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'''Gorhendad Oldbuck''' was a [[Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]], the founder of [[Buckland]] and of the [[Brandybuck Family|Brandybuck]] family. | |||
Gorhendad | ==History== | ||
Gorhendad Oldbuck of the [[Marish]] crossed the [[Brandywine]] in {{SR|740}}<ref>{{App|Brandybuck}}</ref> and founded [[Buckland]] and [[Brandy Hall]]. In honor of their new land, he changed his family name from Oldbuck ([[Hobbitish|H.]] ''[[Zaragamba]]'') to [[Brandybuck Family|Brandybuck]] (H. ''[[Brandagamba]]''). He ruled the land, as [[Master of Buckland]], as his own realm, and his family became even wealthier than they already were.<ref>{{FR|Conspiracy}}</ref> Their removal from [[the Shire]] meant [[Thain]]ship passed to the [[Took Family]].<ref>{{App|TA}}</ref> Gorhendad himself was the ancestor of the Masters of Buckland. | |||
==Etymology== | |||
''Gorhendad'' is the translation of [[Westron]] ''Ogmandab''<ref>{{PM|Languages}}, note 8</ref> (in an earlier manuscript version spelled ''Ogforgad''<ref name="granddad">{{PM|Languages}}</ref>) which, according to Stoor tradition, used to mean "great-grandfather".<ref name="granddad"/> ''Gorhendad'' is the modern [[Welsh]] word for "great-grandfather".<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 115</ref><ref>[[Mark T. Hooker]], ''[[A Tolkienian Mathomium]]'', p. 10</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 14:21, 29 September 2014
| Gorhendad Oldbuck | |
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| Hobbit | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Ogmandab Zaragamba |
| Titles | Thain Master of Buckland |
| Location | Marish Brandy Hall, Buckland |
| Rule | until S.R. 740 (Thain) from S.R. 740 (Master) |
| Family | |
| Family | Brandybuck |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Gorhendad Oldbuck was a Hobbit of the Shire, the founder of Buckland and of the Brandybuck family.
History
Gorhendad Oldbuck of the Marish crossed the Brandywine in S.R. 740[1] and founded Buckland and Brandy Hall. In honor of their new land, he changed his family name from Oldbuck (H. Zaragamba) to Brandybuck (H. Brandagamba). He ruled the land, as Master of Buckland, as his own realm, and his family became even wealthier than they already were.[2] Their removal from the Shire meant Thainship passed to the Took Family.[3] Gorhendad himself was the ancestor of the Masters of Buckland.
Etymology
Gorhendad is the translation of Westron Ogmandab[4] (in an earlier manuscript version spelled Ogforgad[5]) which, according to Stoor tradition, used to mean "great-grandfather".[5] Gorhendad is the modern Welsh word for "great-grandfather".[6][7]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Brandybuck of Buckland"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Conspiracy Unmasked"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "II. The Appendix on Languages", note 8
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "II. The Appendix on Languages"
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 115
- ↑ Mark T. Hooker, A Tolkienian Mathomium, p. 10
| Unknown Last known: Bucca of the Marish | 12th Thain of the Shire Third Age ?? - 2340 | Followed by: Isumbras Took I |
