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  • The custom endured, nonetheless, of referring to the head of the family as The Took, and of adding to his name, if required, a number: such as Isengrim the Second, for instance.

    The Fellowship of the Ring Tolkien, J. R. R. 1965

  • The custom endured, nonetheless, of referring to the head of the family as The Took, and of adding to his name, if required, a number: such as Isengrim the Second, for instance.

    The Lord of the Rings Tolkien, J. R. R. 1954

  • Isengrim the wolf when the Author is debarred the higher enjoyment of praising them or dispraising them by name.

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • I thought "Maugrim" was from Reynard, too, but the wolf in Reynard is Isengrim.

    Archive 2005-12-01 Richard Nokes 2005

  • I thought "Maugrim" was from Reynard, too, but the wolf in Reynard is Isengrim.

    More on Maugrim Richard Nokes 2005

  • But all accounts agree that Tobold Hornblower of Longbottom in the Southfarthing first grew the true pipe-weed in his gardens in the days of Isengrim the Second, about the year 1070 of Shire-reckoning.

    The Fellowship of the Ring Tolkien, J. R. R. 1965

  • According to the Red Book, Bandobras Took (Bullroarer), son of Isengrim the Second, was four foot five and able to ride a horse.

    The Fellowship of the Ring Tolkien, J. R. R. 1965

  • But all accounts agree that Tobold Hornblower of Longbottom in the Southfarthing first grew the true pipe-weed in his gardens in the days of Isengrim the Second, about the year 1070 of Shire-reckoning.

    The Lord of the Rings Tolkien, J. R. R. 1954

  • Isengrim II becomes tenth Thain and begins the excavation of Great Smials.

    The Lord of the Rings Tolkien, J. R. R. 1954

  • According to the Red Book, Bandobras Took (Bullroarer), son of Isengrim the Second, was four foot five and able to ride a horse.

    The Lord of the Rings Tolkien, J. R. R. 1954

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