Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
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| Lobelia Sackville-Baggins | |
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| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Lobelia Bracegirdle, Mistress Lobelia |
| Date of birth | S.R. 1318 |
| Date of death | S.R. 1420 |
| Parentage | Blanco Bracegirdle & Primrose Boffin |
| Location | Hardbottle; Hobbiton |
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| Gender | Female |
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins, née Bracegirdle (T.A. 2918 - 3020, died aged 102) was the second child, and only daughter, of Primrose Boffin and Blanco Bracegirdle.
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[edit] History
Lobelia was a renowned character of The Shire, she married Bilbo Baggins's cousin Otho Sackville-Baggins, and they had one child together, Lotho, who was born in S.R. 1364.[1]
Her envy of Bag End was well-known,[2] she could not wait to inherit it, and was furious when Bilbo made Frodo his heir. However, when Frodo left for Rivendell he sold Bag End to Lobelia, but unfortunately Otho had died by then.[3]
During the War of the Ring, Lobelia was imprisoned in Lockholes for arguing with the Chief's Men, and attacking one of them with an umbrella. When she came out, Lobelia was popular for the first time for bravely standing up to the Saruman's Men. However, she was crushed to find out her son had died whilst she was in prison.
After the War of the Ring, Lobelia returned to her home village of Hardbottle to live with the other Bracegirdles, giving Bag End to Frodo. When she died, she gave her money to Frodo to be used to help hobbits left homeless by Saruman and her son.[4]
[edit] Genealogy
The Sackville-Baggins family tree.[1]
| Mungo Baggins 1207-1300 | Laura Grubb 1214-1316 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belladonna Took 1252-1334 | Bungo 1246-1326 | Belba 1256-1356 | Longo 1260-1350 | Camellia Sackville unknown | Linda 1262-1363 | Bingo 1264-1363 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bilbo 1290-1421+ | Otho Sackville-Baggins 1310-1412 | Lobelia Bracegirdle 1318-1420 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lotho 1364-1419 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Etymology
Lobelia is a genus of the bellflower family. It derives from the name L'Obel, a Flemish botanist.
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Baggins of Hobbiton"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "The Return Journey"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Part of the Shire" map
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Grey Havens"