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'''Wilcome "Jolly" Cotton''' was the second of [[Tolman Cotton Senior|Tolman Cotton]]'s four sons. With his three brothers and their sister [[Rose Cotton|Rose]], [[Jolly Cotton]] had been a childhood friend of [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam Gamgee]]: in [[Mordor]], Sam recalled paddling with the [[Cotton Family|Cotton]]s years earlier in [[Bywater Pool]]. During the [[War of the Ring]], Wilcome and the other Cotton brothers helped defend their father's farm against [[Sharkey's Men]], and played their part in helping Sam and the Travellers free the [[Shire]].
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| name=Wilcome Cotton
| othernames=Jolly
| birth={{SR|1384}}
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| parentage=[[Tolman Cotton Senior|Farmer Cotton]], [[Lily Brown]]
| location=[[Bywater]]
| gender=Male
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'''Wilcome "Jolly" Cotton''' was a [[Hobbit]] of [[Bywater]].
 
==History==
Wilcome was born in {{SR|1384}}, named after his uncle [[Wilcome I Cotton|Will]].<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref> Jolly and his brother helped their father fend off [[Saruman|Sharkey]]'s [[ruffians]], and actively participated in the revolt and [[Battle of Bywater]].<ref>{{RK|Scouring}}</ref>
 
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
From [[Old English]] ''willa'' "pleasure" + ''cuma'' "guest"; ''Wilcuma'' is a welcome guest. ''Jolly'' comes from Old French ''jolif'' "merry, happy", which is cognate to the word ''[[yule]]''.<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of names"</ref>
From [[Old English]] ''willa'' "pleasure" + ''cuma'' "guest"; ''Wilcuma'' is a welcome guest. ''Jolly'' comes from Old French ''jolif'' "merry, happy", which is cognate to the word ''[[yule]]''.<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of names"</ref>
==Portrayal in Adaptations==
'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)]]'':'''
:Wilcome lives at number 5, South Lane, in [[Bywater]].
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This article is about the son of Tolman Cotton. For the son of Holman Cotton, see Wilcome I Cotton.
Wilcome Cotton
Hobbit
Biographical Information
Other namesJolly
LocationBywater
BirthS.R. 1384
Family
ParentageFarmer Cotton, Lily Brown
Physical Description
GenderMale

Wilcome "Jolly" Cotton was a Hobbit of Bywater.

History

Wilcome was born in S.R. 1384, named after his uncle Will.[1] Jolly and his brother helped their father fend off Sharkey's ruffians, and actively participated in the revolt and Battle of Bywater.[2]

Etymology

From Old English willa "pleasure" + cuma "guest"; Wilcuma is a welcome guest. Jolly comes from Old French jolif "merry, happy", which is cognate to the word yule.[3]

Portrayal in Adaptations

2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game):

Wilcome lives at number 5, South Lane, in Bywater.

References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "The Longfather-tree of Master Samwise"
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Scouring of the Shire"
  3. ↑ Jim Allan (ed.), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of names"
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