The Lord of the Rings · Character

Jolly Cotton

Also known as Jolly

  • Minor
  • First seen · Book 3 · Ch. 13

Jolly Cotton is a minor character in The Lord of the Rings (Book 3).

Gender
male
Age
young adult hobbit
First appears
Book 3 · Ch. 13
Books
1

Jolly appears as one of Farmer Cotton’s three lads, part of the local community Sam remembers from the Pool at Bywater. When Sam returns to the Shire, Jolly carries an axe and shows him the way to his father’s house. His role is small but rooted in the steadfast fellowship of the Shire’s ordinary folk.

Description

The text identifies Jolly as a young adult hobbit man but gives no specific details of his face, hair, eyes, coloring, or build. He wears practical country clothes suited to life on a farm and carries an axe. His presence is that of a familiar Shire lad, at ease among village paths and farmsteads.

Story so far

  1. BOOK 3The Return of the King

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