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Adalgrim Took

Grandfather of Pippin Took and Merry Brandybuck. Adalgrim Took was the son of Hildigrim Took and Rosa Baggins Took. He was born in 2880 of the Third Age. His wife's name is not known. Adalgrim had four daughters, the youngest of whom was Esmeralda Took Brandybuck, mother of Merry. Adalgrim's only son was Paladin, father of Pippin. Adalgrim died in 2982.

Adalgrim was never Thain of the Shire, but his son Paladin became Thain on the death of his cousin Thain Ferumbras III, who had no children.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Source:
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Adamanta Took

Wife of Gerontius, the Old Took. Adamanta Chubb married Gerontius Took and bore him twelve children: Isengrim III, Hildigard, Isumbras IV, Hildigrim, Isembold, Hildifons, Isembard, Hildibrand, Belladonna, Donnamira, Mirabella, and Isengar. Their daughter Belladonna was the mother of Bilbo Baggins.

Names & Etymology:
Adamanta is from adamant, a word used for diamond. Jewel names were common among female Hobbits.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Source:
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Adelard Took

Borrower of umbrellas. Adelard Took was the son of Flambard Took. He was born in 2928 of the Third Age. Adelard had two sons named Reginard and Everard as well as three daughters whose names are not known.

Adelard had a tendency to take umbrellas that did not belong to him. After the Farewell Party in 3001, Bilbo Baggins left Adelard an umbrella "for his VERY OWN."

Adelard Took died in the year 2 of the Fourth Age.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Sources:
The Fellowship of the Ring: "A Long-Expected Party," p. 45
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Bandobras "Bullroarer" Took

Hero of the Battle of Greenfields. Bandobras Took was the second son of Thain Isumbras III (see Note below). He was born in 2704 of the Third Age. Bandobras is noteworthy among Hobbits for being four feet, five inches tall and able to ride a horse. He was the tallest Hobbit on record until he was surpassed in height by Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took.

Bandobras also gained fame for leading the Hobbits at the Battle of Greenfields in 2747 when Orcs from Mount Gram in the Misty Mountains invaded the Northfarthing. At this battle, Bandobras charged at the Orc leader Golfimbul and knocked off his head with a club. The Orc's head flew through the air for 100 yards and went down a rabbit hole; it is said that this is how the game of golf was invented.

Bandobras was given the nickname "Bullroarer." From him were descended the North-tooks of Long Cleeve, where Peregrin Took's wife Diamond of Long Cleeve came from. Bandobras died in 2806.

Note: In the Prologue of The Lord of the Rings, Bandobras' father is given as Isengrim II but in the Took family tree his father is Isumbras III, son of Isengrim II.

Names & Etymology:
A bullroarer is a musical instrument made of a small flat slip of wood tied to a string which makes a booming, humming noise when twirled rapidly. In some cultures, particularly the Aborigines of Australia, these instruments have mystical significance. There is a large collection of bullroarers from around the world at the Pitt Rivers Museum of Anthropology and World Archaeology at Oxford University, where Tolkien was a professor for many years.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Sources:
The Hobbit: "An Unexpected Party," 26
The Fellowship of the Ring: "Prologue: Concerning Hobbits," p. 11, 14
Appendix A of The Lord of the Rings: "The North-kingdom and the Dunedain," p. 324
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381
"Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings," entry for Took

Belladonna Took

See Belladonna Baggins.

Diamond Took

Wife of Peregrin Took. Diamond of Long Cleeve was born in 2995 of the Third Age. She came from the village of Long Cleeve, home of the North-tooks, so she may have been a Took by birth.

Diamond married Pippin in the year 6 of the Fourth Age, and three years later their son Faramir was born. She probably died sometime before the year 63 when Pippin left the Shire to live in Gondor.

Names & Etymology:
Jewel names were common among female Hobbits.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Sources:
Appendix B of The Lord of the Rings: "The Tale of Years," p. 377-78
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Diamond of Long Cleeve (far right)
in the New Line film

Eglantine Took

Mother of Peregrin Took. Eglantine Banks married Paladin Took, who became Thain Paladin II. Eglantine bore four children: Pearl in 2975 of the Third Age, Pimpernel in 2979, Pervinca in 2985, and Perergrin (called Pippin) in 2990. She and her family attended the Farewell Party of Bilbo Baggins in 3001. Eglantine's date of death is not known.

