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'''Paladin Took I''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]] who held the position of [[Thain]] some time between {{SR|740}} and {{SR|1083}}. | '''Paladin Took I''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]] who held the position of [[Thain]] some time between {{SR|740}} and {{SR|1083}}. | ||
==History== | ==History== |
Revision as of 02:33, 4 June 2016
Paladin Took I | |
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Hobbit | |
Biographical Information | |
Titles | Thain of the Shire |
Location | The Shire |
Birth | between S.R. 1 and S.R. 1101 |
Death | between S.R. 1 and S.R. 1101 |
Family | |
Family | Took |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Paladin Took I was a Hobbit of the Shire who held the position of Thain some time between S.R. 740 and S.R. 1083.
History
No records of Paladin I exist, but he was evidently the namesake of Paladin II, the thirty-first Thain. Paladin I's reign as Thain came between that of Isumbras I, the first Thain of the Took line and that of Isengrim II, the oldest member of the Took family in their extant family tree. [1] Isumbras I's reign began in S.R. 740 and Isengrim II's in S.R. 1083, placing Paladin I's reign sometime between those dates.[2]
Etymology
A "paladin" is a high office which existed in medieval Europe - which entered into many tales - and was noble office held by a honourable and valiant knight. In particular, a paladin was one of the twelve peers of Charlemagne's court. The term comes from the Latin palatinus which means "of the palace".[3]
Notes
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Took of Great Smials"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ Jim Allan (ed.), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"
Thains of the Shire |
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Bucca of the Marish (from S.R. 379) · 10 unknown Oldbucks · Gorhendad Oldbuck (until S.R. 740) · Isumbras I (from S.R. 740) · 8 unknown Tooks (includes: Isengrim I · Ferumbras I · Paladin I · Isumbras II) · Isengrim II (S.R. 1083 - 1122) · Isumbras III (1122 - 1159) · Ferumbras II (1159 - 1201) · Fortinbras I (1201 - 1248) · Gerontius (1248 - 1320) · Isengrim III (1320 - 1330) · Isumbras IV (1330 - 1339) · Fortinbras II (1339 - 1380) · Ferumbras III (1380 - 1415) · Paladin II (1415 - 1434) · Peregrin I (1434 - 1484) · Faramir I (from 1484) |