Prisca Baggins

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Prisca Baggins
Hobbit
Biographical Information
LocationThe Shire
BirthS.R. 1306
DeathAfter S.R. 1401
Family
FamilyBaggins
ParentagePolo Baggins
SiblingsPosco
SpouseWilibald Bolger
ChildrenWilimar, Heribald and Nora
Physical Description
GenderFemale

Prisca Bolger, née Baggins, was a Hobbit of the Shire.

History[edit | edit source]

Prisca was the second child and daughter of Polo Baggins.[1] She married Wilibald Bolger, and had several children: Wilimar, Heribald and Nora. Her husband passed away before S.R. 1401, but she attended Bilbo's Farewell Party with her children.[2]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

Prisca is a Latin/Italian word meaning "former, old" from which derives the name Priscilla.[3]

Other versions of the legendarium[edit | edit source]

The 50th Anniversary edition of The Lord of the Rings includes Prisca as a guest at the Farewell Party.[4] In older editions of Appendix C, Prisca is not marked as an attendee. Robert Foster in his The Complete Guide to Middle-earth thus states that Prisca died before T.A. 3001.[5]

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