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'''Master of [[Buckland]]''' was a hereditary title among the [[Bucklanders|Bucklander]] [[Hobbits]]. As the head of the [[Brandybuck Family]], he was also known as the '''Master of the [[Brandy Hall|Hall]]'''.<ref name=con/> Like the Thain and [[Warden of Westmarch]], the Master had only nominal authority. | '''Master of [[Buckland]]''' was a hereditary title among the [[Bucklanders|Bucklander]] [[Hobbits]]. As the head of the [[Brandybuck Family]], he was also known as the '''Master of the [[Brandy Hall|Hall]]'''.<ref name=con/> Like the Thain and [[Warden of Westmarch]], the Master had only nominal authority. | ||
It was traditional for each of the Masters to have an | It was traditional for each of the Masters to have an epithet attached to their names, such as Gorbadoc Brandybuck "Broadbelt", Saradoc Brandybuck "Scattergold", and the most famous, Meriadoc the Magnificent. | ||
==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]] ({{FoA|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> | 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]] ({{FoA|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> | ||
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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] Like the Thain and Warden of Westmarch, the Master had only nominal authority.
It was traditional for each of the Masters to have an epithet attached to their names, such as Gorbadoc Brandybuck "Broadbelt", Saradoc Brandybuck "Scattergold", and the most famous, Meriadoc the Magnificent.
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 (Fo.A. 13), King Elessar made the Master of Buckland one of the Mayor Counsellors of the North-Kingdom.[3]
List of Masters
- Gorhendad Oldbuck (S.R. 740 - ?)[2]
- Gormadoc Brandybuck (? - 1236)[2]
- Madoc Brandybuck (S.R. 1236 - 1277)[2]
- Marmadoc Brandybuck (S.R. 1277 - 1310)[2]
- Gorbadoc Brandybuck (S.R. 1310 - 1364)[2]
- Rorimac Brandybuck (S.R. 1364 - 1408)[2]
- Saradoc Brandybuck (S.R. 1408 - 1432)[2]
- Meriadoc Brandybuck (S.R. 1432 - 1484)[3]
- Meriadoc's son (S.R. 1484 - ?)[3][note 1]
Notes
- ↑ Meriadoc's descendants do not appear in any list or family tree and their names are not mentioned anywhere. The only indication that Meriadoc had at least a son, who succeeded him, is the brief reference in Appendix B that Meriadoc and Peregrin Took "handed over their goods and offices to their sons" before leaving the Shire.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Conspiracy Unmasked"
- ↑ 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"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "Later Events Concerning the Members of the Fellowship of the Ring"
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| 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 |
