Gorbadoc Brandybuck
Gorbadoc Brandybuck | |
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Hobbit | |
Biographical Information | |
Other names | "Broadbelt" |
Titles | Master of Buckland |
Location | Brandy Hall, Buckland |
Birth | S.R. 1260 |
Rule | S.R. 1310 - 1363 |
Death | S.R. 1363 (aged 103) |
Family | |
Family | Brandybuck |
Parentage | Marmadoc Brandybuck and Adaldrida Bolger |
Siblings | Orgulas |
Spouse | Mirabella Took |
Children | Rorimac, Amaranth, Saradas, Dodinas, Asphodel, Dinodas and Primula |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Gorbadoc "Broadbelt" Brandybuck was a Hobbit of the Shire.
History[edit | edit source]
Gorbadoc was the son of Marmadoc Brandybuck and after his father's death in S.R. 1310, he became Master of Buckland.
He married Mirabella Took, and had in all seven children: Rorimac, Amaranth, Saradas, Dodinas, Asphodel, Dinodas and Primula.[1]
According to Hamfast Gamgee, Gorbadoc was generous and his son-in-law Drogo Baggins enjoyed visiting Brandy Hall for his rich table,[2] at least until Gorbadoc's death in S.R. 1363.[1] But according to Hamfast it was during one of his visits to him when he and his wife Primula were drowned in S.R. 1380.[2] In reality Gorbadoc had been dead by then.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Jim Allan suggested that the Celtic-sounding name Gorbadoc is "a slight alteration of Gorboduc or Gorbodugu", a fictional pre-Roman king of the Britons.[3] In 1988, the publication of The Return of the Shadow confirmed that Tolkien had indeed used the name Gorboduc in four extant manuscript versions.[4][5]
His name 'Broadbelt' derives from his generous table and waistline.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Brandybuck of Buckland"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Long-expected Party"
- ↑ Jim Allan (1978), An Introduction to Elvish, p. 202
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Return of the Shadow, "The First Phase: I. A Long-expected Party", pp. 17 (note 5), 26, 36, 38
- ↑ Giovanni Carmine Costabile, Harm Schelhaas, "Tolkien Society Facebook group post" dated 17 January 2017, Facebook (accessed 21 January 2017)
- ↑ Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, p. 171
Gorbadoc Brandybuck Brandybuck Family | ||
Preceded by: Marmadoc Brandybuck | Master of Buckland S.R. 1310 - 1363 | Followed by: Rorimac Brandybuck |
Masters of Buckland |
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Gorhendad Oldbuck (from S.R. 740) · unknown · Gormadoc Brandybuck (until 1236) · Madoc Brandybuck (1236 - 1277) · Marmadoc Brandybuck (1277 - 1310) · Gorbadoc Brandybuck (1310 - 1364) · Rorimac Brandybuck (1364 - 1408) · Saradoc Brandybuck (1408 - 1432) · Meriadoc Brandybuck (1432 - 1484) · unknown |