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'''Hamson Gamgee''' was the eldest | {{hobbit infobox | ||
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| location=[[Hobbiton]]<br/>[[Tighfield]] | |||
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| birth={{SR|1365}} | |||
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| family=[[Gamgee Family|Gamgee]] | |||
| parentage=[[Gaffer Gamgee]] and [[Bell Goodchild]] | |||
| siblings=[[Halfred Gamgee|Halfred]], [[Daisy Gamgee|Daisy]], [[May Gamgee|May]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Samwise]] and [[Marigold Gamgee|Marigold]] | |||
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'''Hamson Gamgee''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]]. | |||
==History== | |||
Hamson was the eldest son of [[Gaffer Gamgee|Hamfast Gamgee]] and [[Bell Goodchild]]. He moved to [[Tighfield]] to work with his uncle [[Andwise Roper|Andwise]] as a roper.<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name means "Son of Ham", referring to his father, [[Gaffer Gamgee|Hamfast]]. | The name means "Son of Ham", referring to his father, [[Gaffer Gamgee|Hamfast]].<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:02, 18 September 2015
Hamson Gamgee | |
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Hobbit | |
Biographical Information | |
Position | Roper |
Location | Hobbiton Tighfield |
Birth | S.R. 1365 |
Family | |
Family | Gamgee |
Parentage | Gaffer Gamgee and Bell Goodchild |
Siblings | Halfred, Daisy, May, Samwise and Marigold |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Hamson Gamgee was a Hobbit of the Shire.
History[edit | edit source]
Hamson was the eldest son of Hamfast Gamgee and Bell Goodchild. He moved to Tighfield to work with his uncle Andwise as a roper.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The name means "Son of Ham", referring to his father, Hamfast.[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "The Longfather-tree of Master Samwise"
- ↑ Jim Allan (ed.), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"