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==History== | ==History== | ||
Isumbras was the son of [[Isengrim Took II|Thain Isengrim II]], and inherited the title at his father's death in {{SR|1122}}. He had two sons, [[Ferumbras Took II|Ferumbras II]] and [[Bandobras Took|Bandobras]], who moved North to [[Long Cleeve]].<ref>{{App|Took}}</ref> | Isumbras was the son of [[Isengrim Took II|Thain Isengrim II]], and inherited the title at his father's death in {{SR|1122}}. He had two sons, [[Ferumbras Took II|Ferumbras II]] and [[Bandobras Took|Bandobras]], who moved North to [[Long Cleeve]].<ref name=took>{{App|Took}}</ref> | ||
Isumbras died in {{SR|1159|n}}, the year when the [[Long Winter]] was followed by the [[Days of Dearth]].<ref>{{App|TA}}</ref><ref name=took/><ref>{{FR|Hobbits}}</ref> His son Ferumbras succeeded him to the Thainship. | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
"Isumbras" is of French and [[Old English|Anglo-Saxon]] origin and means "iron-arm". It comes from the French ''bras'' meaning "arm", and the Anglo-Saxon and Middle High German word ''[[isen]]'' which means "iron".<ref>[[Jim Allan]], ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref> | "Isumbras" is of French and [[Old English|Anglo-Saxon]] origin and means "iron-arm". It comes from the French ''bras'' meaning "arm", and the Anglo-Saxon and Middle High German word ''[[isen]]'' which means "iron".<ref>[[Jim Allan]], ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref> | ||
==Inspiration== | |||
The name appears in ''[[wikipedia:Sir Isumbras|Sir Isumbras]]'', an English medieval romance about a man who suffers a lifetime of hardship but who finds happiness in his latter years. | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:39, 6 November 2021
Isumbras Took III | |
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Biographical Information | |
Titles | Thain of the Shire |
Location | Great Smials, Tuckborough |
Birth | S.R. 1066 |
Rule | S.R. 1122 - 1159 |
Death | S.R. 1159 (aged 93) |
Family | |
Family | Took |
Parentage | Isengrim Took II |
Children | Ferumbras and Bandobras |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Isumbras Took III was the twenty-third Thain of the Shire, the eleventh of the Took Family.
History[edit | edit source]
Isumbras was the son of Thain Isengrim II, and inherited the title at his father's death in S.R. 1122. He had two sons, Ferumbras II and Bandobras, who moved North to Long Cleeve.[1]
Isumbras died in 1159, the year when the Long Winter was followed by the Days of Dearth.[2][1][3] His son Ferumbras succeeded him to the Thainship.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
"Isumbras" is of French and Anglo-Saxon origin and means "iron-arm". It comes from the French bras meaning "arm", and the Anglo-Saxon and Middle High German word isen which means "iron".[4]
Inspiration[edit | edit source]
The name appears in Sir Isumbras, an English medieval romance about a man who suffers a lifetime of hardship but who finds happiness in his latter years.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Took of Great Smials"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Concerning Hobbits"
- ↑ Jim Allan, An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"
Isumbras Took III Took Family | ||
Preceded by: Isengrim Took II | 23rd Thain of the Shire S.R. 1122 - 1159 | Followed by: Ferumbras Took II |
Thains of the Shire |
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Bucca of the Marish (from S.R. 379) · 10 unknown Oldbucks · Gorhendad Oldbuck (until S.R. 740) · Isumbras I (from S.R. 740) · 8 unknown Tooks (includes: Isengrim I · Ferumbras I · Paladin I · Isumbras II) · Isengrim II (S.R. 1083 - 1122) · Isumbras III (1122 - 1159) · Ferumbras II (1159 - 1201) · Fortinbras I (1201 - 1248) · Gerontius (1248 - 1320) · Isengrim III (1320 - 1330) · Isumbras IV (1330 - 1339) · Fortinbras II (1339 - 1380) · Ferumbras III (1380 - 1415) · Paladin II (1415 - 1434) · Peregrin I (1434 - 1484) · Faramir I (from 1484) |