The Encyclopedia of Arda - Fredegar ‘Fatty’ Bolger (original) (raw)

Dates Born III 2980 (1380 by the Shire-reckoning); survived until at least III 3019 (S.R. 1419), and almost certainly beyond Race Culture Family Pronunciation 'Bolger' is pronounced like the English surname: 'boljer' Meaning Fredegar is uncertain, but presumably related to frid, 'peace'1 Indexes: Alphabetical: B Alphabetical: F Hobbits About this entry: Updated 31 October 2008 Updates planned: 1

Loyal friend of Frodo Baggins A friend of Frodo Baggins in the Shire, who assisted with his removal to Buckland. When Frodo travelled eastward out of the Shire, Fredegar remained behind, impersonating Frodo in order to allay suspicion. Notes 1 Fredegar's name doubtless shares its first element with common names like Frederick, deriving from frid, meaning 'peace'. The second element is difficult to translate, but perhaps comes from ger, 'spear' (as in the name of his great-grandfather Rudigar). As a whole, 'peace-spear' doesn't make apparent sense, though perhaps it was meant in the sense of, say, a retired spearman. Whatever its source, it is known that Tolkien didn't invent the name Fredegar out of whole cloth. Instead, it seems to have its source in the name of a real seventh-century Frankish chronicler. See also... Adaldrida Bolger, Bolger Family, Bosco Boffin, Bridgefields, Crickhollow, Donnamira Took, Estella Bolger, Filibert Bolger, Folco Boffin, Frodo Baggins, Griffo Boffin, Herugar Bolger, Hildibrand Took, Hugo Boffin, Jessamine Boffin, [See the full list...]Lavender Grubb, Lockholes, Odovacar Bolger, Otto Boffin, Rosamunda Took, Rudigar Bolger, Sigismond Took Indexes: Alphabetical: B Alphabetical: F Hobbits About this entry: Updated 31 October 2008 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2008. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus identifies 27 distinct roles within a team, based on members' individual DISC profiles.