The Encyclopedia of Arda - Ferumbras Took II (original) (raw)

ALPHABETICAL RACES PLACES MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE INTERACTIVE SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random
Dates III 2701 - III 2801 (1101 - 1201 by the Shire-reckoning, lived [100 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=2701&startage=3&endyear=2801&endage=3&c=The Lifetime of Ferumbras Took II)); Thain of the Shire from III 2759 (1159 by the Shire-reckoning; Thain for [42 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=2759&startage=3&endyear=2791&endage=3&c=The Thainship of Ferumbras Took II)) Race Hobbits Culture Shire-hobbits Family Took Settlements Great Smials in the Tookland Meaning Ferumbras probably derives from 'brave of arm'1 Titles Shire-thain, Thain of the Shire Indexes: Alphabetical: F Alphabetical: T Hobbits About this entry: Updated 30 August 2013 This entry is complete The elder brother of Bandobras the Bullroarer Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Isumbras Took III FerumbrasTook II Bandobras Took(The Bullroarer) Fortinbras Took I Thains of the Shire The elder of the two sons of Thain Isumbras III. His younger brother was the famous Bandobras Took, the victor of the Battle of Greenfields, but as the elder brother it was Ferumbras who inherited his father's Thainship. He served as the Shire's twenty-fourth Thain for forty-two years, and was succeeded in turn by his son Fortinbras. Notes 1 The name Ferumbras comes from courtly tales of Charlemagne and his knights, deriving from the French name Fierebras, 'ferocious' or 'brave' of arm. See also... Fortinbras Took I, Isumbras Took III, Shire-muster, Thain of the Shire Indexes: Alphabetical: F Alphabetical: T Hobbits About this entry: Updated 30 August 2013 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2002, 2008, 2013. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Axiom Discovery gives you comprehensive online aptitude testing covering core skills across a wide range of disciplines.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Dates III 2701 - III 2801 (1101 - 1201 by the Shire-reckoning, lived [100 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=2701&startage=3&endyear=2801&endage=3&c=The Lifetime of Ferumbras Took II)); Thain of the Shire from III 2759 (1159 by the Shire-reckoning; Thain for [42 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=2759&startage=3&endyear=2791&endage=3&c=The Thainship of Ferumbras Took II)) Race Hobbits Culture Shire-hobbits Family Took Settlements Great Smials in the Tookland Meaning Ferumbras probably derives from 'brave of arm'1 Titles Shire-thain, Thain of the Shire Indexes: Alphabetical: F Alphabetical: T Hobbits About this entry: Updated 30 August 2013 This entry is complete The elder brother of Bandobras the Bullroarer

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Isumbras Took III

FerumbrasTook II Bandobras Took(The Bullroarer)

Fortinbras Took I Thains of the Shire The elder of the two sons of Thain Isumbras III. His younger brother was the famous Bandobras Took, the victor of the Battle of Greenfields, but as the elder brother it was Ferumbras who inherited his father's Thainship. He served as the Shire's twenty-fourth Thain for forty-two years, and was succeeded in turn by his son Fortinbras. Notes 1 The name Ferumbras comes from courtly tales of Charlemagne and his knights, deriving from the French name Fierebras, 'ferocious' or 'brave' of arm. See also... Fortinbras Took I, Isumbras Took III, Shire-muster, Thain of the Shire Indexes: Alphabetical: F Alphabetical: T Hobbits About this entry: Updated 30 August 2013 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2002, 2008, 2013. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Axiom Discovery gives you comprehensive online aptitude testing covering core skills across a wide range of disciplines.