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'''Isengrim Took II''' was the twenty-second [[Thain|Thain of the Shire]], the ninth descendant of [[Isumbras Took I]] to hold that title. He lived at the time when pipe-weed was introduced to the [[Shire]]; it was first grown just a few years before Isengrim became [[Thain]]. He is perhaps best known as the founder of [[Great Smials]], which was to become the ancestral home of the [[Took Family]] in the [[Tookland]] of the Shire.
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'''Isengrim Took II''' was the twenty-second [[Thain|Thain of the Shire]].
  
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==History==
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Isengrim II excavated the [[Great Smials]] in [[Green Hill Country]], and it would be the Thain's seat for generations to come.<ref>{{App|TA}}</ref> Thainship passed on to his son, [[Isumbras Took III|Isumbras III]].<ref>{{App|Took}}</ref>
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==Etymology==
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"Isengrim" is of [[Old English|Anglo-Saxon]] origin and comes from ''isen'' meaning "iron" and ''grim'' meaning "fierce".
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It is likely Isengrim is named after an earlier [[Isengrim (disambiguation)|Isengrim]], but it is notable that "Isengrim" is the name of a wolf who appears in many medieval epics, including the story of [[Wikipedia:Reynard the Fox|Reynard the Fox]] which originated in French folklore.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 760</ref>
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==See Also==
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* [[Isengrim Took III]], for etymology
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The name Isengrim refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see Isengrim (disambiguation).
Isengrim Took II
Hobbit
Biographical Information
LocationGreat Smials
BirthS.R. 1020
DeathS.R. 1122
Physical Description
GenderMale

Isengrim Took II was the twenty-second Thain of the Shire.

History

Isengrim II excavated the Great Smials in Green Hill Country, and it would be the Thain's seat for generations to come.[1] Thainship passed on to his son, Isumbras III.[2]

Etymology

"Isengrim" is of Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from isen meaning "iron" and grim meaning "fierce".

It is likely Isengrim is named after an earlier Isengrim, but 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.[3]

References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Took of Great Smials"
  3. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 760
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eventually Isumbras Took I		 22nd Thain of The Shire
S.R. 1083 - 1122		 Followed by:
Isumbras Took III
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