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'''Fortinbras Took I''' was the twenty-fifth [[Thain]] of the [[Shire]], who inherited the title from his father [[Ferumbras Took II|Ferumbras II]], and passed it on in turn to his only son [[Gerontius]], who was to become famous as the [[Old Took]]. He was just two years old when his uncle [[Bandobras Took|Bandobras]] beat off a raiding band of [[Orcs]] in the [[Battle of Greenfields]]. He took on the Thainship more than fifty years later, by which time the Shire had settled into a more peaceful way of life - at least, it was unaffected by outside events during his forty-seven years as Thain.
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'''Fortinbras Took I''' was the twenty-fifth [[Thain]] of [[the Shire]].


==History==
Fortinbras was the son of [[Ferumbras Took II|Ferumbras II]]. He inherited the Thainship upon his father's death in {{SR|1201}}, and passed it on to his son [[Gerontius Took|Gerontius]] after his death.<ref>{{App|Took}}</ref>
==Etymology==
[[wikipedia:Fortinbras|Fortinbras]] is the name of two characters in Shakespeare's ''[[wikipedia:Hamlet|Hamlet]]''. It is French for "strong in arms".<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref>
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Fortinbras Took I
Hobbit
Biographical Information
TitlesThain
LocationGreat Smials, Tuckborough
BirthS.R. 1145
RuleS.R. 1201 - 1248
DeathS.R. 1248 (aged 103)
Family
FamilyTook
ParentageFerumbras Took II
ChildrenGerontius
Physical Description
GenderMale

Fortinbras Took I was the twenty-fifth Thain of the Shire.

History

Fortinbras was the son of Ferumbras II. He inherited the Thainship upon his father's death in S.R. 1201, and passed it on to his son Gerontius after his death.[1]

Etymology

Fortinbras is the name of two characters in Shakespeare's Hamlet. It is French for "strong in arms".[2]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Took of Great Smials"
  2. Jim Allan (ed.), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"
Fortinbras Took I
Took Family
Born: S.R. 1145 Died: S.R. 1248
Preceded by:
Ferumbras Took II
25th Thain of The Shire
S.R. 1201 - 1248
Followed by:
Gerontius Took