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'''Odovacar Bolger''' ([[Shire Reckoning|S.R.]] [[Third Age 2935|1335]] - [[Fourth Age 11|1431]]) was a [[hobbits|hobbit]] of [[the Shire]].  
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'''Odovacar Bolger''' was a [[hobbits|hobbit]] of [[the Shire]].  


Odovacar married [[Rosamunda Took]] (a descendant of the [[Gerontius Took|Old Took]]) and their son was [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]'s friend [[Fredegar Bolger|Fredegar ('Fatty') Bolger]]. All three were present at Bilbo's famous [[Farewell Party]].  
==History==
Odovacar was the son of [[Herugar Bolger]] and [[Jessamine Boffin]]. He became head of the family after his father's death. Odovacar married [[Rosamunda Took]], and had two children: [[Fredegar Bolger|Fredegar]] and [[Estella Bolger|Estella]]. They were all present at [[Bilbo's Farewell Party]].<ref>{{App|Bolger}}</ref>


==Etymology==
[[Wikipedia:Odoacer|Odovacar]] contains ''aud'' "wealth" and ''vacar'' "watchful".<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref> It was the name of [[wikipedia:Odoacer|a legendary germanic king of Rome]].
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Odovacar Bolger
Hobbit
Biographical Information
LocationBudgeford
BirthS.R. 1335
DeathS.R. 1431 (aged 106)
Family
FamilyBolger
ParentageHerugar Bolger and Jessamine Boffin
SpouseRosamunda Took
ChildrenFredegar and Estella
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Odovacar Bolger

Odovacar Bolger was a hobbit of the Shire.

History

Odovacar was the son of Herugar Bolger and Jessamine Boffin. He became head of the family after his father's death. Odovacar married Rosamunda Took, and had two children: Fredegar and Estella. They were all present at Bilbo's Farewell Party.[1]

Etymology

Odovacar contains aud "wealth" and vacar "watchful".[2] It was the name of a legendary germanic king of Rome.

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Bolger of Budgeford"
  2. Jim Allan (ed.), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"