The Lord of the Rings · Character
Tobold Hornblower
Also known as Old Toby
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 2
His hands smell of leaf and loam, eyes twinkling like dew on pipe-weed. Age has woven wisdom into his hobbit frame, a quiet knowing in every puff of smoke. You lean in for tales of herbs and far-off Bree.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- historical adult
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 2
- Books
- 1
Tobold Hornblower, known as Old Toby, first cultivated true pipe-weed in the gardens of Longbottom around S.R. 1070, becoming a legendary figure in the Southfarthing. A youth spent in Bree informed his herbal knowledge, which he shared through his prized leaf. Mentioned in pipe-weed lore, he represents the Shire's simple innovations that bring comfort amid gathering darkness.
Description
Typical hobbit build softened by age, with wrinkled earthy skin and white curly hair under a wide-brimmed hat. Twinkling green eyes peer from a face framed by a neat beard, gnarled hands stained from garden work. He wears a gardener's smock bulging with herb pockets, pipe clenched in teeth. His presence radiates wise contentment.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of the Lord of the Rings
Appearances
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