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'''Gerda Boffin''' was a [[Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]]. | | birth={{SR|1304}} | ||
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| spouse=[[Adalbert Bolger]] | |||
| children=[[Filibert Bolger|Filibert]] | |||
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'''Gerda Boffin''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Gerda was the second child of [[Uffo Boffin]] and [[Sapphira Brockhouse]].<ref>{{App|Boffin}}</ref> She married [[Adalbert Bolger]] and had one son, [[Filibert Bolger|Filibert]].<ref>{{App|Bolger}}</ref> | Gerda was the second child of [[Uffo Boffin]] and [[Sapphira Brockhouse]].<ref>{{App|Boffin}}</ref> She married [[Adalbert Bolger]] and had one son, [[Filibert Bolger|Filibert]].<ref>{{App|Bolger}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | |||
Gerda is a name of the goddess [[Wikipedia:Gerðr|Gerðr]], an [[Old Norse]] name meaning "fenced-in".<ref>Orchard, Andy (1997). ''Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend'' p. 54</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 13:26, 17 July 2015
Gerda Boffin | |
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Hobbit | |
Biographical Information | |
Other names | Gerda Bolger |
Location | The Yale Budgeford |
Birth | S.R. 1304 |
Death | S.R. 1404 (aged 100) |
Family | |
Family | Boffin |
Parentage | Uffo Boffin and Sapphira Brockhouse |
Siblings | Gruffo |
Spouse | Adalbert Bolger |
Children | Filibert |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Female |
Gerda Boffin was a Hobbit of the Shire.
History
Gerda was the second child of Uffo Boffin and Sapphira Brockhouse.[1] She married Adalbert Bolger and had one son, Filibert.[2]
Etymology
Gerda is a name of the goddess Gerðr, an Old Norse name meaning "fenced-in".[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Boffin of the Yale"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Bolger of Budgeford"
- ↑ Orchard, Andy (1997). Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend p. 54