Menegilda Goold

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Menegilda Goold
Hobbit
Biographical Information
Other namesMenegilda Brandybuck
LocationBuckland
Deathc. S.R. 1400
Family
FamilyGoold
SpouseRorimac Brandybuck
ChildrenSaradoc and Merimac
Physical Description
GenderFemale

Menegilda Brandybuck, née Goold, was a Hobbit of the Shire.

History[edit | edit source]

Menegilda married Rorimac Brandybuck, and with him produced two children, Saradoc and Merimac.

Unlike her husband and sons, she was not present at Bilbo Baggins' Birthday Party in S.R. 1401.[1]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

The name contains meneg "much" and hild "battle".[2]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Brandybuck of Buckland"
  2. Jim Allan (ed.), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"