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''Isengrim'' is of [[Old English|Anglo-Saxon]] origin and comes from ''isen'' meaning "iron" and ''grim'' meaning "fierce". | ''Isengrim'' is of [[Old English|Anglo-Saxon]] origin and comes from ''isen'' meaning "iron" and ''grim'' meaning "fierce". | ||
''Isengrim'' is the name of a wolf who appears in many medieval epics, including the story of [[wikipedia:Reynard the Fox|Reynard the Fox]] which originated in French folklore.<ref>{{HM| | ''Isengrim'' is the name of a wolf who appears in many medieval epics, including the story of [[wikipedia:Reynard the Fox|Reynard the Fox]] which originated in French folklore.<ref>{{HM|N}}, p. 760</ref> | ||
== Notes== | == Notes== | ||
Revision as of 17:42, 2 May 2015
| Isengrim Took I | |
|---|---|
| Hobbit | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Titles | Thain of the Shire |
| Location | The Shire |
| Birth | between S.R. 1 and S.R. 1101 |
| Death | between S.R. 1 and S.R. 1101 |
| Family | |
| Family | Took |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Isengrim Took I[note 1] was a Hobbit of the Shire.
History
Isengrim presumably lived in the first millennium of the Shire Reckoning during which he became Thain, sometime after Isumbras I.[1]
Etymology
Isengrim is of Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from isen meaning "iron" and grim meaning "fierce".
Isengrim is the name of a wolf who appears in many medieval epics, including the story of Reynard the Fox which originated in French folklore.[2]
Notes
- ↑ The existence of this character can only be deduced based on the ordinals in Appendix C, "Took of Great Smials". There is an Isengrim II, but no I is recorded in the incomplete family tree.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Took of Great Smials"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 760
