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In ]'s ]al universe of ], the '''Thain''' was the traditional military leader of the ]s of the ] (compare ]). The Hobbits first chose a Thain to "hold the authority of the king" when ], last King of ], was lost and the kingship in the North discontinued. The Thainship was originally held by the ] Clan. In 1740 ], it passed to the ], and has remained a hereditary position in their clan ever since. Though a viceregal position, the Thain never wielded significant political authority, as the Shire remained a very loosely organized society and rarely faced military threats from outside. |
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Other offices in the Shire include the ], the ] in the ], and (in the Fourth Age) the ''Warden of ]'' created by King ]. |
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==List of Thains of the Shire== |
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===Third Age=== |
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*] (first Thain, elected in ] 1979 after Arvedui of Arnor died) |
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*Eleven additional Thains of the Oldbuck clan (the clan was probably named for Bucca) |
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*Gorhendad Oldbuck (possibly the 12th Thain), crossed over the Brandywine and became the first Master of Buckland |
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*Isumbras Took I (became 13th Thain and first of the ] line in 2340) |
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*Eight Took Thains (including Isengrim I, Isumbras II, Ferumbras I, and Paladin I) |
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*Isengrim Took II (22nd Thain and 10th of the Took line. Died 2672) |
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*Isumbras Took III (23rd Thain in 2672) |
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*Ferumbras Took II (24th Thain); older brother of Bullroarer Took. |
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*Fortinbras Took I (25th Thain) |
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*Gerontius Took, the Old Took (26th Thain in 2848) |
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*Isengrim Took III (27th Thain) |
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*Isumbras Took IV (28th Thain); brother of Isengrim III |
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*Fortinbras Took II (29th Thain) |
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*Ferumbras III Took (30th Thain, died childless in 3015) |
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*Paladin II Took (31st Thain in 3015); cousin of Ferumbras III |
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===Fourth Age=== |
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*] I (became 32nd Thain in 13 ], ] 63) |
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*] (became 33rd Thain after his father left for ] in 63 F.A.) |
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The line of Thains continued in the Fourth Age of ] until the end of the ]. |
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===See also=== |
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{{Wiktionary-inline|thane}} |
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==References== |
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{{Portal|Middle-earth}} |
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*{{ME-ref|RotK|Appendix A}} |
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