Fredegar Bolger
MinorFredegar Bolger is a stout hobbit, as implied by his nickname Fatty and his role driving a cart. All other attributes including skin tone, hair, eyes, height, age, facial features and clothing remain unspecified in the text.
Fredegar 'Fatty' Bolger begins as a stout, fearful hobbit in the Shire, volunteering to act as a decoy at Crickhollow while his friends pursue the One Ring, showcasing his loyalty despite his apprehensions. Captured and imprisoned by Saruman's ruffians during the occupation of the Shire, he endures starvation and hardship, emerging emaciated but resilient. By the Scouring of the Shire, Fatty transforms from a plump, timid figure into a scarred survivor, rejoining the victory feast at Bag End as a symbol of the hobbits' enduring spirit.
Physical Description
Fredegar Bolger is a stout hobbit, as implied by his nickname Fatty and his role driving a cart. All other attributes including skin tone, hair, eyes, height, age, facial features and clothing remain unspecified in the text. No longer fat, this hobbit is thin and weak, his once-plump frame now gaunt and frail from imprisonment. Pale skin stretches over sharpened features, with disheveled hair and weary eyes. His simple hobbit clothes hang loosely on his diminished body, and he moves—or is carried—with a haunted, subdued presence.
Evolution
The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of the Lord of the Rings
Fredegar Bolger is a stout hobbit, as implied by his nickname Fatty and his role driving a cart. All other attributes including skin tone, hair, eyes, height, age, facial features and clothing remain unspecified in the text.
- Nicknamed 'Fatty' due to his stout build, drives a cart in the conspiracy.
- Agrees to stay behind as a decoy at Crickhollow in Buckland to mislead Black Riders.
- Helps prepare the house at Crickhollow to imitate Frodo's presence.
The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings
Fredegar Bolger, known as Fatty, stays behind in the Shire as decoy during the quest, only to face capture and imprisonment by Saruman's ruffians at the Brandywine Bridge. Weakened and emaciated from his ordeal, he is liberated during the Scouring of the Shire by Merry and the hobbits' uprising. Transformed from the fat, fearful companion of old to a survivor bearing the scars of occupation, he rejoins his fellows in Bag End's victory feast.
- Captured by Saruman's ruffians at Brandywine Bridge while serving as decoy.
- Imprisoned and forced to work, becoming weakened and emaciated from starvation.
- Liberated by Merry and hobbits during the uprising in the Scouring of the Shire.
- Rejoins fellow hobbits at the victory feast in Bag End.
Book Appearances
The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of the Lord of the Rings
First appears Ch 4
The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings
First appears Ch 4