Isengrim Took III — / Isengrim Took The eldest of the twelve children of Gerontius, the Old Took. Because of his father s famous longevity, Isengrim was already an old Hobbit himself when he inherited the title of Thain, being no less than eighty eight years old … J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary
Paladin Took II — / Paladin Took The father of Peregrin Took. The thirty first Thain of the Shire was Ferumbras Took III, who was unmarried and left no heir. As such, the line of descent from the Old Took s third son Isumbras IV came to an end, and the… … J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary
Ferumbras Took II — / Ferumbras Took The elder brother of Bandobras the Bullroarer. 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… … J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary
Bandobras 'Bullroarer' Took — / Bandobras Victor of the Battle of Greenfields. The son of either Thain Isengrim II or Isumbras III (sources differ) of the Took line, Bandobras was famous for averting a goblin invasion of the Shire at the Battle of Greenfields, and… … J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary
Thain — is a variant spelling of Thane or Thegn , an Anglo Saxon term for a minor noble, probably best known from Shakespeare s Macbeth. ( Thane is the usual spelling in modern English.) The Oxford English Dictionary explains why the modern spelling has… … Wikipedia
List of Middle-earth characters — Middle earth portal The following is a list of characters from J. R. R. Tolkien s Middle earth legendarium. The list is for characters from Tolkien s writings only; for original characters from Peter Jackson s The Lord of the Rings film trilogy,… … Wikipedia
Thain of the Shire — Title of the Oldbucks and the Tooks. The largely honorary title of the military leader of the Shire. The first Shire thain was Bucca of the Marish, and the title was held by eleven of his descendants the Oldbucks until their removal across… … J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary
List of Hobbits — In J. R. R. Tolkien s legendarium, Hobbits are a fictional race related to Men. They first appear in The Hobbit and play an important role in The Lord of the Rings. This is a list of hobbits that are mentioned by name in Tolkien s works. They are … Wikipedia
Shire (Middle-earth) — For other uses, see Shire (disambiguation). The Shire Place from J. R. R. Tolkien s legendarium The fields of the Shire in the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy Other names … Wikipedia
Summary of Decameron tales — This article contains summaries and commentaries of the 100 stories contained in Giovanni Boccaccio s The Decameron .Each story of the Decameron begins with a short heading explaining the plot of the story. The 1903 J. M. Rigg English translation … Wikipedia
