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==History== | ==History== | ||
Whitfoot was elected Mayor at the [[Free Fair]] late in the [[Third Age]]. He was renowned as being the fattest hobbit in the [[Westfarthing]], and was affectionately referred to as "Flourdumpling" after he emerged from the collapse of the [[Town Hole]] covered in chalk.<ref>{{FR|I9}}</ref> | Whitfoot was elected Mayor at the [[Free Fair]] late in the [[Third Age]], at least as late as {{TA|3013}}.<ref group=note>The date is not given by [[Tolkien]], but since the Free Fair is septennial, Will must have been Mayor since the last Free Fair before {{TA|3020}} (3020-7={{TA|3013|n}}). We are not told if this was his first term, and it's possible that he could already had been elected since {{TA|3006}} or even earlier. See {{HM|Guide}}, p. 428, entry "Will Whitfoot".</ref> | ||
He was renowned as being the fattest hobbit in the [[Westfarthing]], and was affectionately referred to as "Flourdumpling" after he emerged from the collapse of the [[Town Hole]] covered in chalk.<ref>{{FR|I9}}</ref> | |||
He was one of the first victims of the new rule of [[Lotho Sackville-Baggins]] and [[Sharkey]]. He went to protest Lotho's taking down trees, but was apprehended by [[Ruffians]] on his way to [[Bag End]]. He was locked up in the [[Lockholes]], and Lotho usurped his title.<ref>{{RK|Scouring}}</ref> He was freed after the [[Battle of Bywater]], but was at first unfit for duty as Mayor, so [[Frodo Baggins]] served as Deputy Mayor.<ref>{{RK|Havens}}</ref> He was officially restored as Mayor on the next Free Fair, on [[Midyear's Day]] of {{SR|1420}}.<ref name="Later">{{App|Later}}</ref> | He was one of the first victims of the new rule of [[Lotho Sackville-Baggins]] and [[Sharkey]]. He went to protest Lotho's taking down trees, but was apprehended by [[Ruffians]] on his way to [[Bag End]]. He was locked up in the [[Lockholes]], and Lotho usurped his title.<ref>{{RK|Scouring}}</ref> He was freed after the [[Battle of Bywater]], but was at first unfit for duty as Mayor, so [[Frodo Baggins]] served as Deputy Mayor.<ref>{{RK|Havens}}</ref> He was officially restored as Mayor on the next Free Fair, on [[Midyear's Day]] of {{SR|1420}}.<ref name="Later">{{App|Later}}</ref> | ||
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name "Whitfoot" is derived from "White foot".<ref>{{HM|N}}</ref> | The name "Whitfoot" is derived from "White foot".<ref>{{HM|N}}</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Hobbits]] | [[Category:Hobbits]] | ||
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| Other names | Flourdumpling |
| Location | Michel Delving |
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| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Will Whitfoot |
Will Whitfoot was the Mayor of Michel Delving during the War of the Ring.
History
Whitfoot was elected Mayor at the Free Fair late in the Third Age, at least as late as T.A. 3013.[note 1]
He was renowned as being the fattest hobbit in the Westfarthing, and was affectionately referred to as "Flourdumpling" after he emerged from the collapse of the Town Hole covered in chalk.[1]
He was one of the first victims of the new rule of Lotho Sackville-Baggins and Sharkey. He went to protest Lotho's taking down trees, but was apprehended by Ruffians on his way to Bag End. He was locked up in the Lockholes, and Lotho usurped his title.[2] He was freed after the Battle of Bywater, but was at first unfit for duty as Mayor, so Frodo Baggins served as Deputy Mayor.[3] He was officially restored as Mayor on the next Free Fair, on Midyear's Day of S.R. 1420.[4]
Will Whitfoot resigned in S.R. 1427, and was succeeded by Samwise Gamgee.[4]
Etymology
The name "Whitfoot" is derived from "White foot".[5]
Notes
- ↑ The date is not given by Tolkien, but since the Free Fair is septennial, Will must have been Mayor since the last Free Fair before T.A. 3020 (3020-7=3013). We are not told if this was his first term, and it's possible that he could already had been elected since T.A. 3006 or even earlier. See Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, p. 428, entry "Will Whitfoot".
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "At the Sign of the Prancing Pony"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Scouring of the Shire"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Grey Havens"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "Later Events Concerning the Members of the Fellowship of the Ring"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion
