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| location=[[Great Smials]], [[Tuckborough]] | |||
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| birth={{SR|1244}} | |||
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| family=[[Took Family|Took]] | |||
| parentage=[[Gerontius Took]] and [[Adamanta Took|Adamanta Chubb]] | |||
| siblings=[[Isengrim Took III|Isengrim]], [[Hildigard Took|Hildigard]], [[Isumbras Took IV|Isumbras]], [[Hildigrim Took|Hildigrim]], [[Isembold Took|Isembold]], [[Isembard Took|Isembard]], [[Hildibrand Took|Hildibrand]], [[Belladonna Took|Belladonna]], [[Donnamira Took|Donnamira]], [[Mirabella Took|Mirabella]] and [[Isengar Took|Isengar]] | |||
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'''Hildifons Took''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]]. | |||
==History== | |||
Hildifons was the sixth of the twelve children of [[Gerontius Took|the Old Took]]. He went on a journey outside [[the Shire]] and never returned.<ref>{{App|Took}}</ref> When [[Bilbo Baggins]] was young he used to pester [[Gandalf]] for information about [[Hobbits]] who had "gone off", such as his uncle Hildifons.<ref>{{UT|Erebor}}, Appendix</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | |||
The name contains ''hild'' "battle" and ''fons'' "ready".<ref>{{HM|IE}}, "Giving of Names"</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:38, 18 September 2015
| Hildifons Took | |
|---|---|
| Hobbit | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | Great Smials, Tuckborough |
| Birth | S.R. 1244 |
| Family | |
| Family | Took |
| Parentage | Gerontius Took and Adamanta Chubb |
| Siblings | Isengrim, Hildigard, Isumbras, Hildigrim, Isembold, Isembard, Hildibrand, Belladonna, Donnamira, Mirabella and Isengar |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Hildifons Took was a Hobbit of the Shire.
History[edit | edit source]
Hildifons was the sixth of the twelve children of the Old Took. He went on a journey outside the Shire and never returned.[1] When Bilbo Baggins was young he used to pester Gandalf for information about Hobbits who had "gone off", such as his uncle Hildifons.[2]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The name contains hild "battle" and fons "ready".[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Took of Great Smials"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Quest of Erebor", Appendix
- ↑ Jim Allan (1978), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"
