Faramir Took I
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Faramir Took I | |
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Hobbit | |
Biographical Information | |
Titles | Thain |
Location | Great Smials, Tuckborough |
Birth | S.R. 1430 |
Rule | from S.R. 1484 |
Family | |
Family | Took |
Parentage | Peregrin Took and Diamond of Long Cleeve |
Spouse | Goldilocks Gardner |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Gallery | Images of Faramir Took I |
Faramir Took I was the thirty-third Thain of the Shire, the twentieth of the Took line.
History
Faramir was the son of Thain Peregrin Took I and Diamond of Long Cleeve.[1] He was named after Faramir, the Prince of Ithilien in Gondor far South, a good friend of his father. In S.R. 1463 he married Goldilocks Gardner, the third daughter of Samwise Gamgee. He succeeded his father when Peregrin relocated to Gondor in S.R. 1484.[2]
Etymology
Faramir is a Sindarin name Meaning 'jewel hunter', Faramir I was named after Faramir who Pippin Took, Faramir I's father saved.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Took of Great Smials"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "Later Events Concerning the Members of the Fellowship of the Ring"
Faramir Took I Took Family | ||
Preceded by: Peregrin Took | 33rd Thain of The Shire S.R. 1484 - unknown | Unknown |