Rose Cotton, nicknamed Rosie, was a hobbit of the Shire. She wedded Samwise Gamgee, renowned companion of Frodo Baggins in the quest of the One Ring. She became the mother of Frodo Gardner, Elanor, Rose, Merry, Pippin, Goldilocks, Hamfast, Daisy, Primrose, Bilbo, Ruby, Robin, and Tolman (Tom).
Biography[]
Rosie was a Cotton; the daughter of Tolman Cotton and Lily Brown, and the sister of Tolman (Tom), Wilcome Cotton (Jolly), Bowman (Nick), and Carl Cotton (Nibs), and wife of Samwise Gamgee. She lived with her family on South Lane, in a farm near Bywater. Her early life is not well recorded but it is known that she and her family were always close to the Gamgees, and her brothers frequently swam in the Bywater Pool as youths with the Gamgees including Sam.[3] Being very close friends with Sam, she expected that she and him would eventually marry, and expecting a marriage proposal soon she didn't like it when she heard Sam had left the Shire, apparently for Crickhollow. Though not pleased that he was away for a year, she waited for him patiently.[4]
War of the Ring[]
Rosie and her family were just as angry as most everyone else but remained docile due to having a family to look after. Rosie remained protected. When Sam came back on November 2, 3019, she told him that she had expected him by the spring and thought him dead. She eventually helped him and the other returning hobbits fight and defeat the Ruffians and Sharkey. During this time, Sam got the chance to tell her where he had really been and what he had really been doing for over a year. After the war, Sam and Frodo lived with Rosie and the Cottons for a time until Bag End was restored to liveable conditions.
Sam and Rosie at their wedding
Sam and Rosie were finally married on May 1, 3020 and moved to Bag End.[5][6] Sam and Rosie had thirteen children: Elanor, Frodo, Rose, Merry, Pippin, Goldilocks, Hamfast, Daisy, Primrose, Bilbo, Ruby, Robin, Tolman (Tom). Many were named after Sam and Rosie's friends and relatives. Among them were Elanor the Fair, Frodo Gardner, and Goldilocks.[4]
Fourth Age[]
In their later years, Sam and Rosie went to Gondor and lived there for over one year in the house of King Aragorn II Elessar. When they returned, they lived out their lives seeing Sam's mayoral duties passed to Tolman Cotton Jr. Rosie died in the year 61 on Mid-year's Day at the age of ninety-eight. Sam then left Middle-earth for the Undying Lands later that year after giving their daughter the Red Book of Westmarch.[6]
Rosie Cotton in The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game, The Mountain of Fire Expansion
Behind the scenes[]
- "I think the simple 'rustic' love of Sam and his Rosie (nowhere elaborated) is absolutely essential to the study of his (the chief hero's) character, and to the theme of the relation of ordinary life (breathing, eating, working, begetting) and quests, sacrifice, causes, and the 'longing for Elves', and sheer beauty." - J.R.R Tolkien letter dated 1951.
Possible Rosie Cotton from Rankin-Bass Return of the King (1980)
In adaptations[]
Rankin/Bass film[]
In The Return of the King (1980 film), Rosie was not voiced by anyone but was seen as a blonde woman in a dream that Sam had when he is in Cirith Ungol.
BBC Radio play[]
In The Lord of the Rings (1981 Radio Series), Rosie was voiced by Kathryn Hurlbutt.
The Lord of the Rings film trilogy[]
In Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Rosie lives at 10 Bagshot Row and is played by Sarah McLeod and is employed as a barmaid. She barely speaks at all, but dances at Bilbo's party, eagerly taking Sam in her arms as he is encouraged to participate by Frodo. (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Return of the King)
Video games[]
Rose Cotton in The Lord of the Rings Online
In The Lord of the Rings Online, Rosie can be found at her family farmstead, but currently plays no role in the storyline. During the Farmers Faire festival she can be seen dancing at the nearby Methel-stage.
