The Encyclopedia of Arda - Polo Baggins (original) (raw)

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Dates Unknown, but probably born c. III 2850 (c. 1250 by the Shire-reckoning); lived until at least III 2906 (1306 by the Shire-reckoning)1 Race Hobbits Culture Shire-hobbits Family Baggins Pronunciation Polo is pronounced 'po'lo' Meaning Polo ultimately means 'ball'2 Indexes: Alphabetical: B Alphabetical: P Hobbits About this entry: Updated 8 January 2011 This entry is complete The son of Ponto Baggins Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Ponto Baggins Mimosa Bunce Rosa Baggins PoloBaggins Posco Baggins Prisca Baggins The second child and only son of Ponto Baggins and Mimosa Bunce. In his turn, Polo also had a son and a daughter, and through them he founded a populous branch of the Baggins family (though none of his descendants played a significant part in the tales of the War of the Ring). Most of these descendants came through his son Posco Baggins, while his daughter Prisca married into the Bolger family. Notes 1 No record exists of Polo's dates, but he was born into a generation with birthdates in the [2840's](../chronicle.html?startyear=2840&startage=3&endyear=2849&endage=3&c=The 2840's of the Third Age) to [2860's](../chronicle.html?startyear=2860&startage=3&endyear=2869&endage=3&c=The 2860's of the Third Age) of the Third Age. We know he lived until at least III 2906 because his youngest daughter Prisca was born in that year. If he lived out a typical Hobbit lifespan, Polo probably survived until about III 2950. 2 At least, as the English name of a game, polo comes from a Tibetan word meaning 'ball'. Tolkien presumably chose the name for its phonetic closeness to many other Baggins names (indeed he says in Appendix F II to The Lord of the Rings that it had no specific meaning) though perhaps also the associations with roundness and fatness found in many Hobbit names throughout the Shire. See also... Gilly Brownlock, Mimosa Bunce, Ponto Baggins, Posco Baggins, Prisca Baggins Indexes: Alphabetical: P Alphabetical: B Hobbits About this entry: Updated 8 January 2011 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2004, 2010-2011. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus' world-class support is free to all our clients. We're always ready to help you get the most from the DISC personality test.

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Dates Unknown, but probably born c. III 2850 (c. 1250 by the Shire-reckoning); lived until at least III 2906 (1306 by the Shire-reckoning)1 Race Hobbits Culture Shire-hobbits Family Baggins Pronunciation Polo is pronounced 'po'lo' Meaning Polo ultimately means 'ball'2 Indexes: Alphabetical: B Alphabetical: P Hobbits About this entry: Updated 8 January 2011 This entry is complete The son of Ponto Baggins

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Ponto Baggins

Mimosa Bunce

Rosa Baggins PoloBaggins

Posco Baggins Prisca Baggins The second child and only son of Ponto Baggins and Mimosa Bunce. In his turn, Polo also had a son and a daughter, and through them he founded a populous branch of the Baggins family (though none of his descendants played a significant part in the tales of the War of the Ring). Most of these descendants came through his son Posco Baggins, while his daughter Prisca married into the Bolger family. Notes 1 No record exists of Polo's dates, but he was born into a generation with birthdates in the [2840's](../chronicle.html?startyear=2840&startage=3&endyear=2849&endage=3&c=The 2840's of the Third Age) to [2860's](../chronicle.html?startyear=2860&startage=3&endyear=2869&endage=3&c=The 2860's of the Third Age) of the Third Age. We know he lived until at least III 2906 because his youngest daughter Prisca was born in that year. If he lived out a typical Hobbit lifespan, Polo probably survived until about III 2950. 2 At least, as the English name of a game, polo comes from a Tibetan word meaning 'ball'. Tolkien presumably chose the name for its phonetic closeness to many other Baggins names (indeed he says in Appendix F II to The Lord of the Rings that it had no specific meaning) though perhaps also the associations with roundness and fatness found in many Hobbit names throughout the Shire. See also... Gilly Brownlock, Mimosa Bunce, Ponto Baggins, Posco Baggins, Prisca Baggins Indexes: Alphabetical: P Alphabetical: B Hobbits About this entry: Updated 8 January 2011 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2004, 2010-2011. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus' world-class support is free to all our clients. We're always ready to help you get the most from the DISC personality test.