Hildifons Took
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Hildifons Took | |
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Hobbit | |
Biographical Information | |
Location | Great Smials, Tuckborough |
Birth | S.R. 1244 |
Death | unknown |
Family | |
Parentage | Gerontius Took Adamanta Chubb |
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]
Etymology
The name contains hild "battle" and fons "ready".[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Took of Great Smials"
- ↑ Jim Allan (ed.), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"