The Encyclopedia of Arda - Whitfoot Family (original) (raw)

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Dates The only known member, Will Whitfoot, was extant at the time of the War of the Ring Race Hobbits Culture Shire-hobbits Settlements Probably associated with Michel Delving1 Pronunciation whi'tfoot Meaning 'White foot' Indexes: Alphabetical: W Hobbits About this entry: Updated 31 May 2014 This entry is complete The family of Old Will Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A family of Shire-hobbits. The family name means simply 'white foot', and suggests a connection with the chalky White Downs around Michel Delving in the Westfarthing of the Shire. That connection certainly existed for the only named member of the family, Will Whitfoot, who was Mayor of the Shire at the time of the War of the Ring. He presided over the Shire from the Town Hole at Michel Delving, which at one time collapsed, covering Will in chalk dust and earning him the nickname 'Flourdumpling'. Some time later, after Sharkey took over, Old Will was imprisoned for a time in the Lockholes, the old storage tunnels cut into the chalk of the White Downs. Notes 1 Many Hobbit families are explicitly associated with their own 'folklands' (such as the Tooks with the Tookland, the Boffins with the Yale, and so on). There is no such explicit association established for the Whitfoots, but there is circumstantial evidence to link the family with the Shire's chief town of Michel Delving in the Westfarthing. Not only was there a direct connection between Mayor Will Whitfoot and the town, but the source of the family name ('white foot') implies a more historical connection with the chalky White Downs around Michel Delving. Indexes: Alphabetical: W Hobbits About this entry: Updated 31 May 2014 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2012, 2014. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Job matching, relationship and team services and more are all free and unlimited to Discus users.

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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 The only known member, Will Whitfoot, was extant at the time of the War of the Ring Race Hobbits Culture Shire-hobbits Settlements Probably associated with Michel Delving1 Pronunciation whi'tfoot Meaning 'White foot' Indexes: Alphabetical: W Hobbits About this entry: Updated 31 May 2014 This entry is complete The family of Old Will

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A family of Shire-hobbits. The family name means simply 'white foot', and suggests a connection with the chalky White Downs around Michel Delving in the Westfarthing of the Shire. That connection certainly existed for the only named member of the family, Will Whitfoot, who was Mayor of the Shire at the time of the War of the Ring. He presided over the Shire from the Town Hole at Michel Delving, which at one time collapsed, covering Will in chalk dust and earning him the nickname 'Flourdumpling'. Some time later, after Sharkey took over, Old Will was imprisoned for a time in the Lockholes, the old storage tunnels cut into the chalk of the White Downs. Notes 1 Many Hobbit families are explicitly associated with their own 'folklands' (such as the Tooks with the Tookland, the Boffins with the Yale, and so on). There is no such explicit association established for the Whitfoots, but there is circumstantial evidence to link the family with the Shire's chief town of Michel Delving in the Westfarthing. Not only was there a direct connection between Mayor Will Whitfoot and the town, but the source of the family name ('white foot') implies a more historical connection with the chalky White Downs around Michel Delving. Indexes: Alphabetical: W Hobbits About this entry: Updated 31 May 2014 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2012, 2014. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Job matching, relationship and team services and more are all free and unlimited to Discus users.