Voice dubbing actors[]
| Foreign Language | Voice dubbing artist |
| Portuguese (Brazil) (Television/DVD) | Rosely Gonçalves |
| Italian (Italy) | Rachele Paolelli |
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Rosie Katoen |
| Albanian | Rosie Pambuku |
| Amharic | ሮሲአ ጮትቶን |
| Arabic | روزي كوتن |
| Armenian | Ռոզի Քոթթոն |
| Azerbaijani | Rosie Pambıq |
| Basque | Rosie Kotoia |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Росе Котан |
| Bengali | রোজি তুলা |
| Bosnian | Rosie Pamuk |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Роузи памук |
| Burmese | ရို့စ်ကော်တွန် |
| Catalan | Rosa "Roseta" Cotó |
| Cebuano | Rosie Gapas |
| Chichewa | Rosie Thonje |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 小玫·卡頓 |
| Cornish | Rosie Koton |
| Croatian | Rosie Pamuk |
| Czech | Růža Cottonová |
| Danish | Rosie Bomuld |
| Dutch | Roosje Katoen |
| Esperanto | Rosie Kotono |
| Estonian | Rosie Puuvill |
| Finnish | Roosa Tölli |
| French | Rose "Rosie" Chaumine |
| Frisian | Rosie Katoen |
| Galician | Rosie Algodón |
| Georgian | როსეი კოტონი |
| German | Rose "Rosie" Hüttinger |
| Greek | Ρόσιε Κότον |
| Gujarati | રોસિએ ચોત્તોન |
| Hausa | Rosie Auduga |
| Hebrew | רוזי קוטון |
| Hindi | रोजी कपास |
| Hungarian | Rosie Pamut |
| Irish Gaelic | Rosie Cadás |
| Italian | Rosa "Rosie" Cotton |
| Japanese | ロージー・コットン |
| Kannada | ರೋಸಿ ಹತ್ತಿ |
| Kazakh | Рози Коттон (Cyrillic) Rozï Kotton (Latin) |
| Korean | 로지 코튼 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Росиэ Цоттон ? |
| Latin | Rosie Cottonus |
| Latvian | Rosie Kotons |
| Lithuanian | Rosie Medvilnė |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Рози Коттон |
| Malaysian | Rosie Kapas |
| Maltese | Rosie Qoton |
| Marathi | रोझी कॉटन |
| Manx | Rosie Cadee |
| Maori | Rosie Miro |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Росие Коттон |
| Nepalese | ड़ोसिए चोत्तोन |
| Norwegian | Rose Bomull Rosi Småbu |
| Persian | رزی پنبه |
| Polish | Róża Cotton |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Rosa "Rosinha" Villa |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Rosa Algodão |
| Punjabi | ਰੋਸਿਏ ਕਪਾਹ |
| Romanian | Rosie Bumbac |
| Russian | Роуз Коттон |
| Sanskrit | रोसिए चोत्तोन् |
| Serbian | Росита Кото (Cyrillic) Rosita Koto (Latin) |
| Sindhi | روزينو روئي |
| Sinhalese | රෝසි කපු |
| Slovak | Ruženka Zrubníková |
| Slovenian | Rosie Bombaž |
| Somalian | Rosie Suuf |
| Spanish (Spain and Latin America) | Rosa "Rosita" Coto |
| Swahili | Rosie Pamba |
| Swedish | Rosie Bomull |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Росие Чоттон |
| Tamil | ரோஸி பருத்தி |
| Telugu | రోజీ పత్తి |
| Thai | โรซี่ผ้าฝ้าย |
| Turkmen | Rosie Pagta |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Росе Коттон |
| Urdu | رعثی کپاس |
| Uzbek | Росие Коттон (Cyrillic) Rosie Kotton (Latin) |
| Vietnamese | Rosie Bông |
| Yiddish | ראָוזי וואַטע |
References[]
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C: Family Trees, The Longfather - Tree of Master Samwise
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "Later Events concerning the Members of the Fellowship of the Ring"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Six, Chapter III: "Mount Doom"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Six, Chapter VIII: "The Scouring of the Shire"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Six, Chapter IX: "The Grey Havens"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands)