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| name=Folco Boffin | |||
| image=[[File:Quinton Hoover - Folco Boffin.jpg|250px]] | | image=[[File:Quinton Hoover - Folco Boffin.jpg|250px]] | ||
| | | caption="Folco Boffin" by [[Quinton Hoover]] | ||
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| location=[[The Shire]] | |||
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| birth={{SR|1378}} | | birth={{SR|1378}} | ||
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| family=[[Boffin Family|Boffin]] | |||
| parentage=[[Vigo Boffin]] | | parentage=[[Vigo Boffin]] | ||
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| gender=Male | | gender=Male | ||
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'''Folco Boffin''' (born {{SR|1378}}) was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]]. | '''Folco Boffin''' (born {{SR|1378}}) was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Folco was the son of [[Vigo Boffin]] | Folco was the son of [[Vigo Boffin]]<ref>{{App|Boffin}}</ref> and probably one of the guests at [[Bilbo's Farewell Party]].<ref>{{HM|Guide}}, p. 148, entry "Folco Boffin"</ref> | ||
He was a friend of [[Frodo Baggins]],<ref>{{FR|I2}}</ref> and in [[September]] {{TA|3018}} he stayed in [[Bag End]] assisting in Frodo's move to [[Buckland]] by packing and loading carts. He stayed to celebrate [[22 September|Frodo's birthday]] with [[Merry]], [[Pippin]] and [[Fatty Bolger]]. [[23 September|The next day]] they loaded the last of the luggage leaving for [[Crickhollow]], and after lunch he left for his home.<ref>{{FR|I3}}</ref> | |||
==Portrayal in adaptations== | ==Portrayal in adaptations== | ||
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:Folco Boffin is a Scout, playable as a Character. | :Folco Boffin is a Scout, playable as a Character. | ||
'''2002: '' | '''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]:''' | ||
:Folco lives at Number Seven, Water Road, in [[Hobbiton]]. | :Folco lives at Number Seven, Water Road, in [[Hobbiton]]. | ||
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[[Category:Boffin]] | [[Category:Boffin]] | ||
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[[de:Folko Boffin]] | [[de:Folko Boffin]] | ||
[[fi:Folco Boffin]] | [[fi:Folco Boffin]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:43, 27 August 2022
| Folco Boffin | |
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| Hobbit | |
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| "Folco Boffin" by Quinton Hoover | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | The Shire |
| Birth | S.R. 1378 |
| Family | |
| Family | Boffin |
| Parentage | Vigo Boffin |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Folco Boffin |
Folco Boffin (born S.R. 1378) was a Hobbit of the Shire.
History[edit | edit source]
Folco was the son of Vigo Boffin[1] and probably one of the guests at Bilbo's Farewell Party.[2]
He was a friend of Frodo Baggins,[3] and in September T.A. 3018 he stayed in Bag End assisting in Frodo's move to Buckland by packing and loading carts. He stayed to celebrate Frodo's birthday with Merry, Pippin and Fatty Bolger. The next day they loaded the last of the luggage leaving for Crickhollow, and after lunch he left for his home.[4]
Portrayal in adaptations[edit | edit source]
1995-8: Middle-earth Collectible Card Game:
- Folco Boffin is a Scout, playable as a Character.
2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game):
- Folco lives at Number Seven, Water Road, in Hobbiton.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Boffin of the Yale"
- ↑ Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, p. 148, entry "Folco Boffin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Shadow of the Past"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Three is Company"
