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Dates
III 2878 - III 2980 (1278 - 1380 by the Shire-reckoning, lived 102 years); Thain of the Shire from III 2939 (S.R. 1339, Thain for 41 years)
Race
Hobbits
Culture
Shire-hobbits
Family
Took
Settlements
Great Smials in the Tookland
Pronunciation
Fortinbras is commonly pronounced 'fo'rtinbrass'1
Meaning
Fortinbras means 'strong in the arm'2
Titles
Shire-thain, Thain of the Shire

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Fortinbras Took II

The twenty-ninth Thain of the Shire

Thains of the Shire

The grandson of Gerontius, the Old Took, who inherited the title of Thain from his father, Isumbras IV. He became Thain just two years before Bilbo Baggins left Hobbiton for his adventures in the Wild. He married Lalia Clayhanger, who was to become a famous matriarch of the Took clan, and came to be called Lalia the Great.


Notes

1

The name Fortinbras derives from French, and the original pronunciation would have been something like 'fortinbra'h'. In English, however (most prominently as the name of a character in Shakespeare's Hamlet) the final 's' sound is usually pronounced.

2

That is, 'strong in the arm' is the literal meaning of the name Fortinbras. In the case of Fortinbras II, the choice of name was doubtless influenced by his great-grandfather Fortinbras Took I, the father of Gerontius the Old Took.

See also...

Ferumbras Took III, Isumbras Took IV, Lalia Clayhanger, Sigismond Took, Thain of the Shire, The Fat, The Great

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Fortinbras Took II

The twenty-ninth Thain of the Shire

Dates
III 2878 - III 2980 (1278 - 1380 by the Shire-reckoning, lived 102 years); Thain of the Shire from III 2939 (S.R. 1339, Thain for 41 years)
Race
Hobbits
Culture
Shire-hobbits
Family
Took
Settlements
Great Smials in the Tookland
Pronunciation
Fortinbras is commonly pronounced 'fo'rtinbrass'1
Meaning
Fortinbras means 'strong in the arm'2
Titles
Shire-thain, Thain of the Shire

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 5 June 2023
  • Updates planned: 1

Fortinbras Took II

The twenty-ninth Thain of the Shire

Thains of the Shire

The grandson of Gerontius, the Old Took, who inherited the title of Thain from his father, Isumbras IV. He became Thain just two years before Bilbo Baggins left Hobbiton for his adventures in the Wild. He married Lalia Clayhanger, who was to become a famous matriarch of the Took clan, and came to be called Lalia the Great.


Notes

1

The name Fortinbras derives from French, and the original pronunciation would have been something like 'fortinbra'h'. In English, however (most prominently as the name of a character in Shakespeare's Hamlet) the final 's' sound is usually pronounced.

2

That is, 'strong in the arm' is the literal meaning of the name Fortinbras. In the case of Fortinbras II, the choice of name was doubtless influenced by his great-grandfather Fortinbras Took I, the father of Gerontius the Old Took.

See also...

Ferumbras Took III, Isumbras Took IV, Lalia Clayhanger, Sigismond Took, Thain of the Shire, The Fat, The Great

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 5 June 2023
  • Updates planned: 1

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

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2002, 2004, 2023. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.
Explore the benefits of using a personality profile to discover yourself and make the most of your career.