| Hobbit | |
| Gorhendad Oldbuck | |
|---|---|
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Ogmandab Zaragamba |
| Titles | Thain Master of Buckland |
| Location | Marish Brandy Hall, Buckland |
| Rule | until S.R. 740 (Thain) from S.R. 740 (Master) |
| Family | |
| Family | Brandybuck |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Gorhendad Oldbuck was a Hobbit of the Shire, the founder of Buckland and of the Brandybuck family.
History
Gorhendad Oldbuck of the Marish crossed the Brandywine in T.A. 2340[1] (S.R. 740[2]) and founded Buckland and constructed Brandy Hall.[3] In honour of their new land, he changed his family name from Oldbuck (H. Zaragamba[4]) to Brandybuck (H. Brandagamba[4]).[3] He ruled the land as Master of Buckland[4] and Master of the Hall, virtually a small independent country.[3] After his death, the head of the Brandybuck family became the Master of Buckland[5] and Master of the Hall.[3] When he and his family moved from the Shire to Buckland,[1] the office of Thain passed from the Oldbuck family to the Took Family[6] and Isumbras Took I became the first Thain of the Tooks[1].
Etymology
Gorhendad is the translation of Westron Ogmandab.[7]. According to Stoor tradition, it used to mean "great-grandfather" or "ancestor".[8]
In an earlier manuscript version the Westron name was Ogforgad.[8]
J.R.R. Tolkien mentioned that he gave the name Gorhendad a "Celtic cast" and that the relation of Welsh or British to English was somewhat similar to the relation of the older language of the Stoors and Bree-men to Westron.[8] He stated that Gorhendad is a "Welsh word meaning 'great-grandfather'".[9][10][11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age", entry for the year 2340, p. 1087
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Brandybuck of Buckland"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Conspiracy Unmasked", p. 98
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "On Translation", p. 1138
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "Later Events Concerning the Members of the Fellowship of the Ring", entry for the year 1432, p. 1097
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Of the Ordering of the Shire", p. 9
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "II. The Appendix on Languages", note 8
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "II. The Appendix on Languages", typescript F 4, text 'A' of the second section
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, entry Oldbuck, p. 761
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 115
- ↑ Mark T. Hooker, A Tolkienian Mathomium, p. 10
Born | Gorhendad Oldbuck | Died |
Unknown Last known: Bucca of the Marish | Followed by | |
None New title | Unknown Next known: Gormadoc Brandybuck |
| 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) |
| Masters of Buckland |
|---|
| Gorhendad Oldbuck (from S.R. 740) · unknown · Gormadoc Brandybuck (until 1236) · Madoc Brandybuck (1236 - 1277) · Marmadoc Brandybuck (1277 - 1310) · Gorbadoc Brandybuck (1310 - 1364) · Rorimac Brandybuck (1364 - 1408) · Saradoc Brandybuck (1408 - 1432) · Meriadoc Brandybuck (1432 - 1484) · unknown |