Tolman Cotton

Tolman Cotton, better known as Farmer Cotton, Tolman, Tom, or Cotton, was a Hobbit of the Shire.
==Biography==
Tolman was born in TA 2941 (SR 1341) the same year Bilbo Baggins went off with Gandalf on the Quest for the Lonely Mountain. He was the father of Rosie, Tolman Jr., Wilcome (Jolly), Bowman (Nick), and Carl (Nibs). He was married to Lily Brown.
Tom lived in Bywater's South Lane. Tom was considered the "chief person round here (Bywater), and the sturdiest," and when the four hobbits of the Fellowship of the Ring returned to the Shire, Frodo sent Sam to his house to recruit him and his sons for the upcoming fight. He was Frodo's main source of information on how things stood in the Shire before the Battle of Bywater.The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C: Family Trees, The Longfather - Tree of Master Samwise
When Sharkey's Ruffians arrived at Bywater to put down the hobbit rebellion, the first person to talk to them was Farmer Cotton. He told them they weren't wanted. After the first group of Ruffian men was subdued, he hosted Frodo, Sam and the "Gaffer" updating the travellers about the troubles before the four hobbits' return.
Tom Cotton fought in the Battle of Bywater and the "very considerable rise in the fame and fortune of the Cottons dates from this time". He, along with two dozen other hobbits, also escorted Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin to Bag End to look for Lotho Sackville-Baggins after the battle.The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Six, Chapter VIII: "The Scouring of the Shire"
He died in FO 20 (SR 1440).
==In adaptations==
===Radio Plays===
*In the The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series), he was voiced by Alan Dudley.
===Video Games===
*In the The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game), he appears and lives in number 3.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ቶልማን ጮቾን
Arabic 	تولمان كوتن
Armenian 	Տոլման Քոթոն
Belarusian Cyrillic	Толман Котан
Bengali 	টলম্যান কটন
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Толман Памуксън
Chinese 	托勒曼·卡頓
Esperanto 	Tolman Kotono
French 	Tolman Casebonne
Frisian 	Tolman Katoen (Western)
Georgian 	ტოლმენი კოტონი
German 	Tolman Hüttinger
Greek 	Τόλμαν Κότον
Gujarati 	ટોલમેન કોત્તોન
Hebrew 	טולמאן קוטון
Hindi 	तोलमन कॉटन
Japanese 	トルマン・コットン
Kannada 	ಟೋಲ್ಮನ್ ಕೊತ್ತೊನ್
Kazakh 	Толман Коттон (Cyrillic) Tolman Kotton (Latin)
Korean 	톨먼 코튼
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Толман Коттон
Latin 	Tolman Cottonus
Latvian 	Tolman Kotons
Macedonian Cyrillic	Толман Котон
Malayalam 	ടോൾമാൻ കോട്ടൺ
Marathi 	टोलमन कॉटन
Nepalese 	टोलम्यान कोत्तोन
Pashto 	تولمان کاټن
Persian 	تولمان کاتن
Punjabi 	ਟੋਲਮੈਨ ਕੋਤ੍ਤੋਨ
Russian 	Толман Коттон
Sanskrit 	टोलमैन् कोत्तोन्
Serbian 	Толман Котон (Cyrillic) Tolman Koton (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ටෝල්මන් කොත්තොන්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Толман Коттон
Tamil 	தோல்மன் காட்டன்
Telugu 	టోల్మాన్ కాటన్
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Тольман Домосіл
Urdu 	ٹولمین کاٹن
Yiddish 	טאָלמאַן כּאָטטאָן
==References==
Category:Hobbits
Category:Cottons
Category:Minor characters (The Lord of the Rings)
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