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'''Holman Greenhand''' was a Hobbit of [[the Shire]], noted for being a fine gardener.
==History==
Holman's grandfather and namesake, [[Holman the greenhanded]], initiated both the family name and the family profession: gardening.<ref name="Gamgee">{{App|Gamgee}}</ref> Holman became a gardener in [[Hobbiton]], and one of the gardens he tended was that of [[Bag End]]. Around {{TA|2941}}, he took on his distant cousin [[Gaffer Gamgee|Hamfast Gamgee]] as an apprentice.<ref name="Party">{{FR|Party}}</ref>
One morning of that spring, [[Gandalf]] visited Bag End, but found its master, [[Bilbo Baggins]], not at home. Holman informed him that Bilbo had gone on one of his walks, as it was the [[Elves]]' [[Yestare|new year]]. Holman's description of Bilbo convinced Gandalf he had found the perfect man for his mission, to re-take [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]].<ref name="Quest">{{UT|Erebor}}</ref>
When Bilbo went missing - that is, on his mission - Holman and Hamfast had their hands full in making sure the garden wasn't trampled as the place was swarming with Hobbits, hoping to get a piece of the Baggins estate.<ref name="Party"/>
Gaffer took over the job around {{TA|2961}},<ref>{{FR|Party}}: "[Gaffer Gamgee] had tended the garden at Bag End for forty years"</ref> about which time Holman retired or died.
==Etymology==
Holman means "hole-man", and is distinct from the real-life English surname<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 760</ref> which contains ''holm'' "river island" rather than ''hol'' "hole".<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref>
==Portrayal in Adaptation==
'''2003: [[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|''The Hobbit'' (2003 video game)]]:'''
:Holman lives in a hut on the other side of [[the Water]].
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[[Category:Hobbits]][[Category:Greenhand]]
[[Category:Hobbits]][[Category:Greenhand]]
The [[Greenhand Family|Greenhands]] were descended from [[Holman the greenhanded|Holman "the greenhanded"]], and Holman's namesake and grandson, [[Holman Greenhand]], was at least the third of the line to tend the gardens of [[Hobbiton]]. Holman was the gardener at [[Bag End]] for [[Bilbo Baggins]], and perhaps also for his father [[Bungo Baggins|Bungo]]. In about the year [[Third Age 2941|T.A. 2941]], he took on his young relation [[Hamfast Gamgee]] as an apprentice. Hamfast eventually became the gardener at Bag End himself, and was followed by his son [[Samwise Gamgee|Samwise]].
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In a curious and unlikely way, Holman was instrumental in the winning of the [[War of the Ring]]. One morning in the spring of T.A. 2941, Bag End was visited by the [[Wizards|Wizard]] [[Gandalf]]. Bilbo was away from home for the [[Elves]]' New Year, so Gandalf struck up a conversation with Holman. It was Holman's description of his employer that encouraged Gandalf to include Bilbo in the journey to the [[Lonely Mountain]], which in turn led to the finding of the [[One Ring]], the means through which [[Sauron]] was ultimately defeated. If not for the part of Holman Greenhand, then, the western lands might well have fallen under the yoke of the [[Dark Lord]].

Revision as of 11:30, 18 September 2015

Holman Greenhand
Hobbit
The Hobbit (2003) Holman.png
Holman Greenhand from The Hobbit (2003 video game)
Biographical Information
PositionGardener
LocationHobbiton
BirthS.R. 1292
Family
FamilyGreenhand
ParentageHalfred Greenhand
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Holman Greenhand

Holman Greenhand was a Hobbit of the Shire, noted for being a fine gardener.

History

Holman's grandfather and namesake, Holman the greenhanded, initiated both the family name and the family profession: gardening.[1] Holman became a gardener in Hobbiton, and one of the gardens he tended was that of Bag End. Around T.A. 2941, he took on his distant cousin Hamfast Gamgee as an apprentice.[2]

One morning of that spring, Gandalf visited Bag End, but found its master, Bilbo Baggins, not at home. Holman informed him that Bilbo had gone on one of his walks, as it was the Elves' new year. Holman's description of Bilbo convinced Gandalf he had found the perfect man for his mission, to re-take Erebor.[3]

When Bilbo went missing - that is, on his mission - Holman and Hamfast had their hands full in making sure the garden wasn't trampled as the place was swarming with Hobbits, hoping to get a piece of the Baggins estate.[2]

Gaffer took over the job around T.A. 2961,[4] about which time Holman retired or died.

Etymology

Holman means "hole-man", and is distinct from the real-life English surname[5] which contains holm "river island" rather than hol "hole".[6]

Portrayal in Adaptation

2003: The Hobbit (2003 video game):

Holman lives in a hut on the other side of the Water.

References