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

Indexes: Alphabetical: B Hobbits About this entry: Updated 24 September 2019 Updates planned: 1

An important family of the Shire A Hobbit family of Fallohidish origin, associated with the village of Budgeford, on the Water in the Eastfarthing of the Shire. In common with the Brandybucks and the Tooks, the Bolgers had a penchant for heroic and historical names, and so as well as Fredegar (the most prominent Bolger in Tolkien's work), we find such names as Fastolph, Gundabald and Odovacar among the Bolgers. Notes 1 Bolger is an anglicisation of the actual name used by the family, which was Bolgra. This name derived from a Common Speech root bolg, 'to bulge', so the family name reflects the general rotundity of its members. See also... Adaldrida Bolger, Adalgar Bolger, Alfrida of the Yale, Belba Baggins, Bridgefields, Budgeford, Chubb-Baggins Family, Cora Goodbody, Diggle Family, Dina Diggle, Eastfarthing of the Shire, Fastolph Bolger, Filibert Bolger, Folklands, Gundabald Bolger, [See the full list...]Gundahar Bolger, Gundolpho Bolger, Heribald Bolger, Hildibrand Took, Lightfoot Family, Master of Buckland, Mimosa Bunce, Odovacar Bolger, Pansy Baggins, Polo Baggins, Rosamunda Took, Ruby Bolger, Rudigar Bolger, Rudolph Bolger, Sadoc Brandybuck Indexes: Alphabetical: B Hobbits About this entry: Updated 24 September 2019 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1997-2000, 2010, 2019. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Whatever your personality profiling needs, Discus has a solution for you.