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==History==
==History==
The first Master was [[Thain]] [[Gorhendad Oldbuck]], after he left [[the Shire]] and moved to Buckland in {{SR|740}}.<ref name="Brandybuck">{{App|Brandybuck}}</ref> The holder of the title was accepted as the leader of Buckland, and several farms in the [[Marish]] as well.<ref name=con>{{FR|Conspiracy}}</ref> After the [[War of the Ring]], [[Aragorn|Elessar]] made the Master of Buckland one of the Mayor Counsellors of the [[Arnor|North-Kingdom]].<ref name="Later">{{App|Later}}</ref>
The first Master was [[Thain]] [[Gorhendad Oldbuck]], after he left [[the Shire]] and moved to Buckland in {{SR|740}}.<ref name="Brandybuck">{{App|Brandybuck}}</ref> The holder of the title was accepted as the leader of Buckland, and several farms in the [[Marish]] as well.<ref name=con>{{FR|Conspiracy}}</ref> After the [[War of the Ring]] ({{FO|13}}), King [[Aragorn|Elessar]] made the Master of Buckland one of the Mayor Counsellors of the [[Arnor|North-Kingdom]].<ref name="Later">{{App|Later}}</ref>


==List of Masters==
==List of Masters==

Revision as of 15:21, 21 May 2016

Master of Buckland was a hereditary title among the Bucklander Hobbits. As the head of the Brandybuck Family, he was also known as the Master of the Hall.[1]

History

The first Master was Thain Gorhendad Oldbuck, after he left the Shire and moved to Buckland in S.R. 740.[2] The holder of the title was accepted as the leader of Buckland, and several farms in the Marish as well.[1] After the War of the Ring (Template:FO), King Elessar made the Master of Buckland one of the Mayor Counsellors of the North-Kingdom.[3]

List of Masters

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Conspiracy Unmasked"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Brandybuck of Buckland"
  3. 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "Later Events Concerning the Members of the Fellowship of the Ring"
Masters of Buckland
Gorhendad Oldbuck (from S.R. 740) · unknown · Gormadoc Brandybuck (until 1236) · Madoc Brandybuck (1236 - 1277) · Marmadoc Brandybuck (1277 - 1310) · Gorbadoc Brandybuck (1310 - 1364) · Rorimac Brandybuck (1364 - 1408) · Saradoc Brandybuck (1408 - 1432) · Meriadoc Brandybuck (1432 - 1484) · unknown