Bucca of the Marish was a Hobbit of the Shire and the first Shire-thain. He presumably originated from the Marish region of the Shire.
Biography[]
Being a well-respected hobbit, Bucca became Shire-thain in place of the King at Fornost in TA 1979 (SR 379).[1] He founded the family of the Oldbucks, who later became the Brandybucks, after settling in Buckland. Other aspects of Bucca's life are not known, including his eventual fate.
Etymology[]
The name Bucca comes from the Old English bucc ("male deer") or bucca ("he-goat").[2]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Arabic | بوكا من الماريش |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Бука на Мариш |
| Danish | Bucca af Marsken |
| Finnish | Bucca Nevalainen |
| French | Bucca du maresque |
| German | Bucca vom Bruch (First translation)
Bucca aus dem Bruch (Second translation) |
| Italian | Bucca della Palude |
| Persian | بوکا از ماریش |
| Polish | Bukka z Moczarów |
| Russian | Скокка из Марей |
| Slovak | Bucca z Bahniska |
| Shire-thain | ||
| Preceded by None |
Bucca | Succeeded by Unknown, eventually Gorhendad Brandybuck |
| TA 1979 - ? | ||
| Shire-thains | |
|---|---|
| Bucca of the Marish • Ten Oldbuck Thains • Gorhendad Oldbuck • Isumbras I • Eight Took-clan Thains (incl. Ferumbras I, Isengrim I, Paladin I and Isumbras II) • Isengrim II • Isumbras III • Ferumbras II • Fortinbras I • Gerontius • Isengrim III • Isumbras IV • Fortinbras II • Ferumbras III • Paladin II • Peregrin • Faramir | |
References[]
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Third Age"
- ↑ Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings, Brandybuck