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| birth=circa [[Third Age 2835|S.R. 1235]] | | birth=circa [[Third Age 2835|S.R. 1235]]<Ref>{{HM|PM}}</ref> | ||
| death=circa [[Third Age 2855|S.R. 1255]]? | | death=circa [[Third Age 2855|S.R. 1255]]? | ||
| parentage=[[Gerontius Took]]<br/>[[Adamanta Chubb]] | | parentage=[[Gerontius Took]]<br/>[[Adamanta Chubb]] | ||
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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, | '''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>. | ||
==Birth date== | |||
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. | |||
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. | 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== | ==Genealogy== | ||
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"Hildigard" come from the Germanic roots ''hild'' meaning "battle" and ''gard'' meaning "protection". | "Hildigard" come from the Germanic roots ''hild'' meaning "battle" and ''gard'' meaning "protection". | ||
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[[Category:Hobbits]] | [[Category:Hobbits]] | ||
[[Category:Took]] | [[Category:Took]] | ||
Revision as of 14:20, 24 November 2010
| Hildigard Took | |
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| Hobbit | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | Great Smials, Tuckborough |
| Birth | circa S.R. 1235[1] |
| Death | circa S.R. 1255? |
| Family | |
| Parentage | Gerontius Took Adamanta Chubb |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
| Gallery | Images of Hildigard Took |
Hildigard Took was the first daughter, and second child, of Thain Gerontius, the Old Took and Adamanta Chubb. We know very little about her life, other than she "died young"[2].
Birth date
In The History of Middle-earth volume 12, The Peoples of Middle-earth, an earlier version of the Took family tree gives Hildigard's birth and death dates as 1235 and 1255 respectively, but this may no longer be accurate.
We know from the birth of her siblings Isengrim and Isumbras that she must've been born between S.R. 1232 and 1238, and more specifically around 1235 based on the average age gap between he 11 other siblings.
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Etymology
"Hildigard" come from the Germanic roots hild meaning "battle" and gard meaning "protection".
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Took of Great Smials"
