Isumbras IV Took was a hobbit of the Shire and the twenty-eighth Shire-thain. He was also one of the many uncles of Bilbo Baggins.
Biography[]
Isumbras was the third child of Gerontius Took and Adamanta Chubb. He came from a large family of eleven other brothers and sisters: Isengrim, Hildigard, Hildigrim, Hildifons, Isembard, Hildibrand, Belladonna, Donnamira, Mirabella, and Isengar. He was the father of Fortinbras Took and the grandfather of Ferumbras Took. As Shire-thain, he ruled from TA 2930 to his death in TA 2939.[1]
| Shire-thain | ||
| Preceded by Isengrim III Took |
Isumbras IV Took | Succeeded by Fortinbras II Took |
| TA 2930 - TA 2939 | ||
| Shire-thains | |
|---|---|
| Bucca of the Marish • Ten Oldbuck Thains • Gorhendad Oldbuck • Isumbras I • Eight Took-clan Thains (incl. Ferumbras I, Isengrim I, Paladin I and Isumbras II) • Isengrim II • Isumbras III • Ferumbras II • Fortinbras I • Gerontius • Isengrim III • Isumbras IV • Fortinbras II • Ferumbras III • Paladin II • Peregrin • Faramir | |
References[]
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C: Family Trees, Took of Great Smials