Names & Etymology:
An eglantine is a wild rose. This is in keeping with the Hobbit tradition of naming girls after flowers.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Source:
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Everard Took

Guest at the Farewell Party of Bilbo Baggins. Everard Took was born in 2980 of the Third Age. He was the son of Adelard Took. Everard had an older brother named Reginard as well as three older sisters.

Everard was in his tweens when he attended Bilbo's birthday party on September 22, 3001. Thinking that Bilbo had finished his speech, Everard got on a table with Melilot Brandybuck and began to dance the Springle-ring.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Sources:
The Fellowship of the Ring: "A Long-Expected Party," p. 38
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Faramir Took I

Son of Peregrin Took. Faramir Took was born in the year 9 of the Fourth Age. His mother was Diamond of Long Cleeve. He was named after Faramir of Gondor, whose life Pippin Took had helped save during the War of the Ring.

Faramir Took married Goldilocks Gamgee, the daughter of Sam Gamgee, in the year 42. In the year 63, Pippin Took left the Shire to live in Gondor and he turned over the office of Thain to his son, who became Thain Faramir I.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Sources:
Appendix B of The Lord of the Rings: "The Tale of Years," p. 377-78
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Ferdibrand Took

Cousin of Fatty Bolger and Estella Bolger Brandybuck. Ferdibrand Took was born in 2983 of the Third Age. He was the son of Ferdinand Took who was the brother of Fatty and Estella's mother Rosamunda. Ferdibrand and his father attended the Farewell Party of Bilbo Baggins in 3001.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Source:
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Ferdinand Took

Uncle of Fatty and Estella Bolger. Ferdinand Took was born in 2940 of the Third Age. He was the son of Sigismond Took. Ferdinand's older sister Rosamunda married Odovacar Bolger and had Fredegar, called Fatty, and Estella, who later married Merry Brandybuck.

Ferdinand Took had a son named Ferdibrand. They both attended the Farewell Party of Bilbo Baggins in 3001.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Source:
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Ferumbras I

Thain of the Shire. Nothing is known about Ferumbras I. He was apparently one of the eight unknown Thains between Isumbras I (2340-? of the Third Age) and Isengrim II (2683-2722). His existence is based on the fact that there were Thains named Ferumbras II and Ferumbras III.

Source:
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Ferumbras Took II

Twenty-fourth Thain of the Shire. Ferumbras Took II was born in 2701 of the Third Age. His father was Thain Isumbras III and his younger brother was Bandobras Took. Ferumbras II became Thain in 2759. He died in 2801 and was succeeded by his son Fortinbras I.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Source:
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Ferumbras Took III

Thirtieth Thain of the Shire. Ferumbras Took III was born in 2916 of the Third Age. His father was Thain Fortinbras II and his mother was Lalia Clayhanger Took. Ferumbras became Thain Ferumbras III after his father died in 2980, but in accordance with Hobbit custom his mother remained the head of the Took family. Ferumbras lived in a small bachelor apartment in the Great Smials. He remained single because no Hobbit lass wanted the overbearing Lalia as a mother-in-law.

Ferumbras attended the Farewell Party of Bilbo Baggins in 3001.

Lalia Took died in 3002 after falling out of her wheelchair. Ferumbras at last became head of the Took family, and he held a feast to celebrate his accession. It is said that Pearl Took - who may have been pushing Lalia's chair when she fell - was excluded from the celebration but later received a magnificent pearl necklace.

When Ferumbras died in 3015, the office of Thain passed to his nearest male relative - Paladin, father of Pearl and Peregrin Took.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Sources:
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien: Letter #214

Flambard Took

Hobbit of the Shire. Flambard Took was born in 2887 of the Third Age. He was the son of Isembard Took. Flambard had a son named Adelard, born in 2928. Flambard Took died in 2989.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Source:
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Fortinbras Took I

Twenty-fifth Thain of the Shire. Fortinbras I was the son of Thain Ferumbras II. He was born in 2745 of the Third Age and he died in 2848. Fortinbras I was succeeded by his son, Gerontius.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Source:
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Fortinbras Took II

