Lily Baggins

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Lily Baggins
Hobbit
Biographical Information
LocationThe Shire
BirthS.R. 1222
DeathS.R. 1312 (aged 90)
Family
FamilyBaggins
ParentageBalbo Baggins and Berylla Boffin
SiblingsMungo, Pansy, Ponto and Largo
SpouseTogo Goodbody
Physical Description
GenderFemale

Lily Baggins was a Hobbit of the Shire.

History

Lily was a daughter of Balbo Baggins and Berylla Boffin. She married Togo Goodbody and had many descendants.[1]

During the last years of her life, the Shire suffered from the Fell Winter[2], and around that time she lost her elder brother Ponto. Lily died the next year, as did her other brother, Largo.[1]

Etymology

A lily is a plant of the lilium genus, or to visually similar plants. It derives from Greek λείριον through Latin, ultimately of ancient Egyptian origin.[3]

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