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| name=Dora Baggins | |||
| image=[[File:Liz Danforth - Dora Baggins.jpg|250px|Art by Liz Danforth]] | |||
| caption="Dora Baggins" by [[Liz Danforth]] | |||
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| location=[[The Shire]] | |||
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| birth={{SR|1302}} | |||
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| death={{SR|1406}} | |||
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| age=104 | |||
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| family=[[Baggins Family|Baggins]] | |||
| parentage=[[Fosco Baggins]] and [[Ruby Bolger]] | |||
| siblings=[[Dudo Baggins|Dudo]] and [[Drogo Baggins|Drogo]] | |||
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'''Dora Baggins''' was the aunt of [[Frodo Baggins]]. | |||
==History== | |||
Her parents were [[Fosco Baggins]] and [[Ruby Bolger]]. She had two younger brothers, [[Dudo Baggins]] and [[Drogo Baggins]], the father of Frodo.<ref name="Baggins">{{App|Baggins}}</ref> | |||
Dora enjoyed writing letters filled with advice to her relations, and in memory of this correspondence [[Bilbo Baggins]] gave her a waste-paper basket when he left [[the Shire]] in {{SR|1401}}.<ref>{{FR|Party}}</ref> She attended his [[Bilbo's Farewell Party|Farewell Party]] at the age of 99. Dora Baggins died five years later in {{SR|1406|n}}.<ref name="Baggins"/> | |||
==Etymology== | |||
The name ''Dora'' was meaningless in contemporary [[Hobbitish]] [[Westron]]. It represented an original name ''Doro'' or ''Dore''.<ref>{{App|Translation}}</ref> | |||
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[[Category:Hobbits]] | [[Category:Hobbits]] | ||
[[Category:Baggins]] | [[Category:Baggins]] | ||
[[Category:Third Age characters]] | |||
[[de:Dora Beutlin]] | |||
[[fi:Dora Reppuli]] | |||
[[fr:encyclo:personnages:hobbits:sacquet:dora_sacquet]] |
Latest revision as of 09:09, 18 September 2015
Dora Baggins | |
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Hobbit | |
"Dora Baggins" by Liz Danforth | |
Biographical Information | |
Location | The Shire |
Birth | S.R. 1302 |
Death | S.R. 1406 (aged 104) |
Family | |
Family | Baggins |
Parentage | Fosco Baggins and Ruby Bolger |
Siblings | Dudo and Drogo |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Female |
Gallery | Images of Dora Baggins |
Dora Baggins was the aunt of Frodo Baggins.
History[edit | edit source]
Her parents were Fosco Baggins and Ruby Bolger. She had two younger brothers, Dudo Baggins and Drogo Baggins, the father of Frodo.[1]
Dora enjoyed writing letters filled with advice to her relations, and in memory of this correspondence Bilbo Baggins gave her a waste-paper basket when he left the Shire in S.R. 1401.[2] She attended his Farewell Party at the age of 99. Dora Baggins died five years later in 1406.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The name Dora was meaningless in contemporary Hobbitish Westron. It represented an original name Doro or Dore.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Baggins of Hobbiton"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Long-expected Party"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "On Translation"