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'''Holfast Gardner''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]]. | '''Holfast Gardner''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Holfast was the son of [[Frodo Gardner]] | Holfast was the son of [[Frodo Gardner]] and became the head of the [[Gardner Family]]. He was the father of [[Harding of the Hill]].<ref>{{App|Gamgee}}</ref> | ||
He probably lived in [[Bag End]].<ref>{{HM|Guide}}, p. 201</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[[Old English]] ''holfæst'' means "hole-firm" or "hole dweller".<ref> | [[Old English]] ''holfæst'' means "hole-firm" or "hole dweller".<ref>{{HM|IE}}, "Giving of Names"</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Fourth Age characters]] | |||
[[Category:Gardner]] | [[Category:Gardner]] | ||
[[Category:Hobbits]] | [[Category:Hobbits]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:38, 18 September 2015
Holfast Gardner | |
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Hobbit | |
Biographical Information | |
Location | Hobbiton |
Birth | S.R. 1462 |
Family | |
Family | Gardner |
Parentage | Frodo Gardner |
Children | Harding of the Hill |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Holfast Gardner was a Hobbit of the Shire.
History[edit | edit source]
Holfast was the son of Frodo Gardner and became the head of the Gardner Family. He was the father of Harding of the Hill.[1]
He probably lived in Bag End.[2]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Old English holfæst means "hole-firm" or "hole dweller".[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "The Longfather-tree of Master Samwise"
- ↑ Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, p. 201
- ↑ Jim Allan (1978), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"