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Toby came from [[Longbottom]] in the [[Southfarthing]] of [[the Shire]]. During his time the [[Shire-hobbits]] had the tradition of inhaling smoke of herbs, and Toby knew much about herbs; he was not a traveller but in his youth he travelled often to [[Bree]]. [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry Brandybuck]] speculated that it was in one of such travels when he first learned of the [[pipe-weed]] which he famously introduced to [[the Shire]] around {{SR|1070}} (the [[Bree-hobbits]] claim to be the first smokers of that herb, which Merry accepts as true).  
Toby came from [[Longbottom]] in the [[Southfarthing]] of [[the Shire]]. During his time the [[Shire-hobbits]] had the tradition of inhaling smoke of herbs, and Toby knew much about herbs; he was not a traveller but in his youth he travelled often to [[Bree]]. [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry Brandybuck]] speculated that it was in one of such travels when he first learned of the [[pipe-weed]] which he famously introduced to [[the Shire]] around {{SR|1070}} (the [[Bree-hobbits]] claim to be the first smokers of that herb, which Merry accepts as true).  


Toby however never revealed how he came by the weed until his death.<ref>{{FR|Pipeweed}}</ref><ref>{{TT|III8}}</ref><ref>{{App|B2}}</ref>
Toby however never revealed how he came by the weed even at the time of his death.<ref>{{FR|Pipeweed}}</ref><ref>{{TT|III8}}</ref><ref>{{App|B2}}</ref>


His name, "[[Old Toby]]", was given to his variety of weed.
His name, "[[Old Toby]]", was given to his variety of weed.

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Tobold Hornblower
Hobbit
Biographical Information
Other namesOld Toby
PositionCultivator of pipe-weed
LocationLongbottom
BirthThird Age
DeathThird Age
Family
FamilyHornblower
Physical Description
GenderMale

Tobold "Old Toby" Hornblower was a famous Hobbit.

History

Toby came from Longbottom in the Southfarthing of the Shire. During his time the Shire-hobbits had the tradition of inhaling smoke of herbs, and Toby knew much about herbs; he was not a traveller but in his youth he travelled often to Bree. Merry Brandybuck speculated that it was in one of such travels when he first learned of the pipe-weed which he famously introduced to the Shire around S.R. 1070 (the Bree-hobbits claim to be the first smokers of that herb, which Merry accepts as true).

Toby however never revealed how he came by the weed even at the time of his death.[1][2][3]

His name, "Old Toby", was given to his variety of weed.

Etymology

Tobold is a form of Theobald which contains theud "people" and bald "bold".[4]

Other versions of the legendarium

In a draft version of the chapter "The Road to Isengard", the name of this hobbit was Elias Tobiasson of Mugworth.[5] In Swedish, Elias Tobiasson is a normal name of a person.[6]

In another early version of the legendarium, Toby was named Tobias Hornblower, and his Westron name was Zāra-tōbi Raspūta.[7]

References