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Odovacar married [[Rosamunda Took]] (a descendant of the [[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]].  
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The name 'Odovacar' is Gothic: in fact, historically, Odovacar was the barbarian who finally overthrew the western Roman Empire. The [[Hobbits]] lived millennia before the Goths existed, of course, so Odovacar cannot have been a real Hobbit name. Instead, it merely represents the original, unknown, name for this member of the [[Bolger Family]], whose real name would presumably have come from some appropriately famous barbarian of his own history.  
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'''Odovacar Bolger''' ({{SR|1335}}—{{SR|1431}}) was a [[hobbits|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 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>{{HM|IE}}, "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 (S.R. 1335S.R. 1431) 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