Thain
by Lindelea
Paladin Took was a farmer's son; his grandfather had left the Great Smials, renouncing the life of the Great Smials Tooks, along with the succession to the Thainship. He was never meant to be Thain, no more than was Bucca of the Marish... New "Pippin" chapter posted (along with Frodo, Sam and Marigold) in honour of Larner's birthday. Pippin, temporarily blinded after a mishap, recovers at Bag End.
PG
· In progress
· Updated 16 April 2026
Characters: Eglantine Took, Esmeralda Brandybuck, Ferdibrand Took, Frodo Baggins, Hamfast Gamgee, Lobelia Sackvill-Baggins, Lotho Sackvill-Baggins, Merry, Original Character(s), Paladin Took, Pearl Took, Pervinca Took, Pimpernel Took, Pippin, Rose Cotton, Samwise Gamgee, Saradoc Brandybuck
Chapters
- 1. Thorn: They'd Not Heard of the King (1,521 words)
- 2. Thain: Taking Prisoners (1,225 words)
- 3. Thorn: No News is... No News (1,225 words)
- 4. Thain: Day of Reckoning (1,198 words)
- 5. Thorn: Midnight Summons (1,040 words)
- 6. Thain: Midnight Whispers (1,584 words)
- 7. Thorn: Cold Light of Dawn (1,776 words)
- 8. Thain: Before the Break of Day (1,217 words)
- 9. Thorn: Leaving Home and Comfort Behind (1,285 words)
- 10. Thain: The Sheep of His Pasture (1,242 words)
- 11. Thorn: Out of the Fold (1,808 words)
- 12. Thain: Scattered Sheep (1,641 words)
- 13. Thorn: Guiding the Flock (1,767 words)
- 14. Thain: Through the High Waters (1,739 words)
- 15. Thorn: Dark Waters (1,153 words)
- 16. Thain: To Higher Ground (1,867 words)
- 17. Thorn: As Cold as Death (1,376 words)
- 18. Thain: Near Escape (2,365 words)
- 19. Thorn: Beginning of the End (1,563 words)
- 20. Thain: Change in the Wind (3,143 words)
- 21. Thorn: Clarifications (1,352 words)
- 22. Thain: Explanations (1,232 words)
- 23. Thorn: Hobbity Questions (1,501 words)
- 24. Thain: Into the Future (1,375 words)
- 25. Thorn: Of Wind and Wave (1,392 words)
- 26. Thain: Arrival (2,009 words)
- 27. Thorn: Arrival (1,812 words)
- 28. Thain: Lessons to Be Learned (2,120 words)
- 29. Thorn: Lessons to Be Learned (1,606 words)
- 30. Thain: Gritting His Teeth (2,010 words)
- 31. Thorn: A Matter of Timing (1,467 words)
- 32. Thain: The Right Place at the Right Time, part 1 (1,462 words)
- 33. Thorn: The Right Place... But the Right Time? (1,137 words)
- 34. Thain: The Right Place at the Right Time, part 2 (3,114 words)
- 35. Thorn: Right Place, Right Time, and All Wrong (1,146 words)
- 36. Thain: Nasty, Disturbing, Uncomfortable Things (1,610 words)
- 37. Thorn: Nasty, Disturbing, Uncomfortable Things (1,237 words)
- 38. Thain: Element of Surprise (1,823 words)
- 39. Thorn: Element of Surprise (1,434 words)
- 40. Thain: Missing and Presumed... (1,855 words)
- 41. Thorn: Missing and Presumed… (1,917 words)
- 42. Thain: To See a Well-Beloved Face (2,789 words)
- 43. Thorn: To See a Well-Beloved Face (1,474 words)
- 44. Thain: Not All Those Who Wander... (1,613 words)
- 45. Thorn: Not All Those Who Wander... (1,331 words)
- 46. Thain: Battle Ahead (4,362 words)
- 47. Thorn: Battle Ahead (2,020 words)
- 48. Thain: Waiting and Watching (3,500 words)
- 49. Thorn: Waiting and Watching (1,449 words)
- 50. Thain: Onward (2,012 words)