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			In ]'s ]al universe of ], the '''Thain''' was the traditional military leader of the ]s of ] (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 740 ], 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.

			Other officers in the Shire include the ], the ] in the ], and (in the Fourth Age) the ''Warden of ]'' created by King ].

			==List of Thains of the Shire==

			===Third Age===
			*] (first Thain, elected in ] 1979 after Arvedui of Arnor died)
			*''eleven additional Thains of the Oldbuck clan (the clan was probably named for Bucca)''
			*Gorhendad Oldbuck (possibly the 12th Thain), crossed over the Brandywine and became the first Master of Buckland
			*Isumbras I Took (became 13th Thain and first of the ] line in 2340)
			*''eight Took Thains'' (including Isengrim I, Isumbras II, Ferumbras I, and Paladin I)
			*Isengrim II Took (22nd Thain and 10th of the Took line in 2683;<ref>Tolkien, J. R. R. (1955), '']'', 2nd edition (1966), George Allen & Unwin, Appendix B p. 369; ISBN 0 04 823047 2</ref> died 2722)
			*Isumbras III Took (23rd Thain)
			*Ferumbras II Took (24th Thain); older brother of Bullroarer Took.
			*Fortinbras I Took (25th Thain)
			*Gerontius Took, the Old Took (26th Thain 2848-2920)
			*Isengrim III Took (27th Thain)
			*Isumbras IV Took (28th Thain); brother of Isengrim III
			*Fortinbras II Took (29th Thain)
			*Ferumbras III Took (30th Thain, died childless in 3015)
			*Paladin II Took (31st Thain in 3015); cousin of Ferumbras III

			===Fourth Age===
			*] I (became 32nd Thain in 13 ], ] 63)
			*] (became 33rd Thain after his father left for ] in 63 F.A.)

			The line of Thains continued in the Fourth Age of ] until the end of ].

			===See also===
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In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth, the Thain was the traditional military leader of the Hobbits of the Shire (compare Thegn). The Hobbits first chose a Thain to "hold the authority of the king" when Arvedui, last King of Arnor, was lost and the kingship in the North discontinued. The Thainship was originally held by the Oldbuck Clan. In 740 SR, it passed to the Tooks, 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.

Other officers in the Shire include the Master of Buckland, the Mayor of Michel Delving in the White Downs, and (in the Fourth Age) the Warden of Westmarch created by King Elessar.

List of Thains of the Shire

Third Age

Bucca of the Marish (first Thain, elected in T.A. 1979 after Arvedui of Arnor died)
eleven additional Thains of the Oldbuck clan (the clan was probably named for Bucca)
Gorhendad Oldbuck (possibly the 12th Thain), crossed over the Brandywine and became the first Master of Buckland
Isumbras I Took (became 13th Thain and first of the Took line in 2340)
eight Took Thains (including Isengrim I, Isumbras II, Ferumbras I, and Paladin I)
Isengrim II Took (22nd Thain and 10th of the Took line in 2683; died 2722)
Isumbras III Took (23rd Thain)
Ferumbras II Took (24th Thain); older brother of Bullroarer Took.
Fortinbras I Took (25th Thain)
Gerontius Took, the Old Took (26th Thain 2848-2920)
Isengrim III Took (27th Thain)
Isumbras IV Took (28th Thain); brother of Isengrim III
Fortinbras II Took (29th Thain)
Ferumbras III Took (30th Thain, died childless in 3015)
Paladin II Took (31st Thain in 3015); cousin of Ferumbras III

Fourth Age

Peregrin "Pippin" Took I (became 32nd Thain in 13 F.A., abdicated 63)
Faramir Took I (became 33rd Thain after his father left for Gondor in 63 F.A.)

The line of Thains continued in the Fourth Age of Arda until the end of the Shire.

References

Tolkien, J. R. R. (1955), The Return of the King, 2nd edition (1966), George Allen & Unwin, Appendix B p. 369; ISBN 0 04 823047 2

Tolkien, J. R. R. (1955). The Return of the King. The Lord of the Rings. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Appendix A. OCLC 519647821.

