Hi all,
the Hobbit mariner Isengar is mentioned in the family trees in the Appendices. Isengar Took was in fact one of Bilbo's many uncles, his entry goes-
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Isengar 1262-1360 (said to have 'gone to sea' in his youth)
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Now this is in Shire Reckoning so equates to 2862-2960 TA. One revealing entry in the 'Tale of the Years' is 2912, the year after the Fell Winter, when there were great floods in Minhiriath and Enedwaith and Tharbad was ruined and deserted. Therefore, if Isengar did sail from Tharbad, it was probably sometime between 2882 and 2911. Having survived his adventure, Isengar was still alive during the events of The Hobbit, and no doubt viewed his nephew in rather a different light after this!
Another potential mariner was Hildifons Took, one of Isengar's older brothers who was born in 1244 and 'went on a journey but never returned'. I wonder if Isengar originally went journeying to look for his missing brother?