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*[[Isengrim Took III]] ({{SR|1232}} - {{SR|1330}}), eldest son of the [[Gerontius Took|Old Took]] and twenty-seventh Thain of the Shire. | *[[Isengrim Took III]] ({{SR|1232}} - {{SR|1330}}), eldest son of the [[Gerontius Took|Old Took]] and twenty-seventh Thain of the Shire. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name is old Germanic one meaning "iron | The name is old Germanic one meaning "iron fierce" | ||
==Inspiration== | ==Inspiration== | ||
The name was known for appearing in the romance of [[Wikipedia:Reynard the Fox|Reynard the Fox]], as the name adopted for the Wolf.<ref>[[Nomenclature]]</ref> | The name was known for appearing in the romance of [[Wikipedia:Reynard the Fox|Reynard the Fox]], as the name adopted for the Wolf.<ref>[[Nomenclature]]</ref> | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
{{disambig}} | {{disambig}} | ||
Revision as of 16:48, 10 October 2010
Isengrim is a name born by three Thains of the Shire, all from the Took Family:
- Isengrim Took I, one of the eight unnamed Thains of the Took line, who reigned sometime between S.R. 740 and S.R. 1083.
- Isengrim Took II (S.R. 1020 - S.R. 1122), twenty-second Thain of the Shire who begins the excavation of Great Smials.
- Isengrim Took III (S.R. 1232 - S.R. 1330), eldest son of the Old Took and twenty-seventh Thain of the Shire.
Etymology
The name is old Germanic one meaning "iron fierce"
Inspiration
The name was known for appearing in the romance of Reynard the Fox, as the name adopted for the Wolf.[1]
References
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