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Elfstan FairbairnA grandson of Samwise Gamgee
The son of Fastred of Greenholm and Elanor Gamgee, and thus the grandson of Samwise Gamgee of the Company of the Ring. Elfstan was born in Shire-year 1454 (or IV 33), and came to be known as 'fairbairn' (that is, 'fair child'). When he was just eight years old, his father was made the first Warden of the newly settled region of the Westmarch, and the family removed to Undertowers on the Tower Hills. The name Elfstan comes from Old English for 'Elf-stone', and is thus identical in meaning to Aragorn's Elvish title Elessar. He was thus presumably named for his grandfather's friend and companion (who was also High King at the time of his birth). Elfstan would eventually succeed his father as Warden (we don't know exactly when this happened, but circumstantial evidence1 points to very roughly S.R. 1520 or IV 99; if so, Elfstan would have been approaching seventy when he inherited the position). He took Fairbairn as his family name and established a line that would give rise to one of the most important and influential families in the Shire: the Fairbairns of Undertowers. Notes
See also...Elanor Gamgee, Fairbairn Family, Fastred of Greenholm, Fíriel, Gamgee Family, The Towers, Warden of Westmarch, Westmarch of the Shire Indexes: About this entry:
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