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[note 1] 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.
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".[1]
Notes
- ↑ 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"
References
- ↑ Jim Allan (ed.), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"
| Thains of the Shire |
|---|
| Bucca of the Marish (from S.R. 379) · 10 unknown Oldbucks · Gorhendad Oldbuck (until S.R. 740) · Isumbras I (from S.R. 740) · 8 unknown Tooks (includes: Isengrim I · Ferumbras I · Paladin I · Isumbras II) · Isengrim II (S.R. 1083 - 1122) · Isumbras III (1122 - 1159) · Ferumbras II (1159 - 1201) · Fortinbras I (1201 - 1248) · Gerontius (1248 - 1320) · Isengrim III (1320 - 1330) · Isumbras IV (1330 - 1339) · Fortinbras II (1339 - 1380) · Ferumbras III (1380 - 1415) · Paladin II (1415 - 1434) · Peregrin I (1434 - 1484) · Faramir I (from 1484) |
