The Encyclopedia of Arda - Hending (original) (raw)

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Dates Born III 2859 (1259 by the Shire-reckoning) Race Hobbits Culture Shire-hobbits Family A son of Holman the greenhanded Settlements Hobbiton Pronunciation he'nding Meaning Apparently 'holding'1 Indexes: Alphabetical: H Hobbits About this entry: Updated 18 April 2017 This entry is complete An early member of Sam Gamgee’s family Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Holman the greenhanded Rowan Halfred Greenhand Erling Hending Rose The third child and second son of Holman the greenhanded. Holman was a Hobbiton gardener who would become one of Sam Gamgee's earliest known ancestors, though not through his son Hending's line. If Hending had any descendants of his own, they are not recorded, and from the evidence we have it seems likely that he died childless. Notes 1 Hending's name appears to come from the Old English for 'holding' or 'grasping'. The significance of this name is obscure, but it does occur in history: it was the name of the Anglo-Saxon author of a book of proverbs, and it may be that Tolkien was simply inspired by this real name to insert a 'Hending' into the ancestry of the Gamgees. Indexes: Alphabetical: H Hobbits About this entry: Updated 18 April 2017 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2008, 2012, 2017. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.A DISC Job Match from Discus can assess a personality against the ideal needs of any role.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Dates Born III 2859 (1259 by the Shire-reckoning) Race Hobbits Culture Shire-hobbits Family A son of Holman the greenhanded Settlements Hobbiton Pronunciation he'nding Meaning Apparently 'holding'1 Indexes: Alphabetical: H Hobbits About this entry: Updated 18 April 2017 This entry is complete An early member of Sam Gamgee’s family

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Holman the greenhanded

Rowan Halfred Greenhand Erling Hending Rose The third child and second son of Holman the greenhanded. Holman was a Hobbiton gardener who would become one of Sam Gamgee's earliest known ancestors, though not through his son Hending's line. If Hending had any descendants of his own, they are not recorded, and from the evidence we have it seems likely that he died childless. Notes 1 Hending's name appears to come from the Old English for 'holding' or 'grasping'. The significance of this name is obscure, but it does occur in history: it was the name of the Anglo-Saxon author of a book of proverbs, and it may be that Tolkien was simply inspired by this real name to insert a 'Hending' into the ancestry of the Gamgees. Indexes: Alphabetical: H Hobbits About this entry: Updated 18 April 2017 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2008, 2012, 2017. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.A DISC Job Match from Discus can assess a personality against the ideal needs of any role.