One of the thirteen recorded grandchildren of Gerontius, the Old Took. Flambard's father was Isembard, one of Gerontius' younger sons, making Flambard a first cousin of Bilbo Baggins. Indeed, Flambard and Bilbo were close contemporaries, being born just three years apart. Though he lived for a hundred and two years, Flambard did not survive to see Bilbo's famous Birthday Party, but many of his descendants (including Adelard, Reginard and Everard Took) were present to see Bilbo vanish.
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A flambard is a sword with a undulating edge, designed to be reminiscent of a wavering flame. Given that the Took family had a preference for war-like or heroic names, this is likely to be the intended source of Flambard's name. The Elvish version of Flambard's name would be Narmacil, a name shared by two Kings of Gondor long before Flambard's time, but this is presumably no more than coincidence.
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