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'''Erling''' | {{hobbit infobox | ||
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| birth={{SR|1254}} | |||
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| family=[[Greenhand Family|Greenhand]] | |||
| parentage=[[Holman the greenhanded]] | |||
| siblings=[[Rowan]], [[Halfred Greenhand|Halfred]], [[Hending]] and [[Rose (daughter of Holman)|Rose]] | |||
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'''Erling''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]]. | |||
==History== | |||
Erling was the middle child of [[Holman the greenhanded]], born in {{SR|1254}}.<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[[Old English]] ''eorling'' means "descendant of an earl (noble)".<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref> It is the same word as ''[[Eorlingas]]'' but it doesn't refer to [[Eorl the Young]]. | [[Old English]] ''eorling'' means "descendant of an earl (noble)".<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref> It is the same word as ''[[Eorlingas]]'' but it doesn't refer to [[Eorl the Young]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:56, 18 September 2015
Erling | |
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Hobbit | |
Biographical Information | |
Location | Hobbiton |
Birth | S.R. 1254 |
Family | |
Family | Greenhand |
Parentage | Holman the greenhanded |
Siblings | Rowan, Halfred, Hending and Rose |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Erling was a Hobbit of the Shire.
History[edit | edit source]
Erling was the middle child of Holman the greenhanded, born in S.R. 1254.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Old English eorling means "descendant of an earl (noble)".[2] It is the same word as Eorlingas but it doesn't refer to Eorl the Young.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "The Longfather-tree of Master Samwise"
- ↑ Jim Allan (ed.), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"