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Farmer Maggot

A well-to-do Hobbit of the Marish

Farmer
Maggot
Mrs. Maggot
At least three
unnamed sons2
Three
unnamed daughters

A Hobbit who farmed lands in the Marish, in the Eastfarthing of the Shire. He was familiar with Tom Bombadil.


Notes

1

It would be natural to make a connection between the name Maggot and the larvae of flies also known as 'maggots', but according to Tolkien such a connection would be mistaken. The Hobbit-name Maggot is not intended to carry any particular meaning.

2

The only direct reference to Farmer Maggot's children is in The Fellowship of the Ring I 4. When Frodo and his companions are in the farmhouse at Bamfurlong, 'Two of Maggot's sons and his three daughters came in...' The wording here implies that he had at least one other son who wasn't present at the time.

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  • Updated 30 June 2019
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