Dodinas Brandybuck

We have no specific dates for Dodinas Brandybuck, but we do have enough information about his siblings that we can make a close guess at his date of birth. Dodinas was the fourth of seven siblings, and we know the dates of birth of his immediate elder brother Saradas (III 2908, S.R. 1308) and his immediate younger sister Asphodel (III 2913, S.R. 1313). So, Dodinas must have been between these two dates, and assuming his birth fell about halfway between those of Saradas and Asphodel, he would have been born in III 2910 (S.R. 1310, as estimated above) or perhaps in the following year.

The meaning of name Dodinas is not explained, but it apparently has its roots in Arthurian mythology. One of the minor knights of the Round Table was named Sir Dodinas the Savage (or Dodinel the Wild in earlier versions) and this seems to be the origin of Dodinas Brandybuck's name. The case for an Arthurian origin of the name is strengthened by the fact that the Hobbit Dodinas Brandybuck had a younger brother named Dinodas, and a certain Sir Dinadas also appears among the lesser knights of Round Table.