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The only known member of the family, identified simply as 'Mr. Mugwort', was extant at the end of the Third Age
Location
The Bree-land
Race
Hobbits
Culture
Bree-hobbits
Settlements
Mr. Mugwort was known to frequent the Prancing Pony in Bree
Pronunciation
mu'gwort
Meaning
Taken from the name of a plant1

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Mugwort Family

A family of the Bree-hobbits

A common family name among the Bree-hobbits.


Notes

1

The origin of 'mugwort' as the name of an aromatic plant, from which the Mugwort family took their own name, is not known with certainty. Some sources suggest a combination Old Norse/Old English muggi-wyrt 'marsh root', while others prefer a purely Old English mycg-wyrt, 'midge root'. Either of these seem plausible, especially given the proximity of the Midgewater Marshes to the Mugworts' home in the Bree-land.

See also...

Bree-hobbits

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