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Provided to YouTube by Rhino/Warner RecordsOld Man Took · AmericaHoliday℗ 1974 Warner Records Inc.Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals: AmericaBass Guitar: Dan PeekVoc...
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3 set 2015 · Provided to YouTube by Rhino/Warner RecordsOld Man Took (Live) · AmericaLive℗ 1977 Warner Records Inc.Guitar, Keyboards: AmericaUnknown: Colin FairleyBass G...
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Provided to YouTube by Rhino/Warner RecordsOld Man Took · America50th Anniversary: The Collection℗ 1974 Warner Records Inc.Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals: America...
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Gerontius Took, more commonly known as the Old Took, was a hobbit of the Shire, and its twenty-sixth Thain. He was best known for being the third oldest hobbit in Middle-earth's history, living to the advanced age of 130 years. Only Bilbo Baggins and Sméagol, whose lifetimes were prolonged by the powers of the One Ring, lived longer.
Gerontius was a friend of Gandalf, and was a direct ancestor to many famous hobbits. His great-uncle in the Took family was the renowned and large Bandobras "Bullroarer" Took.
At some point, Gandalf was said to have given him "a pair of magic diamond studs that fastened themselves and never came undone till ordered."
The name Gerontius likely derives from the Greek γέρων (gérōn), meaning "old man" or "elder," plus the Latinate suffix "-ius." This is consistent with his status as the third eldest Hobbit (and the eldest Hobbit that did not have his age supernaturally extended).
The Hobbit film trilogy
Gerontius "The Old" Took is portrayed by Dan Hennah in the extended edition of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
Video games
The Old Took is mentioned in the portable version of
28 set 2000 · Old Man Took Written by Dewey Bunnell, ©1974 Found on Holiday, America Live, Encore: More Greatest Hits, America In Concert (95), and Highway. For the last time I watched Old Man Took bait his hook And then throw his line Pick up his wine He's a friend of mine Known him all my life and his wife 'Neath the swayin' pine And the clingin' vine
Provided to YouTube by Rhino/Warner Records Old Man Took · America Holiday ℗ 1974 Warner Records Inc. Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals: America Bass Guitar: Da...
Provided to YouTube by Rhino/Warner Records Old Man Took · America 50th Anniversary: The Collection ℗ 1974 Warner Records Inc. Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals:...
