Took family

The Took family were Hobbits of the Shire and wealthy, but were not well respected like the Baggins family.

Notable Members

 * Paladin Took:
 * Eglantine Took (née Banks): The wife of Paladin Took. She later mothered four children: Pearl, Pervinca, Pimpernel and Peregrin Took and mother-in-law of Diamond Took. She is later the paternal grandmother of Bilba and Faramir Took.
 * Pearl Took: One of the four children and three daughters of Paladin Took and Eglantine Banks and sister of Pimpernel, Pervinca and Peregrin Took.
 * Pimpernel Took: One of the four children and three daughters of Paladin Took and Eglantine Banks and sister of Pearl, Pervinca and Peregrin Took
 * Pervinca Took: One of the four children and three daughters of Paladin Took and Eglantine Banks and sister of Pimpernel, Pearl, and Peregrin Took
 * Peregrin Took: One of the four children and only son of of Paladin Took and Eglantine Banks and younger brother of Pearl, Pervinca, and Pimpernel Took
 * Diamond Took: the wife of Peregrin Took, the daughter of Arthur Long-cleeve and the mother of Faramir Took. Originally Diamond of Long-Cleeve, Diamond fell in love with Peregrin Took, but she feared that their relationship would always remain in the what hobbits called "the friend zone". The two of them married during the Battle of Gondor and were wed by Gandalf by both their requests. She is also related to the Took family through Bandobras Took
 * Bilba Thora Took: Diamond and Pippin's daughter. Gandalf and Elrond helped Diamond and Bilba survive a dangerous birth. They named her after Bilbo Baggins and Thorin Oakenshield.

Etymology

 * The name Took comes from the Westron Tuk, which has an unknown origin. However, in real life, the name Took is a Welsh name, and refers to the type of sword.