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Child of the 7th Age · 08-02-2002, 06:19 PM

Kuruharan -- I'm pretty sure Frodo was older than 12 when he was adopted. The first page of the book says Bilbo adopted Frodo when Bilbo was 99 (2989). (Bilbo was born in 2890.) That would make Frodo 21 (born in 2968). Before that, Frodo ran around as an orphan in Buckland Hall, stealing mushrooms and such. I imagine his Uncle Bilbo made frequent visits and they hit it off.

It's interesting to think what Frodo did from age 12 to 21, living with a ton of people, but in another sense being pretty much on his own. Remember too that Frodo had few friends his own age. They were younger by a long shot. He literally must have watched his friends like Merry and Pippin grow up in front of him.

sharon, the 7th age hobbit.

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Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	Kuruharan -- I'm pretty sure Frodo was older than 12 when he was adopted. The first page of the book says Bilbo adopted Frodo when Bilbo was 99 (2989). (Bilbo was born in 2890.) That would make Frodo 21 (born in 2968). Before that, Frodo ran around as an orphan in Buckland Hall, stealing mushrooms and such. I imagine his Uncle Bilbo made frequent visits and they hit it off. It's interesting to think what Frodo did from age 12 to 21, living with a ton of people, but in another sense being pretty much on his own. Remember too that Frodo had few friends his own age. They were younger by a long shot. He literally must have watched his friends like Merry and Pippin grow up in front of him. sharon, the 7th age hobbit. [ August 02, 2002: Message edited by: Child of the 7th Age ] __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.