Dates

III 2847 - III 2946 (1247 - 1346 by the Shire-reckoning, lived 99 years)

Race

Culture

Shire-hobbits

Family

Took

Settlements

Probably lived at Great Smials or elsewhere in the Tookland

Pronunciation

Isembard is probably pronounced 'ise'mbard'¹

Meaning

Isembard means 'iron glitter' or 'iron axe'

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Isembard Took

The seventh child of the Old Took

Years of the TreesFirst AgeISecond AgeIIThird AgeIIIFourth AgeIV

Gerontius Took
(The Old Took)

Adamanta
Chubb

Isembard
Took

Flambard
Took

The seventh of the twelve children of Gerontius, the Old Took. Though he was far from inheriting the Thainship, Isembard founded a branch of the Took family that continued down at least to the time of the War of the Ring. Many of his descendants were present at Bilbo's Farewell Party, including his grandson Adelard, and Adelard's own five children.

Notes

The intended pronunciation of Isembard is unclear. The isem element comes from a Germanic word for 'iron', and so we might expect the name to begin with a long i sound (as in German eisen). However, the similar name Isambard (best known as the given name of the famous engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel) is pronounced with a short 'i', and this would seem to be the most natural way to pronounce the Hobbit-name Isembard.

Isembard Took

The seventh child of the Old Took

Notes

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