Tolman Gardner
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Tolman Gardner | |
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Hobbit | |
Biographical Information | |
Other names | Tom Gardner |
Location | Bag End, Hobbiton |
Birth | S.R. 1442 |
Family | |
Family | Gardner |
Parentage | Samwise Gamgee and Rose Cotton |
Siblings | Elanor, Frodo, Rose, Merry, Pippin, Goldilocks, Hamfast, Daisy, Primrose, Bilbo, Ruby and Robin |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Tolman "Tom" Gardner was a Hobbit of the Shire.
History
Tom was the thirteenth and youngest child of Samwise Gamgee and Rose Cotton.[1] He was named after his mother's brother Tolman (Tom) Cotton.
Etymology
Tolman comes from Old English tōl + mann meaning "tool person".[2] In early phases of writing Appendix F, it was a translation of original Westron Tomacca[3] or (earlier) Tomakli.[4]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "The Longfather-tree of Master Samwise"
- ↑ Jim Allan, An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "II. The Appendix on Languages"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "II. The Appendix on Languages", note 37.