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'''Gorhendad Oldbuck''' was the founder of [[Buckland]] and of the [[Brandybuck]] family | '''Gorhendad Oldbuck''' was the founder of [[Buckland]] and of the [[Brandybuck]] family. | ||
Gorhendad was | ==History== | ||
When Gorhendad crossed the [[Brandywine|Brandywine River]] from the Shire, he changed his name from [[Oldbuck Family|Oldbuck]] to [[Brandybuck Family|Brandybuck]]. He was twelfth [[Thain]] of [[the Shire]] and the last Brandybuck to carry this title. | |||
==Etymology== | |||
''Gorhendad'' is the translation of ''Ogmandab'' which, according to Stoor tradition, used to mean "great-grandfather".<ref>{{HM|PM}}, "[[The Appendix on Languages]]"</ref> ''Gorhendad'' is a modern Welsh word for "great-grandfather." <ref>[[Mark T. Hooker]], [[A Tolkienian Mathomium]], p. 10.</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 14:53, 30 July 2009
Gorhendad Oldbuck was the founder of Buckland and of the Brandybuck family.
History
When Gorhendad crossed the Brandywine River from the Shire, he changed his name from Oldbuck to Brandybuck. He was twelfth Thain of the Shire and the last Brandybuck to carry this title.
Etymology
Gorhendad is the translation of Ogmandab which, according to Stoor tradition, used to mean "great-grandfather".[1] Gorhendad is a modern Welsh word for "great-grandfather." [2]
References
| Preceded by: Unknown, eventually Bucca of the Marish |
12th Thain of the Shire Third Age ?? - 2340 |
Followed by: Isumbras Took I |
