Changes: Goodman Maggot

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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 was a hobbit farmer who lived at Bamfurlong, which was located in the Marish region of the Shire's Eastfarthing.

Biography

Farmer Maggot had a large turnip-field and mushrooms grew abundantly on his land. Farmer Maggot often had to deal with hobbits, like Frodo Baggins, stealing his mushrooms and was ferocious to trespassers. Farmer Maggot was married and had at least two sons and three daughters and many others belonging to the farm. He owned three dogs, Grip, Fang and Wolf, and used them to chase off any trespassers.

His family served Frodo Baggins, Sam 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 chased him off. Maggot later drove the hobbits to Bucklebury Ferry in his wagon, where they met Merry Brandybuck, and afterwards returned to his own home.^[1]

He was known to be acquainted with Tom Bombadil, who respected him greatly.^[2]

Etymology

According to Tolkien, maggot was an old Hobbitish 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.

Portrayal in adaptations

Farmer Maggot is seen in the film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, directing the Black Riders 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.

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.

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
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

↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Chapter IV: "A Short Cut to Mushrooms"
↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Chapter VII: "In the House of Tom Bombadil"

[1] The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Chapter IV: "A Short Cut to Mushrooms"

[2] The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Chapter VII: "In the House of Tom Bombadil"

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 {{Quote|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''' was a [[Hobbit]] farmer who lived in [[Bamfurlong]], which was located in the [[Marish]] region of the Shire's [[Eastfarthing]].
+'''Farmer Maggot''' was a [[hobbit]] farmer who lived at [[Bamfurlong]], which was located in the [[Marish]] region of the [[Shire]]'s [[Eastfarthing]].
 == Biography ==
-Farmer Maggot had a large turnip-field and mushrooms grew abundantly on his land. Farmer Maggot often had to deal with Hobbits, like [[Frodo Baggins]], stealing his mushrooms and was ferocious to trespassers. Farmer Maggot was married and had at least two sons and three daughters and many others belonging to the farm. He owned three dogs, [[Grip, Fang and Wolf]], and used them to chase off any trespassers.
+Farmer Maggot had a large turnip-field and mushrooms grew abundantly on his land. Farmer Maggot often had to deal with hobbits, like [[Frodo Baggins]], stealing his mushrooms and was ferocious to trespassers. Farmer Maggot was married and had at least two sons and three daughters and many others belonging to the farm. He owned three dogs, [[Grip, Fang and Wolf]], and used them to chase off any trespassers.
 His family served Frodo Baggins, [[Sam 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 chased him off. Maggot later drove the hobbits to [[Bucklebury Ferry]] in his wagon, where they met [[Merry Brandybuck]], and afterwards returned to his own home.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'','' [[The Fellowship of the Ring (novel)|The Fellowship of the Ring]],'' Book One, Chapter IV: "[[A Short Cut to Mushrooms]]"</ref>
-He was known to be acquainted with [[Tom Bombadil]], who had a great deal of respect for him.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'','' [[The Fellowship of the Ring (novel)|The Fellowship of the Ring]],'' Book One, Chapter VII: "[[In the House of Tom Bombadil]]"</ref>
+He was known to be acquainted with [[Tom Bombadil]], who respected him greatly.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'','' [[The Fellowship of the Ring (novel)|The Fellowship of the Ring]],'' Book One, Chapter VII: "[[In the House of Tom Bombadil]]"</ref>
 == Etymology ==
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 According to [[Tolkien]], ''maggot'' was an old Hobbitish 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.
+== Portrayal in adaptations ==
-== Appearances ==
-Farmer Maggot was seen in the film ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', directing the Nazgul riders to Hobbiton when they show up at his house in search of the Ring, and 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.
+Farmer Maggot is seen in the film ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', directing the Black Riders 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.
 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''.