Everard Took

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Everard Took
Hobbit
Biographical Information
LocationTuckborough?
BirthS.R. 1380
DeathSometime during the Fourth Age
Family
ParentageAdelard Took + ?
Physical Description
GenderMale

Everard Took was the youngest son of Adelard Took, and great-great-grandson of Gerontius, the Old Took; hence a distant cousin of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, Peregrin Took and Meriadoc Brandybuck. He has a noticable appearance at the Bilbo's Bilbo's Farewell Party in S.R. 1401, where he danced the Springle-ring with Melilot Brandybuck when he thought the Speech was over.

Etymology

The meaning is "boar-strong" (ever + hard)