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'''Pearl Took''' was the eldest child of [[Thain]] [[Paladin Took II]] and [[Eglantine Banks]]. She had three siblings: [[Pimpernel Took|Pimpernel]], [[Pervinca Took|Pervinca]] and [[Peregrin Took I|Pippin]].   
'''Pearl Took''' was the eldest child of [[Thain]] [[Paladin Took II]] and [[Eglantine Banks]]. She had three siblings: [[Pimpernel Took|Pimpernel]], [[Pervinca Took|Pervinca]] and [[Peregrin Took I|Pippin]].  <ref>{{HM|AC}}</ref>


Though her name only appears in the family tree of the [[Took family]] in [[Appendix A]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] tells an interesting story about Pearl. She was the caretaker of [[Lalia Clayhanger|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 experianece fresh air. One morning in [[Third Age 3002|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 Took III|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.
She was the caretaker of [[Lalia Clayhanger|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 [[Third Age 3002|T.A. 3002]], Pearl was a little bit careless, and Lalia flew across the steps to her death.  


==References==
Pearl was excluded from the ascension ceremony of [[Ferumbras Took III|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.<ref>{{HM|L}}, [[Letter 214]]</ref>
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix A]]
* ''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', [[Letter 214]].


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Pearl Took
Hobbit
File:Paladins Daughters.jpg
Pervinca, Pimpernel and Pearl
Biographical Information
LocationTookland
BirthT.A. 2975
Family
ParentagePaladin Took II + Eglantine Banks
Physical Description
GenderFemale
GalleryImages 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]

References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien, Humphrey Carpenter (ed.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 214
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