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Dates
III 2982 - c. IV 70 (1382 - c. 1491 by the Shire-reckoning, lived approximately 109 years); Master of Buckland between IV 11 and IV 63 (S.R. 1432 - 1484, Master for 52 years)
Race
Hobbits
Culture
Bucklanders
Family
Brandgamba (Brandybuck)
Meaning
Said to be without meaning in its full form, but the abbreviated Kali meant 'jolly, gay' (and is therefore directly comparable with the translation 'Merry' as an abbreviation of 'Meriadoc')
Other names
Holdwine, Meriadoc Brandybuck
Titles
The Magnificent, Master Bag, Master of Buckland, Master of the Hall

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  • Updated 8 October 2015
  • Updates planned: 1

Kalimac Brandagamba

The true name of Meriadoc Brandybuck
(At least one
unnamed son)

All the members of Kalimac's (or Merry's) family would have had equivalent Hobbit-names, but for the most part these are unknown. His father would have had the surname Brandagamba (translated 'Brandybuck') but the original form of his given name 'Saradoc' is not recorded.

The actual form of the Hobbit name anglicised by Tolkien as 'Meriadoc Brandybuck'.


See also...

Hobbit-names, Merry Gamgee

Indexes:

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  • Updates planned: 1

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Kalimac Brandagamba

The true name of Meriadoc Brandybuck

Dates
III 2982 - c. IV 70 (1382 - c. 1491 by the Shire-reckoning, lived approximately 109 years); Master of Buckland between IV 11 and IV 63 (S.R. 1432 - 1484, Master for 52 years)
Race
Hobbits
Culture
Bucklanders
Family
Brandgamba (Brandybuck)
Meaning
Said to be without meaning in its full form, but the abbreviated Kali meant 'jolly, gay' (and is therefore directly comparable with the translation 'Merry' as an abbreviation of 'Meriadoc')
Other names
Holdwine, Meriadoc Brandybuck
Titles
The Magnificent, Master Bag, Master of Buckland, Master of the Hall

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 8 October 2015
  • Updates planned: 1

Kalimac Brandagamba

The true name of Meriadoc Brandybuck
(At least one
unnamed son)

All the members of Kalimac's (or Merry's) family would have had equivalent Hobbit-names, but for the most part these are unknown. His father would have had the surname Brandagamba (translated 'Brandybuck') but the original form of his given name 'Saradoc' is not recorded.

All the members of Kalimac's (or Merry's) family would have had equivalent Hobbit-names, but for the most part these are unknown. His father would have had the surname Brandagamba (translated 'Brandybuck') but the original form of his given name 'Saradoc' is not recorded.

The actual form of the Hobbit name anglicised by Tolkien as 'Meriadoc Brandybuck'.


See also...

Hobbit-names, Merry Gamgee

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 8 October 2015
  • Updates planned: 1

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1999, 2001, 2015. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.
A Discus profile report contains more than sixty pages of detailed and relevant information - explore our library of sample DISC reports.