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Dates
Founded the Shire in III 1601 (year 1 of the Shire-reckoning)
Race
Hobbits
Division
Fallohides
Culture
Apparently originated among the Bree-hobbits
Meaning
From Old English blanca, a white or grey horse1

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  • Updated 30 December 2009
  • Updates planned: 1

Blanco

One of the founders of the Shire

Fallohides
Unnamed
parents
Marcho
Blanco

With his brother Marcho, one of the two Bree-hobbits who founded the Shire in the mid-Third Age.


Notes

1

Blanco and his brother Marcho mirror the historical characters Hengest and Horsa, who spearheaded the Anglo-Saxon influx into Britain (so Marcho and Blanco founded the Shire as Hengest and Horsa founded the nation that would become England). This relation explains the names Marcho and Blanco, which are both related to horses, as are Hengest and Horsa.

See also...

Argeleb II, Bree, Bree-hobbits, Bridge of Stonebows, Fallohides, Four Farthings, Hobbits, King of Arthedain, Marcho, River Baranduin, Shire-hobbits, Shire-reckoning, The Shire

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  • Updates planned: 1

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Blanco

One of the founders of the Shire

Dates
Founded the Shire in III 1601 (year 1 of the Shire-reckoning)
Race
Hobbits
Division
Fallohides
Culture
Apparently originated among the Bree-hobbits
Meaning
From Old English blanca, a white or grey horse1

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 30 December 2009
  • Updates planned: 1

Blanco

One of the founders of the Shire

Fallohides
Unnamed
parents
Marcho
Blanco

With his brother Marcho, one of the two Bree-hobbits who founded the Shire in the mid-Third Age.


Notes

1

Blanco and his brother Marcho mirror the historical characters Hengest and Horsa, who spearheaded the Anglo-Saxon influx into Britain (so Marcho and Blanco founded the Shire as Hengest and Horsa founded the nation that would become England). This relation explains the names Marcho and Blanco, which are both related to horses, as are Hengest and Horsa.

See also...

Argeleb II, Bree, Bree-hobbits, Bridge of Stonebows, Fallohides, Four Farthings, Hobbits, King of Arthedain, Marcho, River Baranduin, Shire-hobbits, Shire-reckoning, The Shire

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 30 December 2009
  • Updates planned: 1

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2008-2009. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.
Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability, but aptitudes and skills are also key.