of Tom and [[Lily Brown|Lily Cotton]] were [[Tolman Cotton Junior|Tolman Jr.]], [[Wilcome II Cotton|Wilcome ("Jolly")]], [[Bowman Cotton|Bowman ("Nick")]] and [[Carl Cotton|Carl ("Nibs")]]. | Other children of Tom and [[Lily Brown|Lily Cotton]] were [[Tolman Cotton Junior|Tolman Jr.]], [[Wilcome II Cotton|Wilcome ("Jolly")]], [[Bowman Cotton|Bowman ("Nick")]] and [[Carl Cotton|Carl ("Nibs")]]. | ||
==Etymology== | |||
From [[Old English]] ''tōl'' + ''mann'' meaning "tool person" | |||
[[Category:Hobbits]] | [[Category:Hobbits]] | ||
[[Category:Cotton]] | [[Category:Cotton]] | ||
Revision as of 01:44, 2 December 2010
Tolman ("Tom") Cotton Senior (Third Age 2941 – Fourth Age 19, aged 99 years) was a respected Hobbit of the Shire, who played an important part in rallying the Shire-hobbits during the last days of the War of the Ring. He became Sam Gamgee's father-in-law through his daughter Rose. Other children of Tom and Lily Cotton were Tolman Jr., Wilcome ("Jolly"), Bowman ("Nick") and Carl ("Nibs").
Etymology
From Old English tōl + mann meaning "tool person"
