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'''Flambard Took''' was a [[Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]].
'''Flambard Took''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]].


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 17:57, 10 January 2011

Flambard Took
Hobbit
Biographical Information
Locationthe Shire
BirthS.R. 1287
DeathS.R. 1389
Family
ParentageIsembard
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Flambard Took

Flambard Took was a Hobbit of the Shire.

History

Flambard was the son of Isembard Took, one of the Old Took's younger sons. He had one son, Adelard.[1]

Etymology

Like many other members of the Took clan, Flambard's name has military connections: a flambard (flam + bard "battle-axe") is a large sword with a waved or flame-shaped blade.[2]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Took of Great Smials"
  2. Jim Allan (ed.), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"