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| location=[[Great Smials]], [[Tuckborough]] | |||
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| 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]]. | '''Hildifons Took''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]]. | ||
Revision as of 16:41, 14 April 2013
| 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
Hildifons was one of the many 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
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 (ed.), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"
