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| − | '''Tolman (Tom) Cotton Jr.''' was the eldest child of Farmer [[Farmer Cotton|Tolman Cotton Sr.]]. and [[Lily Brown|Lily (née Brown) Cotton]]. |
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| + | | caption = Farmer '''Tolman Cotton''' in [[Peter Jackson]]'s The Lord of the Rings with a Pumpkin. |
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| + | | name = Tolmon Cotton |
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| + | | othernames = Farmer Cotton, Tom |
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| + | | birth = [[TA 2941]] (SR 1341)<ref name=Appendix/> |
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| + | | death = [[FO 20]] (SR 1440)<ref name=Appendix/> |
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| + | | spouse = [[Lily Cotton]] |
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| + | | race = [[Hobbits]] |
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| + | | culture = [[Shire]]-hobbits ([[Cotton|Cotton family]]) |
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| + | | gender = Male |
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| + | '''Tolman Cotton''', better known as '''Farmer Cotton''', '''Tolman''', '''Tom''', or '''Cotton''' was a [[Hobbit]] of the [[Shire]]. |
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| − | ==History== |
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| + | == Biography == |
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| − | Tolman was born in [[TA 2980|SR 1380]], four years before Rosie. He had four younger siblings; [[Rosie Cotton]] [[Wilcome Cotton|Wilcome (Jolly) Cotton]], [[Bowman Cotton|Bowman (Nick) Cotton]], and [[Carl Cotton|Carl (Nibs) Cotton]]. |
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| + | Tolman was born in [[TA 2941]] ([[SR 1341]]) the same year [[Bilbo Baggins]] went off with [[Gandalf]] on the [[Quest of Erebor|Quest]] for the [[Lonely Mountain]]. He was the father of [[Rosie Cotton|Rosie]], [[Tolman Cotton Jr.|Tolman Jr.]], [[Wilcome Cotton|Wilcome]] (Jolly), [[Bowman Cotton|Bowman]] (Nick), and [[Carl Cotton|Carl]] (Nibs). He was married to [[Lily Cotton|Lily Brown]]. |
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| − | He married [[Marigold Cotton (nee Gamgee)|Marigold Gamgee]], who was three years his junior. She was as well, the younger sister of [[Samwise Gamgee]], who also just so happened to marry Tom's younger sister Rosie. |
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| + | Tom lived in Bywater's South Lane. Tom was considered the "chief person round here [Bywater], and the sturdiest," and when the four hobbits of the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] returned to the Shire, [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] sent [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] to his house to recruit him and his sons for the upcoming fight. He was Frodo's main source of information on how things stood in the Shire before the [[Battle of Bywater]].<ref name=Appendix>''[[The Lord of the Rings]],'' [[Appendix C]]: Family Trees, The Longfather - Tree of Master Samwise</ref> |
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| − | Because the Cottons were so close to the Gamgees, and Sam was the same age as Tom, you could expect that they were good friends growing up, and later on in life. |
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| + | When [[Sharkey]]'s [[Ruffians]] arrived at [[Bywater]] to put down the hobbit rebellion, the first person to talk to them was Farmer Cotton. He told them they weren't wanted. After the first group of Ruffians men was subdued, he hosted Frodo, Sam, "Gaffer" during the troubles before the four hobbits' return. |
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| + | Tom Cotton fought in the [[Battle of Bywater]] and the "very considerable rise in the fame and fortune of the Cottons dates from this time;" he, along with two dozen other hobbits, also escorted Frodo, [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]], and [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]] to [[Bag End]] to look for [[Lotho Sackville-Baggins]] after the battle.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Return of the King (novel)|The Return of the King]],'' Book Six, Chapter VIII: "[[The Scouring of the Shire]]"</ref> |
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| + | He died in [[FO 20]] (SR 1440). |
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| + | == Portrayal in adaptations == |
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| + | === Radio Plays === |
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| + | *In the ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)]]'', he was voiced by [[Alan Dudley]]. |
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| + | === Video Games === |
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| + | *In the ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)]]'', he appears and lives in number 3. |
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| + | == References == |
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| + | [[ru:Толман Коттон]] |
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Revision as of 15:58, 12 February 2019
Tolman Cotton, better known as Farmer Cotton, Tolman, Tom, or Cotton was a Hobbit of the Shire.
Biography
Tolman was born in TA 2941 (SR 1341) the same year Bilbo Baggins went off with Gandalf on the Quest for the Lonely Mountain. He was the father of Rosie, Tolman Jr., Wilcome (Jolly), Bowman (Nick), and Carl (Nibs). He was married to Lily Brown.
Tom lived in Bywater's South Lane. Tom was considered the "chief person round here [Bywater], and the sturdiest," and when the four hobbits of the Fellowship of the Ring returned to the Shire, Frodo sent Sam to his house to recruit him and his sons for the upcoming fight. He was Frodo's main source of information on how things stood in the Shire before the Battle of Bywater.[1]
When Sharkey's Ruffians arrived at Bywater to put down the hobbit rebellion, the first person to talk to them was Farmer Cotton. He told them they weren't wanted. After the first group of Ruffians men was subdued, he hosted Frodo, Sam, "Gaffer" during the troubles before the four hobbits' return.
Tom Cotton fought in the Battle of Bywater and the "very considerable rise in the fame and fortune of the Cottons dates from this time;" he, along with two dozen other hobbits, also escorted Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin to Bag End to look for Lotho Sackville-Baggins after the battle.[2]
He died in FO 20 (SR 1440).
Portrayal in adaptations
Radio Plays
- In the The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series), he was voiced by Alan Dudley.
Video Games
- In the The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game), he appears and lives in number 3.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C: Family Trees, The Longfather - Tree of Master Samwise
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Six, Chapter VIII: "The Scouring of the Shire"