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'''Ferumbras Took I''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]] who held the position of [[Thain]] some time between {{SR|740}} and {{SR|1083}}.


==History==
==History==
Ferumbras presumably lived in the first millennium of the [[Shire Reckoning]] during which he became [[Thain]], sometime after [[Isumbras Took I|Isumbras I]].
There are no direct records of Ferumbras I but he was evidently the namesake of [[Ferumbras Took II|Ferumbras II]].<ref name="App|Took">{{App|Took}}</ref> Ferumbras I's reign as Thain came between the beginning of the Took line of Thains in {{SR|740}} and the reign of [[Isengrim Took II|Isengrim II]], which began in {{SR|1083}}, after which there were no gaps in the Took family's genealogy.<ref name="App|B2">{{App|B2}}</ref>
 
No record of his name exists, but [[Ferumbras Took II|Ferumbras II]], the twelfth [[Thain]], was named after him.<ref>The existence of this character is deduced from the ordinals in {{App|Took}}</ref>


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
[[Wikipedia:Ferumbras|Ferumbras]] is a name from the [[wikipedia:Roland|legends of Roland]], a corruption of Frankish ''fier à bras'', "brave arm".
[[Wikipedia:Ferumbras|Ferumbras]] is a name from the [[wikipedia:Roland|legends of Roland]], a corruption of Frankish ''fier à bras'', "brave arm".
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Revision as of 17:28, 15 February 2020

Ferumbras Took I
Hobbit
Biographical Information
TitlesThain of the Shire
LocationThe Shire
BirthSometime between S.R. 740 and S.R. 1083
RuleSometime between S.R. 740 and S.R. 1083
DeathSometime between S.R. 740 and S.R. 1083
Family
FamilyTook
Physical Description
GenderMale

Ferumbras Took I was a Hobbit of the Shire who held the position of Thain some time between S.R. 740 and S.R. 1083.

History

There are no direct records of Ferumbras I but he was evidently the namesake of Ferumbras II.[1] Ferumbras I's reign as Thain came between the beginning of the Took line of Thains in S.R. 740 and the reign of Isengrim II, which began in S.R. 1083, after which there were no gaps in the Took family's genealogy.[2]

Etymology

Ferumbras is a name from the legends of Roland, a corruption of Frankish fier à bras, "brave arm".

References

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)