Adalgrim Took

Adalgrim Took was a Hobbit of the Shire, and the grandfather of Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took.
== Biography ==
Adalgrim was the son of Hildigrim Took and Rosa Baggins, he had four daughters and one son. The youngest of his daughters was Esmeralda (Took) Brandybuck, the mother of Meriadoc Brandybuck. Adalgrim's son was Paladin Took II, the father of Peregrin Took. Adalgrim was a cousin of Bilbo Baggins, although he did not attend Bilbo's Farewell Birthday Party in TA 3001. Although Adalgrim was never Thain of the Shire, his son Paladin became Thain in TA 3015, when Ferumbras Took III, Paladin's cousin, died. Adalgrim died in TA 2982 (SR 1382).