Fortinbras Took I

Fortinbras Took I was the twenty-fifth Thain of the Shire, who inherited the title from his father Ferumbras II, and passed it on in turn to his only son Gerontius, who was to become famous as the Old Took. He was just two years old when his uncle Bandobras beat off a raiding band of Orcs in the Battle of Greenfields. He took on the Thainship more than fifty years later, by which time the Shire had settled into a more peaceful way of life - at least, it was unaffected by outside events during his forty-seven years as Thain.

Etymology

The name contains perhaps French fort(in) "strong" and bras "arm"

References

Preceded by: Ferumbras Took II

25th Thain of the Shire III 2801 - 2848

Followed by: Gerontius Took