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| parentage=[[Gerontius Took]], [[Adamanta Chubb]] | | parentage=[[Gerontius Took]], [[Adamanta Chubb]] | ||
| location=[[Bag End]], [[Hobbiton]] | | location=[[Bag End]], [[Hobbiton]] | ||
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'''Belladonna Baggins (née Took)''' ([[Third Age]] 2852 - 2934, died aged 82) was the mother of [[Bilbo Baggins]]. | '''Belladonna Baggins (née Took)''' ([[Third Age]] 2852 - 2934, died aged 82) was the mother of [[Bilbo Baggins]]. | ||
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''[[wikipedia:Atropa belladonna|belladonna]]'' is a poisonous plant | ''[[wikipedia:Atropa belladonna|belladonna]]'' is the name of a poisonous plant,<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Douglas A. Anderson]], ''[[The Annotated Hobbit]]'', "[[An Unexpected Party]]", note 8</ref> fitting in with the Hobbit-habit of naming girls after flowers.<ref>{{HM|AF}}, "II On Translation"</ref> | ||
The word is understood as an Italian name, a rarity among Hobbits (though her sisters [[Donnamira Took|Donnamira]] and [[Mirabella Took|Mirabella]] share this peculiarity) and translates as "beautiful lady" although it derives from Latin ''bladone'' "nightshade". | The word is understood as an Italian name, a rarity among Hobbits (though her sisters [[Donnamira Took|Donnamira]] and [[Mirabella Took|Mirabella]] share this peculiarity) and translates as "beautiful lady" although it derives from Latin ''bladone'' "nightshade". | ||
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==Portrayal in Adaptations== | ==Portrayal in Adaptations== | ||
'''2002: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':''' | '''2002: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':''' | ||
:A portrait of Belladonna Baggins hangs in Bag End. It is based on [[Fran Walsh]]' appearance. A portrait of Bungo next to it is based on a beardless [[Peter Jackson]].<ref>[[Peter Jackson]], [[Fran Walsh]], [[Philippa Boyens]], ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Special Extended DVD Edition]]'', "[[Farewell Dear Bilbo]]", Director's | :A portrait of Belladonna Baggins hangs in Bag End. It is based on [[Fran Walsh]]' appearance. A portrait of Bungo next to it is based on a beardless [[Peter Jackson]].<ref>[[Peter Jackson]], [[Fran Walsh]], [[Philippa Boyens]], ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Special Extended DVD Edition]]'', "[[Farewell Dear Bilbo]]", Director's commentary</ref> | ||
'''2003: ''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|Sierra's The Hobbit]]'':''' | '''2003: ''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|Sierra's The Hobbit]]'':''' | ||
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Revision as of 20:14, 1 December 2010
| Belladonna Took | |
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| Hobbit | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Mrs. Bungo Baggins[1] |
| Location | Bag End, Hobbiton |
| Birth | S.R. 1252 |
| Death | S.R. 1334 |
| Family | |
| Parentage | Gerontius Took, Adamanta Chubb |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
| Gallery | Images of Belladonna Took |
Belladonna Baggins (née Took) (Third Age 2852 - 2934, died aged 82) was the mother of Bilbo Baggins.
History
Belladonna was one of the three remarkable daughters of the Old Took.[1] She had eight older brothers (and one younger), and was the eldest of the three daughters.[2] Belladonna married Bungo Baggins, who built a spacious hole for her (partly with her money).[1] It became the residence of the Baggins Family, and in Third Age 2890, her son and only child Bilbo was born. She died in Third Age 2934,[2] eight years after her husband.[3]
Etymology
belladonna is the name of a poisonous plant,[4] fitting in with the Hobbit-habit of naming girls after flowers.[5]
The word is understood as an Italian name, a rarity among Hobbits (though her sisters Donnamira and Mirabella share this peculiarity) and translates as "beautiful lady" although it derives from Latin bladone "nightshade".
Inspiration
In her first appearance in the fiction, Belladonna - which has stayed unchanged from the earliest survived sketch of the story[6] - is described as "one of three remarkable daughters of the Old Took". Humphrey Carpenter, in his attempt to draw an analogy between Bilbo and Tolkien, noted that Tolkien's mother, Mabel Suffield, was one of three remarkable daughters of John Suffield, who lived to be nearly a hundred.[7]
Portrayal in Adaptations
2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring:
- A portrait of Belladonna Baggins hangs in Bag End. It is based on Fran Walsh' appearance. A portrait of Bungo next to it is based on a beardless Peter Jackson.[8]
2003: Sierra's The Hobbit:
- A portrait of Belladonna, Bungo and a young Bilbo hangs at Bag End. As he looks at it, Bilbo exclaims "A Hobbit couldn't wish for nicer parents".[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "An Unexpected Party"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Took of Great Smials"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Baggins of Hobbiton"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Douglas A. Anderson, The Annotated Hobbit, "An Unexpected Party", note 8
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "II On Translation"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, John D. Rateliff (ed.), The History of The Hobbit, Mr. Baggins, "The Bladorthin Typescript"
- ↑ Humphrey Carpenter, J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography, "Enter Mr. Baggins", page 175
- ↑ Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Special Extended DVD Edition, "Farewell Dear Bilbo", Director's commentary
- ↑ The Hobbit (2003 video game), "Hobitton"
