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Mathoms were many of the presents that passed from hand to hand by the [[Shire-hobbits]] - an important part of their culture - and whose owners did not wish to throw them away. | Mathoms were many of the presents that passed from hand to hand by the [[Shire-hobbits]] - an important part of their culture - and whose owners did not wish to throw them away. | ||
Eventually they were stored in the [[Mathom-house]] in [[Michel Delving]]. | Eventually they were stored in the [[Mathom-house]] in [[Michel Delving]].<ref>{{FR|Hobbits}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''Mathom'' is a word invented by Tolkien, constructed from an obsolete [[Old English]] word ''māþum/máðm'' "treasure".<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), "[[Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings]]" in [[Jared Lobdell]] (ed.), ''[[A Tolkien Compass]]''</ref> | ''Mathom'' is a word invented by Tolkien, constructed from an obsolete [[Old English]] word ''māþum/máðm'' "treasure".<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), "[[Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings]]" in [[Jared Lobdell]] (ed.), ''[[A Tolkien Compass]]''</ref> | ||
Revision as of 04:08, 5 November 2011
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Mathom Lore by Robin Wood
Mathoms was an old word of the hobbit-dialect, not recorded as being in use outside the Shire. It was used to refer to "trinkets" or any item that had no particular immediate use.
Mathoms were many of the presents that passed from hand to hand by the Shire-hobbits - an important part of their culture - and whose owners did not wish to throw them away.
Eventually they were stored in the Mathom-house in Michel Delving.[1]
Etymology
Mathom is a word invented by Tolkien, constructed from an obsolete Old English word māþum/máðm "treasure".[2]
It is used as a rendering of the original Hobbitish word kast.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Concerning Hobbits"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien (ed.), "Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings" in Jared Lobdell (ed.), A Tolkien Compass
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "On Translation"
