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Biographical Information | |
Titles | Thain |
Location | Great Smials, Tuckborough |
Birth | S.R. 1278 |
Rule | S.R. 1339 - 1380 |
Death | S.R. 1380 (aged 102) |
Family | |
Family | Took |
Parentage | Isumbras IV |
Spouse | Lalia Clayhanger |
Children | Ferumbras III |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Fortinbras Took II was the twenty-ninth Thain of the Shire.
History
Fortinbras was the son of Isumbras IV.[1] He married Lalia Clayhanger in S.R. 1314, and had one son, Ferumbras III, born two years later.[2]
Fortinbras became Thain after his father's death in S.R. 1339.[1] He was Thain for 41 years, and after his death in S.R. at the age of 102 he was succeeded as Thain by his son Ferumbras; however, in accordance with Took tradition, Lalia continued to be head of the family until her death in S.R. 1402.[2]
Etymology
Fortinbras is the name of two characters in Shakespeare's Hamlet. It is French for "strong in arms".[3]
Genealogy
The Old Took 1190 - 1320 | Adamanta Chubb unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Isengrim III 1232 - 1330 | Isumbras IV 1238 - 1339 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
FORTINBRAS II 1278 - 1380 | Lalia Clayhanger 1283 - 1402 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ferumbras III 1316 - 1415 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Took of Great Smials"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 214, (undated, written late 1958 or early 1959)
- ↑ Jim Allan (ed.), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"
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Preceded by: Isumbras Took IV | 29th Thain of The Shire S.R. 1339 - 1380 | Followed by: Ferumbras Took III |