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The '''Oldbucks''' were an ancient family of Shire-hobbits, who went on to become one of the most well-known families of Shire, the '''[[Brandybucks]]'''.  
An ancient family of Shire-hobbits, who went on to become one of the most well-known families of Shire.  


=Ancestry=
=Ancestry=
Consisting of mainly [[Stoors|Stoorish]] blood, the members of this prosperous family came from the [[Marish]], where they traced their heritage to one [[Bucca of the Marish]], the first [[Thain]] of the [[Shire]]. Thainship was in the Oldbuck family until T.A. 2340 (S.R. 740).
Consisting of mainly [[Stoors|Stoorish]] blood, the members of this prosperous family came from the [[Marish]], where they traced their heritage to one [[Bucca of the Marish]], the first [[Thain]] of the [[Shire]]. Thainship was in the Oldbuck family until [[Third Age 2340|740]], [[Shire Reckoning]].


That year, they were settled across the [[Brandywine]] by [[Gorhendad Oldbuck]], who later changed their surname to [[Brandybuck]], after their new abode [[Buckland]].
That year, [[Gorhendad Oldbuck]] settled across the [[Brandywine]], and the Oldbucks changed their surname to [[Brandybuck]].

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The Oldbucks were an ancient family of Shire-hobbits, who went on to become one of the most well-known families of Shire, the Brandybucks.

Ancestry

Consisting of mainly Stoorish blood, the members of this prosperous family came from the Marish, where they traced their heritage to one Bucca of the Marish, the first Thain of the Shire. Thainship was in the Oldbuck family until 740, Shire Reckoning.

That year, Gorhendad Oldbuck settled across the Brandywine, and the Oldbucks changed their surname to Brandybuck.