Farmer Cotton

Tolman Cotton (better known as Farmer Cotton) is a Tolkien character who appears as a supporting character in The Lord of the Rings, appearing in The Return of the King.
==In Tolkien's legendarium==
Tolman Cotton wa born SR 1341, to Holman Cotton. He had one brother, Wilcome "Will" Cotton and married Lily Brown. He had five children, Tolman, Rosie, Bowman, Wilcome, and Carl. He was a renowned farmer.
Farmer Cotton played an important part in the Battle of Bywater, where he rallied many hobbits to fight Sharkey's men.
==Portrayal in adaptations==
1981: The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series): Old Tom joins the four Hobbits as they start a revolt. He was always confident of Frodo and Sam's return. He is played by Alan Dudley.
2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game): The Cottons live at South Lane in Bywater. Tolman lives at number 3 and his son Wilcome at number 5.
2001-7: The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game: A Hobbit with a large pumpkin from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is identified by Decipher as being Tolman Cotton.
2007: The Lord of the Rings Online: Tom lives with his family at a farm just north of Bywater and next to the Three Farthing Stone. During the Farmers Faire he can be found at the mushroom tent near the Three Farthing Stone chatting with Farmer Maggot and Hamfast Gamgee.
==Trivia==
Tolman comes from Old English tōl + mann meaning "tool person" Jim Allan (1978), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names" p. 194 In early phases of writing Appendix F, Farmer Cotton's original Westron name was given as Tomacca Lothran or (earlier) Tomakli Lothron. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "The Appendix on Languages", note 37.
==References==
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