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Dates Born III 2810 (1210 by the Shire-reckoning) Race Hobbits Culture Shire-hobbits Family An ancestor of the Gamgee and Cotton families Settlements Hobbiton Meaning Holman means 'hole man' (that is, a Hobbit who lived in a Hobbit-hole) Titles The greenhanded Indexes: Alphabetical: H Hobbits About this entry: Updated 5 July 2019 This entry is complete An ancestor of Sam Gamgee Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Holman thegreenhanded Rowan Halfred Greenhand Erling Hending Rose Sam Gamgee's ancestor, who seems to have founded the tradition of gardening in Hobbiton that was carried on by his great-grandson Hamfast Gamgee and Hamfast's own son, Sam himself. Holman founded a family of gardeners who took their surname from his nickname: the Greenhands. It was through Holman's grandson and namesake Holman Greenhand that Hamfast came to Hobbiton from Tighfield, and turned his hand to the family tradition of gardening. See also... Cotman, Cottar, Erling, Greenhand Family, Halfred Greenhand, Hending, Holman Greenhand, Longfather-tree of Master Samwise, Rose, Rowan, The greenhanded Indexes: Alphabetical: H Hobbits About this entry: Updated 5 July 2019 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2001, 2010, 2019. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Got a question about Discus or DISC? Why not take a look through our Knowledge Base and see what you can learn?

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Dates Born III 2810 (1210 by the Shire-reckoning) Race Hobbits Culture Shire-hobbits Family An ancestor of the Gamgee and Cotton families Settlements Hobbiton Meaning Holman means 'hole man' (that is, a Hobbit who lived in a Hobbit-hole) Titles The greenhanded Indexes: Alphabetical: H Hobbits About this entry: Updated 5 July 2019 This entry is complete An ancestor of Sam Gamgee

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

Rowan Halfred Greenhand Erling Hending Rose Sam Gamgee's ancestor, who seems to have founded the tradition of gardening in Hobbiton that was carried on by his great-grandson Hamfast Gamgee and Hamfast's own son, Sam himself. Holman founded a family of gardeners who took their surname from his nickname: the Greenhands. It was through Holman's grandson and namesake Holman Greenhand that Hamfast came to Hobbiton from Tighfield, and turned his hand to the family tradition of gardening. See also... Cotman, Cottar, Erling, Greenhand Family, Halfred Greenhand, Hending, Holman Greenhand, Longfather-tree of Master Samwise, Rose, Rowan, The greenhanded Indexes: Alphabetical: H Hobbits About this entry: Updated 5 July 2019 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2001, 2010, 2019. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Got a question about Discus or DISC? Why not take a look through our Knowledge Base and see what you can learn?