Twenty-ninth Thain of the Shire. Fortinbras II was the son of Isumbras IV. He was born in 2878 of the Third Age. Fortinbras married Lalia Clayhanger in 2914 and they had a son, Ferumbras, born in 2916. Fortinbras became Thain after his father's death in 2939. When Fortinbras died in 2980, his son Ferumbras became Thain, but according to Hobbit custom Lalia remained the head of the Took family until her death in 3002.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Sources:
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien: Letter #214

Gerontius, The Old Took

Second-oldest Hobbit on record. Gerontius Took was the son of Thain Fortinbras I. He was born in 2790 of the Third Age. Gerontius married Adamanta Chubb and they had twelve children: Isengrim III, Hildigard, Isumbras IV, Hildigrim, Isembold, Hildifons, Isembard, Hildibrand, Belladonna, Donnamira, Mirabella, and Isengar. Their daughter Belladonna was the mother of Bilbo Baggins.

After the death of his father in 2848, Gerontius became the 26th Thain of the Shire. He held the office for 72 years, the longest of any Thain recorded. One of the most imporant events to occur in the Shire during this time was the Fell Winter of 2911, when White Wolves crossed the frozen Brandywine River.

Gerontius was acquainted with Gandalf. The Wizard once gave him a pair of magic diamond studs that fastened themselves and stayed closed until ordered to open. Gandalf also provided fireworks at Midsummer's Eve parties hosted by Gerontius.

Gerontius had a huge room in the Great Smials where he lived for many years. The furniture was not moved or changed even long after his death, and the room had an old, musty feel. Gerontius' great-great-grandson Pippin Took was reminded of this room while in Fangorn Forest.

Gerontius died in 2920 at the age of 130, the longest any Hobbit had lived. But on September 22, 3021, this record was surpassed when Bilbo Baggins turned 131.

Names & Etymology:
Gerontius was called the Old Took because of his great age. The name Gerontius is Latin derived from the Greek word geron meaning "old."

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Sources:
The Hobbit: "An Unexpected Party," p. 13
The Fellowship of the Ring: "A Long-Expected Party," p. 30, 31, 32; "The Shadow of the Past," p. 51
The Two Towers: "Treebeard," p. 64
The Return of the King: "The Grey Havens," p. 309
Appendix B of The Lord of the Rings: "The Tale of Years," p. 370
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Goldilocks Took

Daughter of Sam Gamgee. Goldilocks Gamgee was the sixth child of Sam and Rose Cotton Gamgee. She was born in the year 10 of the Fourth Age. She had golden hair, which had been unusual in the Shire before the War of the Ring. In the year 42, Goldilocks married Faramir Took, son of Peregrin Took. Her husband became Thain Faramir I when Pippin left the Shire in the year 63.

Names & Etymology:
Goldilocks was so named because of her golden hair.

She may also have used the surname Gardner after her father, who became known as Sam Gardner because of his skill at gardening and his role in replanting the Shire after the War of the Ring.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below and the Gamgee family tree.

Sources:
Appendix B of The Lord of the Rings: "The Tale of Years, p. 377-78
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Gamgee genealogy, p. 383

Hildibrand Took

Uncle of Bilbo Baggins. Hildibrand Took was born in 2849 of the Third Age. He was the eighth child of Gerontius, the Old Took and Adamanta Chubb Took. Hildibrand had seven older siblings - Isengrim III, Hildigard, Isumbras IV, Hildigrim, Isembold, Hildifons, and Isembard - and four younger siblings - Belladonna (mother of Bilbo), Donnamira, Mirabella, and Isengar.

Hildibrand Took had a son named Sigismond. Hildibrand died in 2934.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Source:
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Hildifons Took

Hobbit adventurer; uncle of Bilbo Baggins. Hildifons Took was the son of Gerontius, the Old Took, and Adamanta Chubb Took. He was born in 2844 of the Third Age. Hildifons had five older siblings - Isengrim III, Hildigard, Isumbras IV, Hildigrim, and Isembold - and six younger siblings - Isembard, Hildibrand, Belladonna (mother of Bilbo), Donnamira, Mirabella, and Isengar.

