Gorhendad Oldbuck

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Gorhendad Oldbuck
Hobbit
Biographical Information
Other namesOgmandab Zaragamba
LocationMarish. Buckland
Birthcirca S.R. 740
Physical Description
GenderMale

Gorhendad Oldbuck was the founder of Buckland and of the Brandybuck family.

History

Gorhendad Oldbuck of the Marish crossed the Brandywine in S.R. 740[1] and founded Buckland and Brandy Hall. In honor of their new land, he changed his family name to Brandybuck. He ruled the land as his own realm, and his family became even wealthier than they already were.[2] Their removal from the Shire meant Thainship passed to the Took Family.[3]

Etymology

Gorhendad is the translation of Westron Ogmandab[4] (in an earlier manuscript version spelled Ogforgad[5]) which, according to Stoor tradition, used to mean "great-grandfather".[5] Gorhendad is the modern Welsh word for "great-grandfather".[6][7]

References

Unknown
Last known:
Bucca of the Marish
12th Thain of the Shire
Third Age ?? - 2340
Followed by:
Isumbras Took I