Pearl Took
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 Pervinca, Pimpernel and Pearl |
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| Pearl Took | |
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| Hobbit | |
| Biographical information | |
| Date of birth | T.A. 2975 |
| Parentage | Paladin Took II + Eglantine Banks |
| Location | Tookland |
| Physical description | |
| Gender | Female |
Pearl Took was the eldest child of Thain Paladin Took II and Eglantine Banks. She had three siblings: Pimpernel, Pervinca and Pippin.
Though her name only appears in the family tree of the Took family in Appendix A, J.R.R. Tolkien tells an interesting story about Pearl. She was the caretaker of Lalia the Fat, the rotund, aged, and immensely annoying (to the Tooks) matriarch of the family. Each morning, Pearl was to push her wheelchair outside so Lalia could experianece fresh air. One morning in T.A. 3002, Pearl was a little bit careless, and Lalia flew across the steps to her death. Pearl was excluded from the ascension ceremony of Ferumbras, who had been waiting on Thainship for quite a while. She was, however, spotted with a necklace of pearls believed to be a Took family heirloom.
