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Revision as of 13:26, 17 July 2015
Halfred Greenhand | |
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Hobbit | |
Biographical Information | |
Position | Gardener |
Location | Hobbiton |
Birth | S.R. 1251 |
Family | |
Family | Greenhand |
Parentage | Holman the greenhanded |
Siblings | Rowan, Erling, Hending and Rose |
Children | Holman Greenhand |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Halfred Greenhand was the son of Holman the greenhanded.
History
Halfred a gardener like is father, and the first to use his father's nickname as a family name. He had one son, whom he named after his father: Holman was born in S.R. 1292.[1]
Etymology
The name comes from Old English healfrēad "half-red, reddish" or from healfrǣd "half counsel".[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "The Longfather-tree of Master Samwise"
- ↑ Jim Allan, An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of names"