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Gorhendad was twelveth [[Thain]] of the [[Shire]] and the last Brandybuck to carry this title. | Gorhendad was twelveth [[Thain]] of the [[Shire]] and the last Brandybuck to carry this title. | ||
The honorific ''Gorhendad'' is the modern Welsh word for "great-grandfather." <ref>[[Mark T. Hooker]], [[A Tolkienian Mathomium]], p. 10.</ref> | |||
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Gorhendad Oldbuck was the founder of Buckland and of the Brandybuck family. When he crossed the Brandywine River from the Shire, he changed his name from Oldbuck to Brandybuck.
Gorhendad was twelveth Thain of the Shire and the last Brandybuck to carry this title.
The honorific Gorhendad is the modern Welsh word for "great-grandfather." [1]
References
- ↑ Mark T. Hooker, A Tolkienian Mathomium, p. 10.
| Preceded by: Unknown, eventually Bucca of the Marish |
12th Thain of the ShireIII ?? - 2340
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Followed by: Isumbras Took I |
