Ilberic Brandybuck

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Ilberic Brandybuck
Hobbit
Kent Burles - Ilberic Brandybuck.jpg
"Ilberic Brandybuck" by Kent Burles
Biographical Information
LocationThe Shire
BirthS.R. 1391
Family
FamilyBrandybuck
ParentageSeredic Brandybuck and Hilda Bracegirdle
SiblingsDoderic and Celandine
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Ilberic Brandybuck

Ilberic Brandybuck was a Hobbit of the Shire.

History[edit | edit source]

Ilberic was the second son of Seredic Brandybuck and Hilda Bracegirdle, born in S.R. 1391. In S.R. 1401 little Ilberic attended Bilbo's Farewell Party with his family.[1]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

As a Brandybuck name, it is Celtic-sounding but it seems to be Germanic. it contains alb "Elf" and ric "rule"[2]. Alberic is a dwarf who appears in Richard Wagner's Ring cycle.

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