Hildifons Took went on a journey and never returned. His date of death is not known.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Source:
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Hildigard Took

Daughter of Gerontius, the Old Took. Hildigard Took was the second child and first daughter of Gerontius and Adamanta Chubb Took. Her older brother was Isengrim III. She had ten younger siblings - Isumbras IV, Hildigrim, Isembold, Hildifons, Isembard, Hildibrand, Belladonna, Donnamira, Mirabella, and Isengar. Hildigard was born sometime between 2832 and 2838 of the Third Age - possibly in 2835. She died young, though her date of death is not known. According to one source (HoME XII, p. 107), she died in 2855, but this may not be accurate.

Note: Hildigard is said to be female in HoME XII, p. 107. Although Gerontius Took was said to have "three remarkable daughters" (Hobbit, p. 10) - Belladonna, Donnamira, and Mirabella - it is possible that Hildigard was excluded because of her early demise.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Source:
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381
The History of Middle-earth, vol. XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth: "The Family Trees," p. 107

Hildigrim Took

Great-grandfather of Peregrin Took and Meriadoc Brandybuck. Hildigrim Took was born in 2840 of the Third Age. He was the fourth child of Gerontius, The Old Took, and Adamanta Chubb Took. His older siblings were Isengrim III, Hildigard, and Isumbras IV. He also had eight younger siblings: Isembold, Hildifons, Isembard, Hildibrand, Belladonna (mother of Bilbo Baggins), Donnamira, Mirabella, and Isengar.

Hildigrim married Rosa Baggins. Their son Adalgrim was born in 2880. Hildigrim died in 2941.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Source:
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Isembard Took

Uncle of Bilbo Baggins. Isembard was born in 2847 of the Third Age. He was the seventh child of Gerontius, the Old Took, and Adamanta Chubb Took. Isembard's six older siblings were: Isengrim III, Hildigard, Isumbras IV, Hildigrim, Isembold, and Hildifons. He also had five younger siblings: Hildibrand, Belladonna (mother of Bilbo), Donnamira, Mirabella, and Isengar.

Isembard had a son named Flambard, born in 2887. Isembard Took died in 2946.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Source:
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Isembold Took

Uncle of Bilbo Baggins. Isembold Took was born in 2842 of the Third Age. He was the fifth child of Gerontius, the Old Took, and Adamanta Chubb Took. Isembold's four older siblings were Isengrim III, Hildigard, Isumbras IV, and Hildigrim. Isembold also had seven younger siblings: Hildifons, Isembard, Hildibrand, Belladonna (mother of Bilbo), Donnamira, Mirabella, and Isengar.

Isembold Took had many descendants. He died in 2946.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Source:
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Isengar Took

Hobbit sailor; uncle of Bilbo Baggins. Isengar Took was the twelfth and last child of Gerontius, the Old Took, and Adamanta Chubb Took. He was born in 2862 of the Third Age. One of his sisters was Belladonna Took, the mother of Bilbo Baggins. Isengar is said to have gone to Sea in his youth, which was highly unusual for a Hobbit. He died in 2960.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Source:
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Isengrim I

Thain of the Shire. Nothing is known about Isengrim I. He was apparently one of the eight unknown Thains between Isumbras I (2340-? of the Third Age) and Isengrim II (2683-2722).

Source:
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Isengrim Took II

Thain of the Shire; builder of the Great Smials. Isengrim was born in 2620 of the Third Age. In 2683, he became Thain. Isengrim was the 22nd Thain of the Shire and the 10th Thain of the Took line. He was styled Isengrim II. Isengrim began the construction of the Great Smials, which became the ancestral home of the Tooks.

In the days of Isengrim II, Tobold Hornblower began to cultivate the first true pipe-weed. It was also during the time of Isengrim II that an adjustment was made to the Shire Calendar resulting in a correspondence between dates and days of the week from year to year; this change was called Shire-reform.

Isengrim's son Isumbras (later Thain Isumbras III) was born in 2666. Isengrim died in 2722.

