Isumbras Took IV
| Isumbras Took IV | |
|---|---|
| Hobbit | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Titles | Thain of the Shire |
| Location | Great Smials, Tuckborough |
| Birth | S.R. 1238 |
| Rule | S.R. 1330 - 1339 |
| Death | S.R. 1339 (aged 101) |
| Family | |
| Family | Took |
| Parentage | Gerontius Took and Adamanta Chubb |
| Siblings | Isengrim, Hildigard, Hildigrim, Isembold, Hildifons, Isembard, Hildibrand, Belladonna, Donnamira, Mirabella and Isengar |
| Children | Fortinbras |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Isumbras Took IV was the twenty-eighth Thain of the Shire.
History[edit]
Isumbras was the third child, and second son, of Thain Gerontius. His father's office passed to his elder brother Isengrim III, but because of their father's longevity, Isengrim's reign did not last long. As he left no heir, Isumbras became Thain at the age of ninety-two, even older than his brother was. He served for nine years before he died, and the office passed to his son Fortinbras II.[1]
Etymology[edit]
"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".[2]
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.
Genealogy[edit]
| Fortinbras I 1145 - 1248 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Old Took 1190 - 1320 | Adamanta Chubb unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Isengrim III 1232 - 1330 | Hildigard (died young) | ISUMBRAS IV 1238 - 1339 | 9 children | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lalia Clayhanger 1283 - 1402 | Fortinbras II 1278 - 1380 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ferumbras III 1316 - 1415 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 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 IV Took Family | ||
| Preceded by: Isengrim Took III | 28th Thain of The Shire S.R. 1330 - 1339 | Followed by: Fortinbras Took II |
| Thains of the Shire |
|---|
| 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) |
