Bungo Baggins was a Hobbit of the Shire and the father of Bilbo.
Biography[]
Bungo was born in TA 2846. He was the eldest of the five children of Mungo and Laura (Grubb) Baggins. His siblings were named Belba, Longo, Linda, and Bingo. Bungo married Belladonna Took sometime in S.R. 1280 and built a luxurious Hobbit-hole called Bag End in the Hill at Hobbiton for her. They had one child, Bilbo, who was born in TA 2890. Bungo died in TA 2926.[1]
Aside from fathering Bilbo, Bungo is most remembered for the construction of the famous Bag End, which had become a topic of great discussion and a place of important meetings and gatherings concerning the world.
Quotes[]
- "Third time pays for all."
- —Bilbo quoting his father just before he enters the mountain tunnel.[2]
- "Every worm has his weak spot."
- —Bilbo quoting his father before reentering the mountain tunnel.[2]
- "While there's life there's hope."
- —Bilbo quoting his father after the Dwarves were in despair at their being trapped in the Lonely Mountain by Smaug.[3]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Bungo Baalens |
| Amharic | ቡንጎ ባግጊንስ |
| Arabic | بانجو باجنز |
| Armenian | Բունգո Բեգինս |
| Asturian | Bungo Bolsona |
| Basque | Bungo Zorrozabal |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Бунго Баггінс |
| Bengali | বুঙ বাগ্গিন্স ? |
| Breton | Bungo Sac'heg |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Бънго Бегинс |
| Catalan | Bungo Saquet |
| Czech | Bungo Pytlík |
| Danish | Bungo Sækker |
| Dutch | Bungo Balings |
| Esperanto | Bungo Baginzo |
| Estonian | Bungo Paunaste |
| Finnish | Bungo Reppuli |
| French | Bungo Sacquet |
| Galician | Bungo Bolseiro |
| Georgian | ბანგო ბეგინსი |
| German | Bungo Beutlin |
| Gujarati | બુઙો બગ્ગિન્સ |
| Hebrew | באנגו באגינס |
| Hungarian | Zsákos Bungó |
| Japanese | 豊後バギンズ |
| Kazakh | Бұнго Бэггинс (Cyrillic) Bungo Béggïns (Latin) |
| Korean | 분고 배긴스 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Бунго Баггинс |
| Latvian | Bungo Baginss |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Бунго Баггинс |
| Marathi | बोंगो बग्गिन्स |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Бунго Баггинс |
| Nepalese | बुङो बग्गिन्स |
| Norwegian | Bungo Sekker Bungo Lommelun |
| Persian | بونگو باگگینس ? |
| Portuguese | Bungo Bolseiro |
| Russian | Бунго Бэггинс |
| Serbian | Банго Багинс (Cyrillic) Bango Bagins (Latin) |
| Sanskrit | बुङो बग्गिन्स् |
| Sinhalese | බුඞො බග්ගින්ස් |
| Slovak | Bungo Pytlík |
| Slovenian | Bungo Bisagin |
| Spanish | Bungo Bolsón |
| Swedish | Bungo Bagger |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Бунго Баггинс |
| Tamil | புஙொ பக்கிந்ஸ் ? |
| Telugu | బుఙొ బగ్గిన్స |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Бунґо Торбин |
| Urdu | بونگو بیگنز |
| Uzbek | Бунго Баггинс (Cyrillic) Bungo Baggins (Latin) |
| Yiddish | בונגאָ באַגגינס |
References[]
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings: Appendix C, "Baggins of Hobbiton"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Hobbit: "Inside Information"
- ↑ The Hobbit: "Not at Home"