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Originally Posted by Kuruharan
I always thought it was a literary device used by Tolkien to remind us the reader just how parochial the hobbits were. Having moved into and out of a lot of smallish towns in my life, it is a common practice for people in such environs to start referencing people and events with no explanation because "everybody around here knows about them and here is all there is."
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Could be. In Lotho's case though, his villainy did have a great effect on all the Shire, so the references to him obviously are more notable.
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Originally Posted by Kuruharan
Similar right down to having the same number of letters in the name and a double letter in the middle...
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Well, Maggot (as far as we know) didn't have a daughter whom Sam happened to be sweet on, so...