Thain
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The Thain is the traditional hereditary head of the Shire in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, serving as its chief hobbit authority after the fall of the northern kingdom.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shire title
ⓘ
fictional office ⓘ hereditary title ⓘ political office ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Shire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedLocation | The Shire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Tooks of Great Smials NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRace | Hobbits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Hobbit culture
ⓘ
Titles and offices of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| coexistsWithOffice |
Master of Buckland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mayor of Michel Delving ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| establishedAfter | fall of the northern kingdom of Arnor ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| governingBody | Shire-moot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | hereditary leadership ⓘ |
| heldByFamily | Took family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Westron (represented by English) ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Appendices to The Lord of the Rings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Fellowship of the Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Return of the King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOfficeHolder |
Gerontius Took
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Isumbras Took I NERFINISHED ⓘ Paladin Took II NERFINISHED ⓘ Peregrin Took NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy | hobbits ⓘ |
| powers |
calling out the Shire-muster
ⓘ
military leadership in time of need ⓘ symbolic headship of the Shire ⓘ |
| precededBy | kings of Arnor ⓘ |
| role |
chief hobbit authority
ⓘ
head of the Shire ⓘ |
| seatLocation | Tuckborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatOfOffice | Great Smials NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatRegion | Tookland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusDuringWarOfTheRing | held by Paladin Took II ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | no higher Shire authority ⓘ |
| successionType | primogeniture within Took family ⓘ |
| successorAfterWarOfTheRing | Peregrin Took NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolicRelationToKingship | residual authority after loss of northern kings ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Fourth Age
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Third Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.