Hildifons Took
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| − | '''Hildifons Took''' | + | '''Hildifons Took''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]]. |
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| + | ==History== | ||
| + | Hildifons was one of the many children of [[Gerontius Took|the Old Took]]. He went on a journey outside [[the Shire]] and never returned.<ref>{{App|Took}}</ref> When [[Bilbo Baggins]] was young he used to pester [[Gandalf]] for information about [[Hobbits]] who had "gone off", such as his uncle Hildifons.<ref>{{UT|Erebor}}, Appendix</ref> | ||
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
| − | The name contains ''hild'' "battle" and ''fons'' "ready"<ref>[[An Introduction to Elvish]], "Giving of Names"</ref> | + | The name contains ''hild'' "battle" and ''fons'' "ready".<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref> |
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[[Category:Germanic names]] | [[Category:Germanic names]] | ||
Revision as of 01:46, 3 October 2012
| Hildifons Took | |
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| Hobbit | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | Great Smials, Tuckborough |
| Birth | S.R. 1244 |
| Death | unknown |
| Family | |
| Parentage | Gerontius Took Adamanta Chubb |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Hildifons Took was a Hobbit of the Shire.
History
Hildifons was one of the many children of the Old Took. He went on a journey outside the Shire and never returned.[1] When Bilbo Baggins was young he used to pester Gandalf for information about Hobbits who had "gone off", such as his uncle Hildifons.[2]
Etymology
The name contains hild "battle" and fons "ready".[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Took of Great Smials"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Quest of Erebor", Appendix
- ↑ Jim Allan (ed.), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"