Note: In the Prologue of The Lord of the Rings, Isengrim II is said to be the father of Bandobras Took (FotR, p. 11) but in the Took family tree Isengrim's only son is listed as Isumbras III who is in turn the father of Bandobras. (Appendix C, p. 381)

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Sources:
Appendix B of The Lord of the Rings: "The Tale of Years," p. 369
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381
Appendix D of The Lord of the Rings: "The Calendars," p. 387

Isengrim Took III

Twenty-seventh Thain of the Shire. Isengrim Took III was born in 2832 of the Third Age. He was the eldest child of Gerontius Took and Adamanta Chubb Took. He had eleven younger siblings: Hildigard, Isumbras, Hildigrim, Isembold, Hildifons, Isembard, Hildibrand, Belladonna, Donnamira, Mirabella, and Isengar. Isengrim was 88 years old when he became Thain in 2920 after the death of his father, the Old Took. Isengrim III was Thain for ten years. He had no children, so when he died in 2930, his younger brother Isumbras IV became Thain.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Source:
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Isumbras Took I

Thirteenth Thain of the Shire. Isumbras I was the first Thain from the Took family. The twelve previous Thains were from the Oldbuck family. In 2340 of the Third Age, the Oldbucks relocated to Buckland where they became known as the Brandybucks. The title then passed to Isumbras Took and from that time on, the head of the Took family was the Thain of the Shire.

The name of Isumbras I's successor is not known.

Sources:
The Fellowship of the Ring: "Prologue: Concerning Hobbits," p. 18-19
Appendix B of The Lord of the Rings: p. 368

Isumbras Took II

Thain of the Shire. Isumbras II was apparently one of the eight unknown Thains between Isumbras I (2340-? of the Third Age) and Isengrim II (2683-2722). Nothing further is known about him.

Source:
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Isumbras Took III

Twenty-third Thain of the Shire. Isumbras Took III was born in 2666 of the Third Age. His father was Thain Isengrim II. Isumbras had two sons: Ferumbras born in 2701 and Bandobras born in 2704.

Isumbras III succeeded his father as Thain in 2722. He died in 2759 and was followed by his son Ferumbras II.

Note: In the Prologue of The Lord of the Rings, Bandobras Took's father is given as Isengrim II but in the Took family tree his father is Isumbras III, son of Isengrim II.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Sources:
The Fellowship of the Ring: "Prologue: Concerning Hobbits," p. 11
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Isumbras Took IV

Twenty-eighth Thain of the Shire. Isumbras Took IV was born in 2838 of the Third Age. He was the third child of Gerontius, the Old Took, and Adamanta Chubb Took. Isumbras had two older siblings - Isengrim and Hildigard - and nine younger siblings - Hildigrim, Isembold, Hildifons, Isembard, Hildibrand, Belladonna, Donnamira, Mirabella, and Isengar.

Isumbras's older brother Isengrim became Thain after their father's death. But Isengrim had no children, and when he died in 2930, the title passed to Isumbras. Isumbras IV was Thain for only nine years. He died in 2939 and was succeeded by his son Fortinbras II.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Source:
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Lalia Took

Wife of Thain Fortinbras II. Lalia Clayhanger was born in 2883 of the Third Age. She married Fortinbras Took in 2914 when she was 31. Their son Ferumbras was born in 2916. Upon the death of her husband in 2980, Lalia became the nominal head of the Took family. According to Hobbit custom, her son would not succeed her until her death. She ruled for 22 years. Lalia was a powerful and memorable though not well-loved matriarch. It was said that Ferumbras remained unmarried because no Hobbit-maid wanted Lalia as a mother-in-law.

Lalia was so fat that she could not walk and had to be pushed in a wheelchair. She was thus unable to attend Bilbo Baggins' Farewell Party in 3001. One day in the spring of 3002, Lalia was pushed by her attendant to take air at the Great Door of the Great Smials. The chair ran over the threshold and tipped and Lalia fell down the steps into the garden and died. It was rumored that the attendant was Pearl Took, sister of Pippin Took. After Ferumbras became Thain, Pearl received a pearl necklace that was a Took family heirloom.

Names & Etymology:
Also known as Lalia the Great and Lalia the Fat.

Source:
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien: Letter #214

Paladin Took I

Thain of the Shire. Nothing is known about Paladin I. There must have been a Thain of this name since there was a Paladin II. Paladin I was apparently one of the eight unknown Thains between Isumbras I (2340-? of the Third Age) and Isengrim II (2683-2722).

Names & Etymology:
The word paladin means "knightly defender."

