Paladin Took I
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| Paladin Took I | |
|---|---|
| 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.
History
Paladin presumably lived in the first millennium of the Shire-Reckoning during which he became Thain, sometime after Isumbras I.
No record of his name exists, but Paladin II, the Thirteen-first Thain, was named after him.[1]
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".[2]
References
- ↑ The existence of this character is deduced from the ordinals in J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Took of Great Smials"
- ↑ Jim Allan (ed.), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"
