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==History== | ==History== | ||
Isengrim presumably lived in the first millennium of the [[Shire Reckoning]]during which he became [[Thain]], sometime after [[Isumbras Took I|Isembras I]]. | Isengrim presumably lived in the first millennium of the [[Shire Reckoning]] during which he became [[Thain]], sometime after [[Isumbras Took I|Isembras I]]. | ||
No record of his name exists, but [[Ferumbras Took II|Ferumbras II]], the twelfth [[Thain]], was named after him.<ref>The existence of this character from the ordinals in [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix C]], "Took of Great Smials"</ref> | No record of his name exists, but [[Ferumbras Took II|Ferumbras II]], the twelfth [[Thain]], was named after him.<ref>The existence of this character from the ordinals in [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix C]], "Took of Great Smials"</ref> | ||
Revision as of 12:06, 2 May 2015
| Isengrim Took I | |
|---|---|
| Hobbit | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Titles | Thain of the Shire |
| Location | The Shire |
| Birth | between S.R. 1 and S.R. 1101 |
| Death | between S.R. 1 and S.R. 1101 |
| Family | |
| Family | Took |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Isengrim Took I was a Hobbit of the Shire.
History
Isengrim presumably lived in the first millennium of the Shire Reckoning during which he became Thain, sometime after Isembras I.
No record of his name exists, but Ferumbras II, the twelfth Thain, was named after him.[1]
Etymology
"Isengrim" is of Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from isen meaning "iron" and grim meaning "fierce".
It is notable that "Isengrim" is the name of a wolf who appears in many medieval epics, including the story of Reynard the Fox which originated in French folklore.[2]
References
- ↑ The existence of this character from the ordinals in J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Took of Great Smials"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull(eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 760
