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Dates
III 2849 - III 2934 (1249 - 1334 by the Shire-reckoning, lived 85 years)
Race
Hobbits
Culture
Shire-hobbits
Family
Took
Settlements
As a son of the Shire-thain, probably dwelt at Great Smials in the Tookland
Pronunciation
Hildibrand is pronounced 'hi'ldibrand'
Meaning
Hildibrand means 'battle sword'

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Hildibrand Took

Eighth child of the Old Took

One of the many children of Gerontius, the Old Took, Hildibrand was the eighth of Gerontius' children. He represented a continuation of the Took tradition of using names with military connections: his given name Hildibrand means 'sword of war'. Hildibrand founded his own branch of the Took family through his son Sigismond, but his most famous descendant was not a Took at all, but a Bolger. This was Fredegar 'Fatty' Bolger, who was the son of Hildibrand's granddaughter Rosamunda.


See also...

Ferdibrand Took, Ferdinand Took, Rosamunda Took, Sigismond Took

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