Goldilocks Gardner
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Goldilocks Gardner | |
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Hobbit | |
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Biographical Information | |
Location | The Shire |
Birth | S.R. 1431 |
Family | |
Parentage | Samwise Gamgee and Rose Cotton |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Female |
Hair color | Fair |
Gallery | Images of Goldilocks Gardner |
Goldilocks Gardner (born S.R. 1431) was the third daughter of Samwise Gamgee and Rose Cotton, so named because her fair hair was rare among the Shire-hobbits. She married Thain Faramir I, son of Peregrin Took.
Etymology
Although the name refers to her hair, it is also in accordance to the Hobbit custom of giving flower-names to women. Goldilocks sometimes refers to buttercup or daisy flowers.[source?]
Her Sindarin name was Glorfinniel.