Age of hobbits - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

PetersonPro · 10-16-2008, 11:03 AM

How old were each of the hobbits when they set out.
Frodo was 50. Sam? Merry? Pippin? How about Fatty?

Mithalwen · 10-16-2008, 11:15 AM

If youlook at the family trees in the Appendices you will see that:

Fredegar Bolger and Sam were born in SR 1380 so they would have been 38/9 (depending on birthdays)

Peregrin was born 10 years later in 1390 so he was 28/29

Merry was born in 1382 so he was 36/37

Legate of Amon Lanc · 10-16-2008, 11:16 AM

According to the family trees in the Appendices to LotR (at the end of Return of the King), Pippin would be 28 by that time, Merry was 36, and Sam and Fatty were both 38.

Haha, cross-posterd with Mith. Now you have a verification

And welcome to the Downs!

Folwren · 10-16-2008, 01:19 PM

And Faramir, according to one of the time lines, was the same age as Sam.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 10-16-2008, 01:33 PM

I personally found it interesting that Fatty was as old as Sam. But now one thing concerning Pippin, at least he was definitely 28 when they set out, for he told Bergil next March that he is "almost 29".

Faramir Jones · 10-17-2008, 08:11 AM

Pippin in The Lord of the Rings is the only one of the four hobbits who has not yet come of age, the hobbit age of majority being 33.

Peregrin Took · 10-17-2008, 11:01 PM

Indeed.

10-16-2008, 11:03 AM	#1
PetersonPro Newly Deceased Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1	Age of hobbits How old were each of the hobbits when they set out. Frodo was 50. Sam? Merry? Pippin? How about Fatty?

10-16-2008, 11:15 AM	#2
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,458	If youlook at the family trees in the Appendices you will see that: Fredegar Bolger and Sam were born in SR 1380 so they would have been 38/9 (depending on birthdays) Peregrin was born 10 years later in 1390 so he was 28/29 Merry was born in 1382 so he was 36/37 __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

10-16-2008, 11:16 AM	#3
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	According to the family trees in the Appendices to LotR (at the end of Return of the King), Pippin would be 28 by that time, Merry was 36, and Sam and Fatty were both 38. Haha, cross-posterd with Mith. Now you have a verification And welcome to the Downs! __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories

10-16-2008, 01:19 PM	#4
Folwren Messenger of Hope Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a tiny, insignificant little town in one of the many States. Posts: 5,076	And Faramir, according to one of the time lines, was the same age as Sam. __________________ A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. - C.S. Lewis

10-16-2008, 01:33 PM	#5
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	I personally found it interesting that Fatty was as old as Sam. But now one thing concerning Pippin, at least he was definitely 28 when they set out, for he told Bergil next March that he is "almost 29". __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories

10-17-2008, 08:11 AM	#6
Faramir Jones Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lonely Isle Posts: 706	Pippin's age Pippin in The Lord of the Rings is the only one of the four hobbits who has not yet come of age, the hobbit age of majority being 33.

10-17-2008, 11:01 PM	#7
Peregrin Took Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Shire Posts: 38	Indeed. __________________ "I am not a fighter. But it would be politer in any case for the challenger to say who he is." Formerly MatthewM, joined Jun 2006.