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| location=[[Great Smials]], [[Tuckborough]] | | location=[[Great Smials]], [[Tuckborough]] | ||
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| parentage=[[Gerontius Took]] and [[Adamanta Chubb]] | |||
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'''Isengar Took''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]]. | |||
==History== | |||
Isengar was the youngest child of [[Gerontius Took|the Old Took]]. He was one of several youngsters inspired by [[Gandalf]]<ref>{{H|Party}}</ref> to travel outside of [[the Shire]]; it is told that he saw the [[Belegaer|sea]] in his youth.<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 Isengar.<ref>{{UT|Erebor}}, Appendix</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | |||
The name contains ''isen'' "iron" and ''gar'' "spear".<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 14:51, 29 December 2013
| Isengar Took | |
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| Hobbit | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | Great Smials, Tuckborough |
| Birth | S.R. 1262 |
| Death | S.R. 1360 (aged 98) |
| Family | |
| Family | Took |
| Parentage | Gerontius Took and Adamanta Chubb |
| Siblings | Isengrim, Hildigard, Isumbras, Hildigrim, Isembold, Hildifons, Isembard, Hildibrand, Belladonna, Donnamira and Mirabella |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Isengar Took was a Hobbit of the Shire.
History
Isengar was the youngest child of the Old Took. He was one of several youngsters inspired by Gandalf[1] to travel outside of the Shire; it is told that he saw the sea in his youth.[2] When Bilbo Baggins was young he used to pester Gandalf for information about Hobbits who had "gone off", such as his uncle Isengar.[3]
Etymology
The name contains isen "iron" and gar "spear".[4]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "An Unexpected Party"
- ↑ 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"
