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| Hobbit | |
| Pearl Took | |
|---|---|
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | Great Smials, Tuckborough |
| Birth | S.R. 1375 |
| Notable for | Accidental death of Lalia Clayhanger |
| Family | |
| Family | Took |
| Parentage | Paladin Took II and Eglantine Banks |
| Siblings | Pimpernel, Pervinca and Peregrin |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
| Gallery | Images of Pearl Took |
History
Pearl was the eldest child of Thain Paladin Took II and Eglantine Banks.[1] 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 experience fresh air.[2]
In S.R. 1401 she was a guest at Bilbo's Farewell Party.[1]
One morning in S.R. 1402, Lalia's attendant was a little bit careless in her custom of tending the old Hobbit, and the matriarch flew across the steps to her death. It was widely rumuored that Pearl was the attendant in question. As a formal expression of displeasure, Pearl was excluded from the accession ceremony of Ferumbras, who had been waiting to become head of the clan for quite a while (he had already been Thain since the death of his father). She was, however, afterwards spotted with a necklace of pearls believed to be a Took family heirloom.[2]
Etymology
Pearl's name follows the Hobbit custom of high-class women being named after jewels.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Took of Great Smials"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 214, (undated, written late 1958 or early 1959)
- ↑ Jim Allan (ed.), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"