Paladin Took II was the thirty-first Thain of the Shire, and the father of the famous hobbit Peregrin Took.
Biography
Paladin was the only son of Adalgrim Took and his unnamed wife and the brother of Esmeralda (Took) Brandybuck. Paladin married Eglantine Banks, and had four children: Pearl Took, Pimpernel Took, Pervinca Took, and Peregrin Took.[1] Paladin lived near Whitwell, near Tuckborough, where he owned a farm.[2]
When Saruman took control of the Shire through Lotho, he resisted and organized a defense against the Chief's men.[3] Paladin Took II died in FO 13, at the age of one-hundred and one.[1]
Portrayal in adaptations
Video games
Paladin Took II is featured in The Lord of the Rings Online.
He also appeared as a non-playable character in LEGO The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game, only in the portable versions.
Translations around the world
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
|---|---|
| Amharic | ጳላዲን ጡክ II |
| Arabic | بالادين توك الثاني ? |
| Armenian | Պալադին Տուկ II |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Паладін Тук II |
| Bengali | পালাদিন টুক দ্বিতীয় |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Паладин Тук II |
| Catalan | Paladí Tuc II |
| Chinese | 聖騎士· 圖克 |
| Czech | Paladin Bral II |
| Danish | Paladin Toker II |
| Dutch | Paladijn Toek II |
| Finnish | Paladiini Tuk II |
| French | Paladin Touc II |
| Galician | Paladin Tuc II |
| Georgian | ფალადინ ტუკი II |
| German | Paladin Tuk II |
| Greek | Παλαδιν Τυκ Β' ? |
| Gujarati | પલદિન ટુક બીજી |
| Hebrew | אביר קודש טוק השני |
| Hindi | राजपूत टुक दूसरा |
| Hungarian | II Tuk Paladin |
| Italian | Paladino Tuc II |
| Japanese | パラディン · トゥック 2世 |
| Kannada | ರಣಧೀರ ಟುಕ್ ಎರಡನೆಯದು |
| Kazakh Cyrillic | Паладін Тук II |
| Korean | 팔라딘 · 토오ᄏ 2세 ? |
| Kurdish | پالادین توک دویهم (Arabic script) Paladîn Tuk II |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Паладин Тук II |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Паладин Тук II |
| Marathi | पलदिन टुक दुसरा |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Паладин Тук II |
| Nepalese | पलदिन टुक दोस्रो |
| Norwegian | Paladin Tók II |
| Persian | پالادین توک دومین |
| Polish | Paladin II Tuk |
| Punjabi | ਪਲਦਿਨ ਟੁਕ ਦੂਜਾ |
| Russian | Паладин Тук II |
| Serbian | паладин Тук II (Cyrillic) Paladin Tuk II (Latin) |
| Sicilian | Palatini Tuc II |
| Sinhalese | පලදින් ටුච් දෙවන |
| Slovenian | Paladin Tuk II |
| Spanish | Paladín Tuk II |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Паладин Тук II |
| Tamil | வீரன் டுக் இரண்டாவது |
| Telugu | పాలాడిన్ టుక రెండవ |
| Thai | ปะละดิน ตุ๊ก 2 ? |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Паладин Тук II |
| Urdu | پالادان طوک دوسرا |
| Uzbek | Паладин Тук II (Cyrillic) Paladin Tuk II (Latin) |
| Vietnamese | Paladin Lấy II |
| Yiddish | פּאַלאַדין תּאָק רגע |
| Thain of the Shire | ||
| Preceded by Ferumbras Took III |
Paladin II Took | Succeeded by Peregrin Took |
| TA 3015 – FO 13 | ||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C: Family Trees, Took of Great Smials
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Five, Ch. I: "Minas Tirith"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Six, Ch. IX: "The Scouring of the Shire"