Middle-earth

Works

In Tolkien's lifetime	The Hobbit (1937) The Lord of the Rings (1954-55) The Fellowship of the Ring "The Shadow of the Past" "The Council of Elrond" The Two Towers The Return of the King "The Scouring of the Shire" "The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen" The Adventures of Tom Bombadil (1962)
Posthumous	The Silmarillion (1977) "Ainulindalë" Unfinished Tales (1980) The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien (1981) Bilbo's Last Song (1990) The three "Great Tales" The Children of Húrin (2007) Beren and Lúthien (2017) The Fall of Gondolin (2018) The Fall of Númenor (2022)

History of
composition

History of Middle-earth	The Book of Lost Tales (1983–84) Ælfwine The Lays of Beleriand (1985) The Shaping of Middle-earth (1986) The Lost Road and Other Writings (1987) The Etymologies Lhammas The History of The Lord of the Rings (1988–92) The Notion Club Papers Morgoth's Ring (1993) The War of the Jewels (1994) The Peoples of Middle-earth (1996)
Others	John D. Rateliff The History of The Hobbit (2007) Carl F. Hostetter The Nature of Middle-earth (2021)

Fictional
universe

Peoples, monsters	Ainur Maiar Balrogs Wizards Valar Dragons Ancalagon Smaug Dwarves Eagles Elves Half-elven Noldor Sundering Ents Hobbits Men Beornings Drúedain Dúnedain Orcs Trolls
Characters	First and Second Ages Celebrimbor Eärendil and Elwing Elendil Fëanor Fingolfin Finwë and Míriel Gil-galad Húrin Isildur Lúthien and Beren Melian Morgoth Thingol Tuor and Idril Túrin Turambar Ungoliant Third Age Elrond Galadriel Gandalf Glorfindel Goldberry Gollum Saruman Sauron Tom Bombadil
Places	First and Second Ages Beleriand Númenor Valinor Third Age Bree Esgaroth Gondor Harad Isengard Lonely Mountain Lothlórien Mirkwood Mordor Moria Rivendell Rohan The Shire Bag End
Objects	Mithril Palantír Red Book of Westmarch Rings of Power One Ring Silmarils Two Trees of Valinor List of weapons and armour

Analysis

Elements	Artwork Family trees Heraldry Languages Adûnaic Black Speech Elvish Quenya Sindarin Khuzdul Valarin Westron Maps Tolkien's poetry Scripts Cirth Sarati Tengwar
Themes	Anachronism Ancestry as guide to character Architecture Christianity Cosmology Round World dilemma Death and immortality Decline and fall Dreams and visions Economy England Environmentalism Evil First World War Forests Frame stories Hell Heroism Light Luck and fate Magic Mental illness Modernism Moral dilemma Music Naming of weapons Northern courage Old Straight Road Paganism Plants Psychological journeys Quests Sound and language Time Trees
Literary	Tolkien's impact on fantasy Influences Beowulf Celtic Classical world Finnish language and literature Medieval Modern Norse Philology Shakespeare Prose style Ambiguity A mythology for England
Geographic	The Atlas of Middle-earth Journeys of Frodo A Map of Middle-earth

Adaptations,
legacy

Artists	Pauline Baynes Cor Blok Anke Eißmann Brothers Hildebrandt Jenny Dolfen Mary Fairburn Donato Giancola John Howe Tove Jansson Alexander Korotich Alan Lee Tom Loback Margrethe II of Denmark Ted Nasmith
Composers	Bo Hansson Johan de Meij Symphony No. 1 The Lord of the Rings Howard Shore Music of The Lord of the Rings film series Music of The Hobbit film series Music of The Rings of Power TV series Blind Guardian Nightfall in Middle-Earth
Settings	Donald Swann The Road Goes Ever On Poems and Songs of Middle Earth The Tolkien Ensemble An Evening in Rivendell A Night in Rivendell At Dawn in Rivendell Leaving Rivendell
Other media	Impact Middle-earth Enterprises Works inspired by Tolkien Fan fiction Film Calendars Video games Things named after Tolkien and his works

Literary
criticism

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List of Thains of the Shire

Third Age

Fourth Age

See also

References