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'''Adelard Took''' (b. [[Third Age 2928]]) was a great-grandson of [[Gerontius Took|Gerontius Took]], the [[Gerontius Took|Old Took]], [[Adelard Took|Adelard]]'s father was [[Flambard Took]]. He had five children of his own, including [[Reginard Took|Reginard]] and [[Everard Took|Everard]], his daughters names are not known.
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Adelard was a regular visitor to [[Bag End]], and was apparently well known for taking [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo's]] umbrellas. After the [[Bilbo's Farewell Party|Farewell Party]], Adelard was left the gift of an umbrella of his own. He lived on through the [[War of the Ring]], and died in the second year of the Fourth Age, at the age of ninety-five.  
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'''Adelard Took''' was a [[Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]].
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==History==
Adelard was the son of [[Flambard Took]], and had five children; three daughters and two sons. His sons were [[Reginard Took|Reginard]] and [[Everard Took|Everard]]. They were all present at [[Bilbo's Farewell Party]] in {{SR|1401}}.<ref>{{App|Took}}</ref> The next morning, he received an umbrella as a parting gift from [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]].<ref>{{FR|Party}}</ref>


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
Adelard (lit. noble-hard) comes from a Teutonic word meaning "resolute" or "courageous".
Adelard (lit. noble-hard) comes from a Teutonic word meaning "resolute" or "courageous".


==References==
==Portrayal in Adaptations==
* [[The Fellowship of the Ring]], "[[A Long-expected Party]]" pg. 45
'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
* [[The Lord of the Rings]], [[Appendix C]], Took genealogy, pg. 381
:Adelard Took is a librarian in [[Tuckborough]].
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Adelard Took
Hobbit
Biographical Information
BirthS.R. 1328
DeathS.R. 1423
Family
ParentageFlambard Took
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Adelard Took

Adelard Took was a Hobbit of the Shire.

History

Adelard was the son of Flambard Took, and had five children; three daughters and two sons. His sons were Reginard and Everard. They were all present at Bilbo's Farewell Party in S.R. 1401.[1] The next morning, he received an umbrella as a parting gift from Bilbo.[2]

Etymology

Adelard (lit. noble-hard) comes from a Teutonic word meaning "resolute" or "courageous".

Portrayal in Adaptations

2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:

Adelard Took is a librarian in Tuckborough.

References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Took of Great Smials"
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Long-expected Party"
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