Source:
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Paladin Took II

Father of Peregrin Took. Paladin, son of Adalgrim, was born in 2933 of the Third Age. His younger sister Esmeralda was the mother of Merry Brandybuck. Paladin married Eglantine Banks and they had three daughters - Pearl, Pimpernel, and Pervinca - and one son - Peregrin, called Pippin. The family attended the Farewell Party of Bilbo Baggins in 3001.

Paladin Took became the 31st Thain of the Shire in 3015 on the death of Thain Ferumbras III, who had no children.

During the War of the Ring, Paladin did his best to resist the Chief's Men who had taken over the Shire. The Tooks defended themselves in the Great Smials in the Green Hill Country and killed three of the ruffians who trespassed on their land. When Pippin returned to the Shire in November of 3019, he rode to Tookland to rally his people. Thain Paladin then mustered his Hobbitry, sending some to run off the ruffians who guarded Tookland and sending others with his son Peregrin to the Battle of Bywater.

Paladin died in the year 13 of the Fourth Age and his son Peregrin succeeded him as Thain.

Names & Etymology:
The word paladin means "knightly defender."

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Sources:
The Return of the King: "The Scouring of the Shire," p. 289, 294
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Pearl Took

Sister of Peregrin Took. Pearl Took was born in 2975 of the Third Age, the eldest child of Paladin Took (later Thain Paladin II) and Eglantine Banks Took. In addition to her brother Pippin, she had two younger sisters, Pimpernel and Pervinca. Pearl attended the Farewell Party of Bilbo Baggins in 3001 with her family.

There is a curious story about Pearl Took. It was rumored that one spring morning in 3002, it was Pearl's duty to wheel Lalia Took - the immensely fat and not well-loved matriarch of the Took family - to the door of the Great Smials for a breath of fresh air. The wheelchair apparently hit the threshold of the Great Door and Lalia fell down the steps and died. Pearl was not allowed to attend the accession ceremony of Lalia's son Thain Ferumbras III, but later she received a magnificent pearl necklace that was a Took family heirloom.

Names & Etymology:
Pearl was named for a jewel as was common among female Hobbits.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Sources:
Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien: Letter #214
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Peregrin "Pippin" Took

See the full-page entry for Peregrin Took.

Pervinca Took

Sister of Peregrin Took. Pervinca Took was born in 2985 of the Third Age. Her parents were Paladin Took (later Thain Paladin II) and Eglantine Banks Took. Pervinca had two older sisters, Pearl and Pimpernel, and a younger brother Peregrin, called Pippin. Pervinca attended the Farewell Party of Bilbo Baggins in 3001 with her family.

Names & Etymology:
Pervinca is a Latin name for the periwinkle - a plant with blue or purple flowers.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Source:
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Pimpernel Took

Sister of Peregrin Took. Pimpernel Took was born in 2979 of the Third Age. She was the daughter of Paladin Took (later Thain Paladin II) and Eglantine Banks Took. Pimpernel had an older sister Pearl, a younger sister Pervinca, and a younger brother Peregrin, called Pippin. Pimpernel attended the Farewell Party of Bilbo Baggins in 3001 with her family.

Names & Etymology:
A pimpernel is a plant of the primrose family with flowers of scarlet, purple, white, or blue.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Source:
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Reginard Took

Hobbit of the Shire. Reginard Took was born in 2969 of the Third Age. He was the eldest son of Adelard Took. Reginard had three younger sisters and a younger brother named Everard. Reginard attended the Farewell Party of Bilbo Baggins in 3001 with his family.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Source:
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Rosa Took

Great-grandmother of Peregrin Took and Meriadoc Brandybuck. Rosa Baggins was born in 2856 of the Third Age. She was the daughter of Ponto Baggins and Mimosa Bunce Baggins. She had a younger brother named Polo. Rosa married Hildigrim Took and they had a son named Adalgrim in 2880.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below and the Baggins family tree.

Source:
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Sigismond Took

Grandfather of Fredegar Bolger. Sigismond Took was born in 2890 of the Third Age. He was the son of Hildibrand Took. Sigismond's daughter Rosamunda, born in 2938, was the mother of Fredegar and Estella Bolger. Sigismond also had a son Ferdinand, born in 2940. Sigismond died in 2991.

Genealogy:
See the Took family tree below.

Source:
Appendix C of The Lord of the Rings: Took genealogy, p. 381

Took Family Tree:

Took family tree

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