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==Etymology==
==Etymology==
''Gorhendad'' is the translation of ''Ogforgad'' which, according to Stoor tradition, used to mean "great-grandfather".<ref>{{HM|PM}}, "[[The Appendix on Languages]]"</ref> ''Gorhendad'' is the modern Welsh word for "great-grandfather." <ref>[[Mark T. Hooker]], [[A Tolkienian Mathomium]], p. 10.</ref>  
''Gorhendad'' is the translation of ''Ogmandab''<ref>{{HM|PM}}, "[[The Appendix on Languages]]", note 8</ref> which, according to Stoor tradition, used to mean "great-grandfather".<ref>{{HM|PM}}, "[[The Appendix on Languages]]"</ref> ''Gorhendad'' is the modern Welsh word for "great-grandfather."<ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]], [[Christina Scull]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'', p. 115</ref><ref>[[Mark T. Hooker]], [[A Tolkienian Mathomium]], p. 10</ref>  


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Gorhendad Oldbuck was the founder of Buckland and of the Brandybuck family.

History

When Gorhendad crossed the Brandywine River from the Shire, he changed his name from Oldbuck to Brandybuck. He was twelfth Thain of the Shire and the last Brandybuck to carry this title.

Etymology

Gorhendad is the translation of Ogmandab[1] which, according to Stoor tradition, used to mean "great-grandfather".[2] Gorhendad is the modern Welsh word for "great-grandfather."[3][4]

References

Preceded by:
Unknown, eventually Bucca of the Marish
12th Thain of the Shire
Third Age ?? - 2340
Followed by:
Isumbras Took I