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'''Isengrim Took I'''<ref group=note>The existence of this character can only be deduced based on the ordinals in [[Appendix C]], "Took of Great Smials". There is an Isengrim II, but no I is recorded in the incomplete family tree.</ref> was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[The Shire|the Shire]].
'''Isengrim Took I''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[The Shire|the Shire]] who held the position of [[Thain]] some time between {{SR|740}} and {{SR|1083}}.


==History==
==History==
Isengrim presumably lived in the first millennium of the [[Shire Reckoning]] during which he became [[Thain]], sometime after [[Isumbras Took I|Isumbras I]].<ref>{{App|Took}}</ref>
There are no direct records of Isengrim I but he was evidently the namesake of [[Isengrim Took II|Isengrim II]].<ref name="App|Took">{{App|Took}}</ref> Isengrim I's reign as Thain came between the beginning of the Took line of Thains in {{SR|740}} and the reign of Isengrim II, which began in {{SR|1083}}, after which there were no gaps in the Took's genealogy.<ref name="App|B2">{{App|B2}}</ref>


==Etymology==
==Etymology==

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Isengrim Took I
Hobbit
Biographical Information
TitlesThain of the Shire
LocationThe Shire
Birthbetween S.R. 1 and S.R. 1101
Deathbetween S.R. 1 and S.R. 1101
Family
FamilyTook
Physical Description
GenderMale

Isengrim 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 Isengrim I but he was evidently the namesake of Isengrim II.[1] Isengrim 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's genealogy.[2]

Etymology

Isengrim is of Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from isen meaning "iron" and grim meaning "fierce".

Isengrim is the name of a wolf who appears in many medieval epics, including the story of Reynard the Fox which originated in French folklore.[3]

Notes

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)