Rudigar Bolger
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Rudigar Bolger | |
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Hobbit | |
Biographical Information | |
Location | the Shire |
Birth | S.R. 1255 |
Death | S.R. 1348 (aged 93) |
Family | |
Family | Bolger |
Parentage | Adalgar Bolger |
Siblings | Rudibert and Ruby |
Spouse | Belba Baggins |
Children | Herugar |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Rudigar Bolger was a Hobbit of the Shire.
History[edit | edit source]
The son of Adalgar Bolger and husband of Belba Baggins, Rudigar became head of the Bolger Family as the eldest heir. He had one son, Herugar.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The name contains hrod "fame" and gar "spear".[2] It is the Middle High German form of Old English Hrothgar and modern Roger.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Bolger of Budgeford"
- ↑ Jim Allan (ed.), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"