Halfast Gamgee: Difference between revisions

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Halfast "Hal" Gamgee was a Hobbit of the Shire.

Hal was the son of Halfred, an uncle of Samwise Gamgee.^[1] He worked for Mr. Boffin in Overhill, and often went up in the Northfarthing to hunt.

He had the reputation for his wild stories of things he saw. He reportedly encountered a "Tree-man" while hunting beyond the North Moors.^[2]

The name likely comes from Old English hālfæst meaning "hale and firm".^[3]

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 ==Etymology==
 The name likely comes from [[Old English]] ''hālfæst'' meaning "hale and firm".<ref>{{HM|IE}}, "Giving of Names"</ref>
-==Inspiration==
-Assuming that Halfast's story is not a fanciful fabrication and indeed he saw something strange, [[fandom|fans]] have connected the "tree-man" to the [[Ents]] (or [[Entwives]]) that appear later in the story. However [[Tolkien]] specifically mentioned that he had not invented the Ents before the moment he reached the chapter ''[[Treebeard (chapter)|Treebeard]]''<ref>{{L|231}}</ref> and the "tree-man" reference was written before it.<ref>{{HM|RS}}, pp. 253-254</ref> It is unknown whether Tolkien himself consciously considered such a connection or if he revisited the matter subsequently.<ref>{{webcite|author=WDBL, Paul Adams, Mark Gordon|articleurl=http://tolkien.slimy.com/tfaq/EnemyMisc.html#Entwives|articlename=What became of the Entwives?|dated=|website=[[Tolkien FAQ]]|accessed=}}</ref>
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