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'''Thain's Book''' was a copy of the [[Red Book of Westmarch]] made as ordered by [[King Elessar]]. It was brought to him in [[Gondor]] by [[Peregrin Took]].
'''Thain's Book''' was a copy of the [[Red Book of Westmarch]] made as ordered by [[Aragorn II|King Elessar]]. It was brought to him in [[Gondor]] by [[Thain]] [[Peregrin Took]].


In Gondor, it was annotated and expanded and a copy of it was made by [[Findegil]]. This copy was returned to the head of the [[Took Family|Took family]], the [[Thain]] of [[the Shire]], at [[Great Smials]].
In Gondor, it was annotated and expanded and a copy of it was made by [[Findegil]]. This copy was returned to the head of the [[Took Family|Took family]], the [[Thain]] of [[the Shire]], at [[Great Smials]].
It is considered the most important version of the Red Book as it preserved content ommitted and lost in other versions, such as the ''[[Translations from the Elvish]]''.


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Revision as of 10:47, 10 March 2012

Thain's Book was a copy of the Red Book of Westmarch made as ordered by King Elessar. It was brought to him in Gondor by Thain Peregrin Took.

In Gondor, it was annotated and expanded and a copy of it was made by Findegil. This copy was returned to the head of the Took family, the Thain of the Shire, at Great Smials.

It is considered the most important version of the Red Book as it preserved content ommitted and lost in other versions, such as the Translations from the Elvish.