Paladin II Took

Paladin II Took 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. Paladin lived near Whitwell, near Tuckborough, where he owned a farm.
Paladin succeeded his childless second cousin Ferumbras III Took as Thain of the Shire in TA 3015.
Paladin Took II died in FO 13, at the age of one-hundred and one.