| rdfs:comment | - Leading the Detachment from the Shire is Bandobras Took, also known as the Bullroarer.
- Bandobras Took was the second son of Thain Isumbras III, and the Great-Grand-Uncle of Bilbo Baggins. He was born in TA 2704. Bandobras is noteworthy among Hobbits for his exceptionally large stature, being four feet, five inches tall and able to ride a horse. He was the tallest Hobbit on record until the Ent-draughts taken by Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took made them the tallest Hobbits in the history of the Shire.
- One name every little Hobbiting learned early is that of the great hero Bullroarer Took, the leader and victor of the epic Battle of Greenfields and the husband of Mayflower Took. The Hobbits did not care that the Big People were singularly unimpressed with the battle, which they called a skirmish. To the Hobbits, Greenfields was epic and so were Bullroarer's feats there. Indeed, Bandobras Took was the most notable Hobbit before the War of the Ring. He was the second son of Thain Isengrim II, and noteworthy for his size, standing 4"5" tall. He was so large he was able to ride a horse. Bandobras was the largest Hobbit ever before Merry and Pippin drank the Ent-draughts (and so he remains the third largest Hobbit of all time). He was also the first Hobbit in recorded history to lead and figh
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| abstract | - One name every little Hobbiting learned early is that of the great hero Bullroarer Took, the leader and victor of the epic Battle of Greenfields and the husband of Mayflower Took. The Hobbits did not care that the Big People were singularly unimpressed with the battle, which they called a skirmish. To the Hobbits, Greenfields was epic and so were Bullroarer's feats there. Indeed, Bandobras Took was the most notable Hobbit before the War of the Ring. He was the second son of Thain Isengrim II, and noteworthy for his size, standing 4"5" tall. He was so large he was able to ride a horse. Bandobras was the largest Hobbit ever before Merry and Pippin drank the Ent-draughts (and so he remains the third largest Hobbit of all time). He was also the first Hobbit in recorded history to lead and fight (while winning) a battle, that called the Battle of Greenfields in T.A. 2747. In that conflict, raiding Orcs led by Golfimbul of Mount Gram had invaded the Northfarthing. Bandobras beheaded Golfimbul with his club and the other Orcs, leaderless, were routed. The grateful Hobbits gave Bandobras the complimentary nick-name of "Bullroarer." Incidental to Bullroarer's victory, the Orc-leader's head rolled off his shoulders into a hole, and so inspired the game of Golf named in the Orc-leader's memory.In later days, a golfing contest was held on that field in which Greenfield's Green Jacket was awarded to the winner, Bandobras' descendants included the North-tooks who lived in Long Cleve. These Hobbits included Mistress Diamond who became the wife of Peregrin Took, a long time admirer of the Bull roarer. Important Dates: born T.A- 2704, Battle of Greenfields T.A. 2747, died T,A. 2806- Bandobras*
- Leading the Detachment from the Shire is Bandobras Took, also known as the Bullroarer.
- Bandobras Took was the second son of Thain Isumbras III, and the Great-Grand-Uncle of Bilbo Baggins. He was born in TA 2704. Bandobras is noteworthy among Hobbits for his exceptionally large stature, being four feet, five inches tall and able to ride a horse. He was the tallest Hobbit on record until the Ent-draughts taken by Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took made them the tallest Hobbits in the history of the Shire. Bandobras also gained fame for leading the Hobbits at the Battle of Greenfields in TA 2747 when goblins from Mount Gram in the Misty Mountains invaded the Northfarthing. According to the narrative in the book The Hobbit, during the battle Bandobras charged the ranks of the goblins of Mount Gram and with a wooden club knocked the goblin chieftain Golfimbul's head clean off, sending it sailing a hundred yards through the air and down a rabbit-hole, thus (according to Tolkien's novel The Hobbit) winning the battle and inventing the game of Golf at the same time. Bandobras was given the nickname "Bullroarer". From him were descended the North-tooks of Long Cleeve, where Peregrin Took's wife Diamond of Long Cleeve came from. Bandobras died in TA 2806.
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