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| name=Fortinbras Took II | | name=Fortinbras Took II | ||
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| birth= | | birth={{SR|1278}} | ||
| death= | | death={{SR|1380}} | ||
| parentage=[[Isumbras Took IV|Isumbras IV]] | | parentage=[[Isumbras Took IV|Isumbras IV]] | ||
| location=[[Great Smials]] | | location=[[Great Smials]], [[Tuckborough]] | ||
| gender=Male | | gender=Male | ||
| hair= |}}'''Fortinbras Took II''' was the | | hair= | ||
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'''Fortinbras Took II''' was the twenty-ninth [[Thain]] of [[the Shire]]. | |||
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==History== | |||
Fortinbras was the son of [[Isumbras Took IV|Isumbras IV]].<ref name="Took">{{App|Took}}</ref> He married [[Lalia Clayhanger]] in {{SR|1314}}, and had one son, [[Ferumbras Took III|Ferumbras III]], born two years later.<ref name="L214">{{L|214}}</ref> | |||
Fortinbras became Thain after his father's death in {{SR|1339}}.<ref name="Took"/> He was Thain for 41 years, and after his death in {{SR||1380}} 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 {{SR|1402}}.<ref name="L214"/> | |||
==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> | |||
==Genealogy== | ==Genealogy== | ||
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{{familytree | | | | | | | FER | | |FER=[[Ferumbras Took III|Ferumbras III]]<br/>''<small>1316 - 1415</small>''}} | {{familytree | | | | | | | FER | | |FER=[[Ferumbras Took III|Ferumbras III]]<br/>''<small>1316 - 1415</small>''}} | ||
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{{Sequence | {{Sequence | ||
|prev=[[Isumbras Took IV]] | |prev=[[Isumbras Took IV]] | ||
|next=[[Ferumbras Took III]] | |next=[[Ferumbras Took III]] | ||
|list=29th [[Thain]] of [[The Shire]]<br> | |list=29th [[Thain]] of [[The Shire]]<br>{{SR|1339}} - {{SR|1380|n}} | ||
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Revision as of 18:18, 13 December 2010
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| Biographical Information | |
| Location | Great Smials, Tuckborough |
| Birth | S.R. 1278 |
| Death | S.R. 1380 |
| Family | |
| Parentage | Isumbras IV |
| 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"
| Preceded by: Isumbras Took IV |
29th Thain of The Shire S.R. 1339 - 1380 |
Followed by: Ferumbras Took III |
