Paladin Took

Thain of the Shire, father of Peregrin

Other names

Paladin Took II the Thain Paladin

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In briefanswer capsule

Paladin Took II was Thain of the Shire and head of the Tooks at Great Smials. He married Eglantine Banks and was the father of Peregrin Took. In the War of the Ring he held out in the Tookland against Sharkey's men until the Shire was scoured.

Sources

The Lord of the Rings — Appendix C, Family Trees (Took of Great Smials)
The Lord of the Rings — Book VI, ch. 8, The Scouring of the Shire

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Legendarium (2026): „Paladin Took“. Last updated August 18, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/characters/paladin-took-ii/

APA

Legendarium. (2026). Paladin Took. Last updated August 18, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/characters/paladin-took-ii/

MLA

„Paladin Took“. Legendarium, 2026, https://www.legendarium.page/characters/paladin-took-ii/. Last updated August 18, 2026.

BibTeX

@misc{legendarium-paladin-took-ii-en,
  title        = {Paladin Took},
  author       = {{Legendarium}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.legendarium.page/characters/paladin-took-ii/}},
  note         = {Last updated August 18, 2026}
}