- "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.
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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
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book, No. 2: "Bombadil Goes Boating"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I: The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Ch. IV: "A Short Cut to Mushrooms"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I: The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Ch. VII: "In the House of Tom Bombadil"