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'''Rudigar Bolger''' was a [[Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]].
'''Rudigar Bolger''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]].


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 17:57, 10 January 2011

Ridigar Bolger
Hobbit
Biographical Information
Locationthe Shire
BirthS.R. 1255
DeathS.R. 1348
Family
ParentageAdalgar Bolger
Physical Description
GenderMale

Rudigar Bolger was a Hobbit of the Shire.

History

The son of Adalgar Bolger and husband of Belba Baggins, Rudigar became head of the Bolger Family as the eldest heir. He had one son, Herugar.[1]

Etymology

The name contains hrod "fame" and gar "spear".[2] It is the Middle High German form of Old English Hrothgar and modern Roger.

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"