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'''Tobold "Old Toby" Hornblower''' was a famous [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] | {{hobbit | ||
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'''Tobold "Old Toby" Hornblower''' was a famous [[Hobbits|Hobbit]]. | |||
==History== | |||
Toby came from [[Longbottom]] in the [[Southfarthing]] of the [[Shire]]. He was the first to cultivate [[pipe-weed]] in [[the Shire]], and was quite famous for it. How he came by the weed is unknown, though [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry Brandybuck]] speculated that he had traveled to [[Bree]] in his youth and came into contact with the herbs there.<ref>{{FR|Prologue}}, "Concerning Pipe-weed"</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Tobold is | Tobold is a form of ''[[Wikipedia:Theudebald|Theobald]]'' which contains ''theud'' "people" and ''bald'' "bold".<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 31</ref> In earlier versions of the legendarium, Toby was named ''Tobias Hornblower'', and his [[Westron]] name was ''Zāra-tōbi Raspūta''.<ref>{{PM|Languages}}</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Germanic names]] | [[Category:Germanic names]] | ||
[[Category:Hobbits]] | [[Category:Hobbits]] | ||
[[Category:Hornblower]] | [[Category:Hornblower]] | ||
Revision as of 09:23, 3 December 2010
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| Other names | Old Toby |
| Location | Longbottom |
| Birth | Third Age |
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| Gender | Male |
Tobold "Old Toby" Hornblower was a famous Hobbit.
History
Toby came from Longbottom in the Southfarthing of the Shire. He was the first to cultivate pipe-weed in the Shire, and was quite famous for it. How he came by the weed is unknown, though Merry Brandybuck speculated that he had traveled to Bree in his youth and came into contact with the herbs there.[1]
Etymology
Tobold is a form of Theobald which contains theud "people" and bald "bold".[2] In earlier versions of the legendarium, Toby was named Tobias Hornblower, and his Westron name was Zāra-tōbi Raspūta.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Concerning Pipe-weed"
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 31
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "II. The Appendix on Languages"
