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| name=Flambard Took | | name=Flambard Took | ||
| image=[[File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Flambard Took.jpg|250px]] | |||
| caption=Flambard Took from ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'' | |||
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| location=[[Tuckborough]] | |||
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| birth={{SR|1287}} | |||
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| death={{SR|1389}} | |||
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| age=102 | |||
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| family=[[Took Family|Took]] | |||
| parentage=[[Isembard Took|Isembard]] | | parentage=[[Isembard Took|Isembard]] | ||
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| children=[[Adelard Took|Adelard]] | |||
| gender=Male | | gender=Male | ||
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'''Flambard Took''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]]. | |||
==History== | |||
Flambard was the son of [[Isembard Took]], one of [[Gerontius Took|the Old Took]]'s younger sons. He had one son, [[Adelard Took|Adelard]].<ref>{{App|Took}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Like many other members of the [[Took Family|Took]] clan, Flambard's name has military connections: a flambard is a large sword with a waved or flame-shaped blade. | Like many other members of the [[Took Family|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.<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 10:23, 18 September 2015
Flambard Took | |
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Hobbit | |
Flambard Took from The Lord of the Rings Online | |
Biographical Information | |
Location | Tuckborough |
Birth | S.R. 1287 |
Death | S.R. 1389 (aged 102) |
Family | |
Family | Took |
Parentage | Isembard |
Children | Adelard |
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"