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Pearl's name follows the Hobbit custom of high-class women being named after jewels. | Pearl's name follows the Hobbit custom of high-class women being named after jewels. | ||
The world pearl derives from Latin ''perla'', being from ''perna'' combined with ''sphaerula'' "little sphere". | The world pearl derives from Latin ''perla'', being from ''perna'' combined with ''sphaerula'' "little sphere"<ref>''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', Giving of Names</ref>. | ||
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[[Category:Took]] | [[Category:Took]] | ||
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| Pearl Took | |
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| Hobbit | |
| File:Paladins Daughters.jpg Pervinca, Pimpernel and Pearl | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | Tookland |
| Birth | T.A. 2975 |
| Family | |
| Parentage | Paladin Took II & Eglantine Banks |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
| Gallery | Images of Pearl Took |
Pearl Took was the eldest child of Thain Paladin Took II and Eglantine Banks. She had three siblings: Pimpernel, Pervinca and Pippin.[1]
She was the caretaker of Lalia the Fat, the rotund, aged, and immensely annoying (to the Tooks) matriarch of the family. Each morning, Pearl was to push her wheelchair outside so Lalia could experience fresh air. One morning in T.A. 3002, Pearl was a little bit careless, and Lalia flew across the steps to her death.
Pearl was excluded from the ascension ceremony of Ferumbras, who had been waiting on Thainship for quite a while. She was, however, spotted with a necklace of pearls believed to be a Took family heirloom.[2]
Etymology
Pearl's name follows the Hobbit custom of high-class women being named after jewels.
The world pearl derives from Latin perla, being from perna combined with sphaerula "little sphere"[3].
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Took of Great Smials"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 214, (undated, written late 1958 or early 1959)
- ↑ An Introduction to Elvish, Giving of Names
