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Hildifons Took | |
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Hobbit | |
Biographical Information | |
Location | Great Smials, Tuckborough |
Birth | S.R. 1244 |
Family | |
Family | Took |
Parentage | Gerontius Took and Adamanta Chubb |
Siblings | Isengrim, Hildigard, Isumbras, Hildigrim, Isembold, Isembard, Hildibrand, Belladonna, Donnamira, Mirabella and Isengar |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Hildifons Took was a Hobbit of the Shire.
History
Hildifons was the sixth of the twelve 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 (1978), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"