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"But all's well as ends well; though perhaps we should not say that until we reach our own doors. I'll not deny that I'll be glad now when I do."
Farmer Maggot, on leaving the four hobbits at Bucklebury Ferry

Farmer Maggot, also known as Goodman Maggot[1] and Muddyfeet[1], was a hobbit farmer who lived at Bamfurlong, which was located in the Marish region of the Shire's Eastfarthing.

Farmer Maggot (2) - LOTR The Card Game

Farmer Maggot in The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game, The Black Riders expansion

Biography

Farmer Maggot had a large turnip-field and mushrooms grew abundantly on his land. He often had to deal with hobbits, like Frodo Baggins, stealing his mushrooms and was ferocious to trespassers. Maggot was married to Mrs. Maggot and had at least two sons and three daughters. At least two other hobbits also belonged to the farm household. His brother had gifted him three dogs, Grip, Fang, and Wolf, which he used to chase off any trespassers.

His family served Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, and Peregrin Took supper when they accidentally trespassed on their farm. Maggot told the hobbits that a "strange man" had earlier attempted to bribe him for the location of "Baggins", though Maggot refused. Maggot later drove the hobbits to Bucklebury Ferry in his wagon, where they met Merry Brandybuck, and afterwards returned to his own home.[2]

He was known to be acquainted with Tom Bombadil, who respected him greatly.[3]

Etymology

According to J.R.R. Tolkien, maggot was an old Hobbit-speech name lost in history and its meaning unknown. It may be a reference to the English word maggot or grub, and may have connections with the Marish's fertile and boggy land in which maggots or grubs feed.

In adaptations

The Lord of the Rings Online - Farmer Maggot

Farmer Maggot in The Lord of the Rings Online

Farmer Maggot is seen in the film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, directing a Black Rider to Hobbiton when they arrive at his house in search of the Ring; in another scene, his voice is heard yelling at Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took for stealing from his fields. In the film, his crops appeared to include corn, cabbages and carrots, as well as other vegetables.

Video Games

In J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Volume 1 (1994) SNES. Farmer Maggot is an NPC unit who in this game is ambushed by orcs that Frodo, Sam and Pippin have to fight and save him. He is missing 3 of his dogs Grip, Fang, and Wolf who were likely killed in this game or are in his cottage. Farmer Maggot sends Frodo on a fetch quest to get a jug of honey in order to get an official note for the Ferryman to grant them passage.

In The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game) (2002) Playstation 2, Xbox, PC. Frodo has to sneak into Farmer Maggots garden without getting caught by the dogs to collect one of the Herbs, Later on after the escape from the Ringwraith riders from Hobbiton. There is a video cutscene when Frodo, Sam, Pippin meets Farmer Maggot who calls off his dogs Grip, Fang, Wolf and he takes them in a cart to meet up with Merry.

He also is seen/mentioned briefly in two LEGO games. In LEGO The Lord of the Rings, his dialogue from the film is dubbed in and he is as seen as a body passing between rows of crops; the Hobbits leave all the stolen carrots in the hooves of a pig, making it a scapegoat for Farmer Maggot to catch. In LEGO The Hobbit, two random Hobbits near his farm will wonder openly if they should be getting food from someone named Farmer Maggot.

In The Lord of the Rings Online, Farmer Maggot can be found at his farm in Bamfurlong at the Marish next to his son, Hammy Maggot. He is involved in several minor quests and the annual "Farmer's Faire" festival.

Voice dubbing actors

Foreign Language Voice dubbing artist
German Ulrich Frank
Italian (Italy) Sergio Gibello

Translations

Foreign Language Translated name
Bulgarian Cyrillic Фермер личинка
Chinese (Hong Kong) 農夫馬嘎
Czech Farmář Červík
Danish Gårdmand Makker
Dutch Boer van der Made
Esperanto Terkulturisto Larvo
French Père Magotte
Hebrew חקלאי מאגוט
Hindi किसान भुनगा
Italian Vecchio Maggot (first translation)

Fattore Maggot (second translation)

Japanese お百姓マゴット
Kazakh Cyrillic Фермер Маггот
Korean 파머 구더기 ?
Macedonian Cyrillic Фармер личинка
Norwegian Bonde Larve
Persian ماگوت مزرعه‌دار
Polish Rolnik Maggot
Hungarian Zsizsik gazda
Russian Фермер Мэггот
Serbian Фармер Маггот (Cyrillic) Farmer Maggot (Latin)
Slovenian Kmet črvič
Swedish Bonde Mask
Thai ชาวนาหนอน
Turkish Çiftçi Maggot
Yiddish פּויער מאַגגאָט

References

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