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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)
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Great Smials in the Tookland
Pronunciation
Fortinbras is commonly pronounced 'fo'rtinbrass'1
Meaning
Fortinbras means 'strong in the arm'2
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Fortinbras Took IIThe twenty-ninth Thain 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
See also...Ferumbras Took III, Isumbras Took IV, Lalia Clayhanger, Sigismond Took, Thain of the Shire, The Fat, The Great Indexes: About this entry:
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