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

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Dates The only known member of this family, Gilly Brownlock, was born in approximately III 2901 (1301 by the Shire-reckoning)1 Race Hobbits Culture Shire-hobbits Meaning Probably 'brown-haired'2 Indexes: Alphabetical: B Hobbits About this entry: Updated 7 May 2024 Updates planned: 1 A family of the Shire-hobbits Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A Hobbit family of which only a single member is recorded: Gilly Brownlock, who married Posco Baggins, a distantly related near-contemporary of Bilbo Baggins. The meaning of the family's name is not explained, but it presumably means 'brown-haired' as a description of the unknown founding Hobbit of the family. Notes 1 We have records of only a single member of the Brownlock family, and for her we have no specific dates. Nonetheless, we can say at least something about the dates of the family, because Gilly Brownlock (its only named member) married Posco Baggins, who was born in III 2901 (S.R. 1301). So, Gilly must also have been born near the beginning of the [fourteenth century](../chronicle.html?startyear=2901&startage=3&endyear=3000&endage=3&c=The Fourteenth Century by the Shire-reckoning) of the Shire-reckoning. We also know that she attended Bilbo Baggins' Farewell Party in III 3001 (S.R. 1401), when she must have been approximately a hundred years old. Gilly and Posco had three children and many descendants, but those would have carried the Baggins name, and it is unknown whether the Brownlock family persisted after this time. 2 The name 'Brownlock' is not formally defined by Tolkien, but the interpretation of 'lock' as referring to a lock of hair seems inevitable. Certainly this is the origin of 'Brownlock' as a real family name, and we also have a comparable use in Goldilocks ('golden-haired'), the name given by Sam Gamgee and Rose Cotton to one of their daughters. Also comparable is Leaflock, 'leaf-hair', the name of an Ent whose Elvish name Finglas contains fin-, meaning 'hair'). See also... Brown Family Indexes: Alphabetical: B Hobbits About this entry: Updated 7 May 2024 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2013, 2024. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus provides a host of free and unlimited features to help manage your DISC assessments.

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Dates The only known member of this family, Gilly Brownlock, was born in approximately III 2901 (1301 by the Shire-reckoning)1 Race Hobbits Culture Shire-hobbits Meaning Probably 'brown-haired'2 Indexes: Alphabetical: B Hobbits About this entry: Updated 7 May 2024 Updates planned: 1 A family of the Shire-hobbits

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A Hobbit family of which only a single member is recorded: Gilly Brownlock, who married Posco Baggins, a distantly related near-contemporary of Bilbo Baggins. The meaning of the family's name is not explained, but it presumably means 'brown-haired' as a description of the unknown founding Hobbit of the family. Notes 1 We have records of only a single member of the Brownlock family, and for her we have no specific dates. Nonetheless, we can say at least something about the dates of the family, because Gilly Brownlock (its only named member) married Posco Baggins, who was born in III 2901 (S.R. 1301). So, Gilly must also have been born near the beginning of the [fourteenth century](../chronicle.html?startyear=2901&startage=3&endyear=3000&endage=3&c=The Fourteenth Century by the Shire-reckoning) of the Shire-reckoning. We also know that she attended Bilbo Baggins' Farewell Party in III 3001 (S.R. 1401), when she must have been approximately a hundred years old. Gilly and Posco had three children and many descendants, but those would have carried the Baggins name, and it is unknown whether the Brownlock family persisted after this time. 2 The name 'Brownlock' is not formally defined by Tolkien, but the interpretation of 'lock' as referring to a lock of hair seems inevitable. Certainly this is the origin of 'Brownlock' as a real family name, and we also have a comparable use in Goldilocks ('golden-haired'), the name given by Sam Gamgee and Rose Cotton to one of their daughters. Also comparable is Leaflock, 'leaf-hair', the name of an Ent whose Elvish name Finglas contains fin-, meaning 'hair'). See also... Brown Family Indexes: Alphabetical: B Hobbits About this entry: Updated 7 May 2024 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2013, 2024. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus provides a host of free and unlimited features to help manage your DISC assessments.