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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 | |
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Hobbit | |
Biographical Information | |
Location | the Shire |
Birth | S.R. 1287 |
Death | S.R. 1389 |
Family | |
Parentage | Isembard |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Gallery | Images 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
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Took of Great Smials"
- ↑ Jim Allan (ed.), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"