Isumbras Took I
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| Isumbras Took I | |
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| Hobbit | |
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| "Isumbras Took I" by Gregor Roffalski | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Titles | Thain of the Shire |
| Location | The Shire |
| Birth | before S.R. 740 |
| Rule | from S.R. 740 |
| Family | |
| Family | Took |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Isumbras Took I |
Isumbras Took was a the thirteenth Thain of the Shire.
History[edit | edit source]
Isumbras was elected Thain in S.R. 740,[1] after Gorhendad Oldbuck relocated to Buckland.[2] From then on, the Thain was a title held by the Took Family.[3]
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]
Tolkien likely got the name from Sir Isumbras, an English medieval romance about a man who suffers a lifetime of hardship but who finds happiness in his latter years.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Conspiracy Unmasked"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Took of Great Smials"
- ↑ Jim Allan, An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"
| Isumbras Took I Took Family | ||
| Preceded by: Gorhendad Oldbuck | 13th Thain of The Shire S.R. 740 - unknown | Unknown Next known: Isengrim 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) |
