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'''Hildibrand Took''' was a [[Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]].
'''Hildibrand Took''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]].


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 17:59, 10 January 2011

Hildibrand Took
Hobbit
Biographical Information
LocationGreat Smials, Tuckborough
BirthS.R. 1249
DeathS.R. 1334
Family
ParentageGerontius Took
Adamanta Chubb
Physical Description
GenderMale

Hildibrand Took was a Hobbit of the Shire.

History

Hildibrand was a son of the Old Took. He had one son, Sigismond, born in S.R. 1290.[1]

Etymology

The name contains hild "battle" and brand "sword".[2] Hildebrand is a figure from German legends.

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"