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Dates
III 2842 - III 2946 (1242 - 1346 by the Shire-reckoning, lived 104 years)
Race
Hobbits
Culture
Shire-hobbits
Family
Took
Pronunciation
Isembold is pronounced 'ise'mbold'1
Meaning
Isembold combines words meaning 'iron' and 'bold'

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Isembold Took

The fifth child of the Old Took

The fifth son of the Old Took, Thain Gerontius, and Adamanta Chubb, Isembold lived during the late twenty-ninth and early thirtieth centuries of the Third Age. We know only the barest facts about Isembold and his life, but it is established that his line was continued by many descendants. He died in the year III 2946 (1346 by the Shire-reckoning), just four years after Bilbo Baggins' return to the Shire from the Quest of Erebor.


Notes

1

Based on its Germanic origins, we might expect the initial i in Isembold to be pronounced long, like the English word 'eye'. On the other hand, when this element appears in historical names like Isambard, it tends to be pronounced with a short sound, as in the word 'is'. Either of these possible pronunciations might apply to the name Isembold.

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