Holman Cotton
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| Holman Cotton | |
|---|---|
| Hobbit | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | "Long Hom" |
| Location | Bywater |
| Birth | S.R. 1302 |
| Family | |
| Family | Cotton |
| Parentage | Cotman and Rose |
| Children | Tom and Will |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Holman "Long Hom" Cotton was a Hobbit of Bywater.
History[edit | edit source]
Holman was the son of Cotman. He moved to Bywater, and took up the family name "Cotton". He became a farmer, which passed to his son, Tom. He also had another son, Will.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Holman means "hole-man", and is distinct from the real-life English surname[2] which contains holm "river island" rather than hol "hole".[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "The Longfather-tree of Master Samwise"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 760
- ↑ Jim Allan (1978), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"
