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'''Lotho Sackville-Baggins''' ([[Third Age|T.A.]] 2964 - 3019, died aged 55) was the only child of [[Otho Sackville-Baggins|Otho]] and [[Lobelia Sackville-Baggins|Lobelia]] [[Sackville-Baggins]].  
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'''Lotho Sackville-Baggins''' ({{TA|2964}} - {{TA|3019|n}}, died aged 55) was the only child of [[Otho Sackville-Baggins|Otho]] and [[Lobelia Sackville-Baggins|Lobelia]] [[Sackville-Baggins Family|Sackville-Baggins]].<ref>{{App|Baggins}}</ref>  For a short time at the end of the [[Third Age]] he assumed illegal control of [[the Shire]].


Lotho was an unpopular hobbit, he was widely known by the mocking name '''''Pimple''''', due to his complexion. When his father, Otho, died in [[Shire Reckoning|S.R.]] 1412, Lotho inherited [[pipe-weed]] plantations in the [[Southfarthing]], selling the pipe-weed to people away south.
==History==
After Lotho's father, Otho, died in {{TA|3012}}, Lotho inherited his [[pipe-weed]] plantations in the [[Southfarthing]], ensuring his status as a wealthy Hobbit.<ref name=Scouring>{{RK|VI8}}</ref>


After [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] sold [[Bag End]] to Lobelia in September 3018 and left the [[Shire]], Lotho continued to sell pipe-weed to the [[Wizard]] [[Saruman]], becoming richer and more powerful, and using the proceeds to buy land and property all over the Shire in order to control it.  
On [[23 September]] {{TA|3018|n}}<ref name=Great>{{App|Great}}</ref> Lotho and Lobelia arrived at [[Bag End]] after lunch to take stock of the property and to obtain the keys.<ref name=Three/>  Soon thereafter they moved into the residence and Lotho began a programme of buying an excessive amount of property and goods.  The goods were carted away to the south by [[Men]] ("[[ruffians]]") from [[Isengard]].  When people began to complain about shortages the ruffians proceeded to assert Lotho's power over the Shire.  When [[Will Whitfoot]], the rightful [[Mayor of the Shire]], set out to protest against Lotho's activities the ruffians captured him and incarcerated him in the "[[Lockholes]]". With Whitfoot out of the way, Lotho began calling himself Chief [[Shirriffs|Shirriff]], or simply '''[[Chief]]'''.  Among the Hobbits Lotho was known as ''Pimple''.<ref name=Scouring/>


[[Men]] ("[[ruffians]]") from [[Isengard]] starting coming into the Shire and help Lotho control and supress the people, and with their help, he desposed of the rightful [[Mayor of the Shire]], [[Will Whitfoot]], and imprisoned him in "[[Lockholes]]", naming himself Chief [[Shirriffs|Shirriff]], or simply '''[[Chief]]'''.
Lotho's "reign" over the Shire ended in [[September]] {{TA|3019|n}} when [[Saruman]] (called "[[Sharkey]]") arrived in the Shire<ref>{{App|Chief}}</ref> and took over Bag End.  Soon Lotho's mother, Lobelia, was taken to the Lockholes and Lotho was no longer seen in public.  When Saruman was ousted by Frodo and his companions, he revealed that [[Gríma|Gríma Wormtongue]] had stabbed Lotho in his sleep.<ref name=Scouring/>
 
==Etymology==
The name ''Lotho'' represents an original [[Hobbitish]] [[Westron]] name ''Lotha'' which was meaningless in contemporary speech.<ref>{{App|Translation}}</ref>
 
==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]:'''
:Lotho walks around in Bywater.
 
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Lotho continued ordering, industrialising and controlling the Shire's life until Saruman (called "[[Sharkey]]") arrived in the Shire, in September 3019, and took over direct power. Lotho was held prisoner in Bag End for a short while until [[Gríma Wormtongue]] killed him in his sleep (or possibly ate him). Thus, the hobbit who tried to take over the Shire, met a very untimely end.
==See Also==
*[[The Scouring of the Shire]]
*[[Lobelia Sackville-Baggins]]
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Lotho Sackville-Baggins
Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (video game) - Lotho Sackville-Baggins.JPG
Lotho Sackville-Baggins from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)
Biographical Information
Other namesPimple, Chief
LocationBag End, Hobbiton
BirthS.R. 1364
DeathS.R. 1419 (aged 55)
Bag End
Family
FamilySackville Baggins
ParentageOtho Sackville-Baggins and Lobelia Bracegirdle
Physical Description
GenderMale
Hair colorSandy[1]
GalleryImages of Lotho Sackville-Baggins

Lotho Sackville-Baggins (T.A. 2964 - 3019, died aged 55) was the only child of Otho and Lobelia Sackville-Baggins.[2] For a short time at the end of the Third Age he assumed illegal control of the Shire.

History

After Lotho's father, Otho, died in T.A. 3012, Lotho inherited his pipe-weed plantations in the Southfarthing, ensuring his status as a wealthy Hobbit.[3]

On 23 September 3018[4] Lotho and Lobelia arrived at Bag End after lunch to take stock of the property and to obtain the keys.[1] Soon thereafter they moved into the residence and Lotho began a programme of buying an excessive amount of property and goods. The goods were carted away to the south by Men ("ruffians") from Isengard. When people began to complain about shortages the ruffians proceeded to assert Lotho's power over the Shire. When Will Whitfoot, the rightful Mayor of the Shire, set out to protest against Lotho's activities the ruffians captured him and incarcerated him in the "Lockholes". With Whitfoot out of the way, Lotho began calling himself Chief Shirriff, or simply Chief. Among the Hobbits Lotho was known as Pimple.[3]

Lotho's "reign" over the Shire ended in September 3019 when Saruman (called "Sharkey") arrived in the Shire[5] and took over Bag End. Soon Lotho's mother, Lobelia, was taken to the Lockholes and Lotho was no longer seen in public. When Saruman was ousted by Frodo and his companions, he revealed that Gríma Wormtongue had stabbed Lotho in his sleep.[3]

Etymology

The name Lotho represents an original Hobbitish Westron name Lotha which was meaningless in contemporary speech.[6]

Portrayal in adaptations

2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game):

Lotho walks around in Bywater.

References