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| birth=circa [[Third Age 2835|S.R. 1235]]<Ref>{{HM|PM}}</ref>
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| birth=Between {{SR|1232}} and {{SR|1238|n}}
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| death=circa [[Third Age 2855|S.R. 1255]]?
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| parentage=[[Gerontius Took]]<br/>[[Adamanta Chubb]]
 
| parentage=[[Gerontius Took]]<br/>[[Adamanta Chubb]]
 
| location=[[Great Smials]], [[Tuckborough]]
 
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'''Hildigard Took''' was the first daughter, and second child, of [[Thain]] [[Gerontius Took|Gerontius]], the Old Took and [[Adamanta Chubb]]. We know very little about her life, other than she "died young"<ref>{{App|C2}}</ref>.
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'''Hildigard Took''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]].
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==History==
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Hildigard was a daughter [[Gerontius Took|the Old Took]] and [[Adamanta Chubb]]. She died at a young age.<ref>{{App|Took}}</ref>
  
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==Birth date==
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==Etymology==
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In ''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'' volume 12, ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', an earlier version of the [[Took Family|Took family]] tree gives Hildigard's birth and death dates as 1235 and 1255 respectively, but this may no longer be accurate.
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"Hildigard" come from the Germanic roots ''hild'' meaning "battle" and ''gard'' meaning "protection".<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref>
  
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We know from the birth of her siblings [[Isengrim Took III|Isengrim]] and [[Isumbras Took IV|Isumbras]] that she must've been born between [[Third Age 2832|S.R. 1232]] and [[Third Age 2838|1238]], and more specifically around 1235 based on the average age gap between he 11 other siblings.
 
 
==Genealogy==
 
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{{familytree | | | | | OLD |y| ADA | | | | | OLD=[[Gerontius Took|The Old Took]]<br/><small>''1190 - 1320''</small>|ADA=[[Adamanta Chubb]]<br/><small>''unknown''</small>}}
 
{{familytree | | | | | OLD |y| ADA | | | | | OLD=[[Gerontius Took|The Old Took]]<br/><small>''1190 - 1320''</small>|ADA=[[Adamanta Chubb]]<br/><small>''unknown''</small>}}
 
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{{familytree | ISE | | HIL | | ISU | | NIN | ISE=[[Isengrim Took III|Isengrim III]]<br/><small>''1232 - 1330''</small>|HIL='''HILDIGARD'''<br/><small>''(died young)''</small>|ISU=[[Isumbras Took IV|Isumbras IV]]<br><small>''1238 - 1339''<small>|NIN=''9 children''}}
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{{familytree | ISE | | HIL | | ISU | | NIN | ISE=[[Isengrim Took III|Isengrim III]]<br/><small>''1232 - 1330''</small>|HIL='''HILDIGARD'''<br/><small>''(died young)''</small>|ISU=[[Isumbras Took IV|Isumbras IV]]<br><small>''1238 - 1339''</small>|NIN=''9 children''}}
 
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{{familytree | | | | | LAL |y| FOR | | | | | LAL=[[Lalia Clayhanger]]<br/><small>''1283 - 1402''</small>|FOR=[[Fortinbras Took II|Fortinbras II]]<br/><small>''1278 - 1380''</small>}}
 
{{familytree | | | | | LAL |y| FOR | | | | | LAL=[[Lalia Clayhanger]]<br/><small>''1283 - 1402''</small>|FOR=[[Fortinbras Took II|Fortinbras II]]<br/><small>''1278 - 1380''</small>}}
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{{familytree | | | | | | | FER | | | | | | | FER=[[Ferumbras Took III|Ferumbras III]]<br/><small>''1316 - 1415''</small>}}
 
{{familytree | | | | | | | FER | | | | | | | FER=[[Ferumbras Took III|Ferumbras III]]<br/><small>''1316 - 1415''</small>}}
 
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==Etymology==
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==Other versions of the Legendarium==
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"Hildigard" come from the Germanic roots ''hild'' meaning "battle" and ''gard'' meaning "protection".
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An earlier version of the [[Took Family|Took family]] tree gives Hildigard's birth and death dates as {{SR|1235|n}} and {{SR|1255|n}}.<ref>{{PM|Trees}}</ref>
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[[Category:Germanic names]]
 
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Revision as of 17:59, 10 January 2011

Hildigard Took
Hobbit
Biographical Information
LocationGreat Smials, Tuckborough
BirthBetween S.R. 1232 and 1238
Family
ParentageGerontius Took
Adamanta Chubb
Physical Description
GenderFemale

Hildigard Took was a Hobbit of the Shire.

History

Hildigard was a daughter the Old Took and Adamanta Chubb. She died at a young age.[1]

Etymology

"Hildigard" come from the Germanic roots hild meaning "battle" and gard meaning "protection".[2]

Genealogy

 
 
 
 
Fortinbras I
1145 - 1248
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Old Took
1190 - 1320
 
Adamanta Chubb
unknown
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Isengrim III
1232 - 1330
 
HILDIGARD
(died young)
 
Isumbras IV
1238 - 1339
 
9 children
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lalia Clayhanger
1283 - 1402
 
Fortinbras II
1278 - 1380
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ferumbras III
1316 - 1415
 
 
 
 
 
 

Other versions of the Legendarium

An earlier version of the Took family tree gives Hildigard's birth and death dates as 1235 and 1255.[3]

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"
  3. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "The Family Trees"
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