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[[Image:Pippin and Diamond from PJ's RotK.jpg|thumb|250px|Peregrin Took and Diamond from [[Peter Jackson's The Return of the King]].]]
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'''Diamond of Long Cleeve''' (2995—?) was a [[hobbits|hobbit]] of the [[Shire]]. She became the wife of Thain [[Pippin Took|Peregrin Took]] in the 6th year of the [[Fourth Age]]. She is possibly one of the [[North-Tooks]], decended from [[Bandobras Took]] (aka [[Bullroarer]]). She had one son [[Faramir Took I|Faramir]], named for a Steward of [[Gondor]] (see [[Faramir son of Denethor II|Faramir]]). Her date of death is not known, but some people assume Diamond probably died sometime before the year 63 of the Fourth Age when Pippin left the Shire to live in Gondor.
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'''Diamond of Long Cleeve''' was a [[hobbits|hobbit]] of [[the Shire]].


==History==
Diamond came from [[Long Cleeve]], a village in the [[Northfarthing]].<ref name="Took">{{App|Took}}</ref> She married [[Peregrin Took]] in {{SR|1427}}, and had one son, [[Faramir Took I|Faramir]], named after [[Faramir]] of [[Gondor]].<ref>{{App|Later}}</ref>
==Etymology==
''[[wikipedia:Diamond|Diamonds]]'' are precious jewels<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.), ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', "Giving of Names"</ref> The jewel name supports the possibility that she was of a high family, such as the [[North-took Family|North-tooks]].
==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''2001-7: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'':'''
:Whilst unnamed in the film itself, the Hobbit next to Pippin at [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]]'s wedding is identified as Diamond on a [[Decipher Card]]. She is played by [[Emma Deakin]].<ref>Castingcallpro.com, ''[http://www.uk.castingcallpro.com/view.php?uid=116774 Emma Deakin]'', accessed December 12, 2010</ref>
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Revision as of 10:08, 18 September 2015

Diamond of Long Cleeve
Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King - Diamond of Long Cleeve.png
Diamond of Long Cleeve from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Biographical Information
LocationLong Cleeve
Great Smials
BirthS.R. 1395
Family
SpousePeregrin Took
ChildrenFaramir
Physical Description
GenderFemale
GalleryImages of Diamond of Long Cleeve

Diamond of Long Cleeve was a hobbit of the Shire.

History

Diamond came from Long Cleeve, a village in the Northfarthing.[1] She married Peregrin Took in S.R. 1427, and had one son, Faramir, named after Faramir of Gondor.[2]

Etymology

Diamonds are precious jewels[3] The jewel name supports the possibility that she was of a high family, such as the North-tooks.

Portrayal in adaptations

2001-7: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King:

Whilst unnamed in the film itself, the Hobbit next to Pippin at Sam's wedding is identified as Diamond on a Decipher Card. She is played by Emma Deakin.[4]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Took of Great Smials"
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "Later Events Concerning the Members of the Fellowship of the Ring"
  3. Jim Allan (ed.), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names"
  4. Castingcallpro.com, Emma Deakin, accessed December 12, 2010