Gerda Boffin: Difference between revisions
From Tolkien Gateway
m (Added caption in infobox) |
|||
| (3 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{hobbit | {{hobbit infobox | ||
|image= | | name=Gerda Boffin | ||
| | | image= | ||
|othernames=Gerda Bolger | | caption= | ||
|birth={{SR|1304}} | | pronun= | ||
|death={{SR|1404}} | | othernames=Gerda Bolger | ||
|parentage=[[Uffo Boffin]] | | titles= | ||
| | | position= | ||
|gender=Female | | location=[[The Yale]]<br/>[[Budgeford]] | ||
|}} | | affiliation= | ||
| language= | |||
| birth={{SR|1304}} | |||
| birthlocation= | |||
| rule= | |||
| death={{SR|1404}} | |||
| deathlocation= | |||
| age=100 | |||
| notablefor= | |||
| family=[[Boffin Family|Boffin]] | |||
| parentage=[[Uffo Boffin]] and [[Sapphira Brockhouse]] | |||
| siblings=[[Gruffo Boffin|Gruffo]] | |||
| spouse=[[Adalbert Bolger]] | |||
| children=[[Filibert Bolger|Filibert]] | |||
| gender=Female | |||
| height= | |||
| hair= | |||
| eyes= | |||
| clothing= | |||
| weapons= | |||
| steed= | |||
}} | |||
'''Gerda Boffin''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]]. | '''Gerda Boffin''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]]. | ||
| Line 20: | Line 41: | ||
[[Category:Bolger]] | [[Category:Bolger]] | ||
[[Category:Hobbits]] | [[Category:Hobbits]] | ||
[[Category:Third Age characters]] | |||
[[de:Gerda Bolger]] | [[de:Gerda Bolger]] | ||
[[fi:Gerda Boffin]] | [[fi:Gerda Boffin]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:49, 18 September 2015
| Gerda Boffin | |
|---|---|
| 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[edit | edit source]
Gerda was the second child of Uffo Boffin and Sapphira Brockhouse.[1] She married Adalbert Bolger and had one son, Filibert.[2]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
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
