The Encyclopedia of Arda - Chief Shirriff (original) (raw)

ALPHABETICAL RACES PLACES MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE INTERACTIVE SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random
Dates Lotho Sackville-Baggins adopted the title 'Chief Shirriff'1 soon after New Year III 3019 (1419 by the Shire-reckoning); he was slain sometime before November of the same year Location The Shire Origins A title created by Lotho Sackville-Baggins for himself Race Hobbits Culture Shire-hobbits Family Sackville-Baggins Settlements Headquartered at Bag End in Hobbiton Pronunciation Shirriff is pronounced 'shi'rriff' Meaning Shirriff comes from Old English scirgerefa ('Shire-reeve' or 'Shire-steward') Other names Commonly shorted to simply 'Chief' Title of Lotho Sackville-Baggins Indexes: Alphabetical: C Alphabetical: S Hobbits About this entry: Updated 7 February 2021 Updates planned: 1 A title claimed by Lotho Sackville-Baggins Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A title apparently invented for himself by Lotho Sackville-Baggins after he deposed Will Whitfoot as Mayor of the Shire and took power for himself. Though 'Chief Shirriff' was his official title, he was more commonly called simply 'the Chief'. After Saruman came to the Shire and took it over as 'Sharkey', the Hobbits considered him to be the 'real' Chief. Notes 1 The Shirriffs dated back into the history of the Shire, but traditionally their leader had been known as the 'First Shirriff', a rank attached to the position of Mayor. When Lotho Sackville-Baggins overthrew Mayor Will Whitfoot and took power in the Shire, he seems to have invented 'Chief Shirriff' as a new title for himself. We're told that '...[Lotho] called himself Chief Shirriff, or just Chief, and did as he liked' (The Return of the King VI 8 (The Scouring of the Shire). See also... Chief’s Men, Cock-robin, First Eastfarthing Troop, First Shirriff, Lobelia Sackville-Baggins (née Bracegirdle), Lotho Sackville-Baggins, Pimple, Shirriff-houses Indexes: Alphabetical: C Alphabetical: S Hobbits About this entry: Updated 7 February 2021 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2008, 2021. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus Invitations make it easy to run DISC personality profiling across the Web, with results available instantly.

The Encyclopedia of Arda - an interactive guide to the world of J.R.R. Tolkien

ALPHABETICAL RACES PLACES MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE INTERACTIVE

SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Dates Lotho Sackville-Baggins adopted the title 'Chief Shirriff'1 soon after New Year III 3019 (1419 by the Shire-reckoning); he was slain sometime before November of the same year Location The Shire Origins A title created by Lotho Sackville-Baggins for himself Race Hobbits Culture Shire-hobbits Family Sackville-Baggins Settlements Headquartered at Bag End in Hobbiton Pronunciation Shirriff is pronounced 'shi'rriff' Meaning Shirriff comes from Old English scirgerefa ('Shire-reeve' or 'Shire-steward') Other names Commonly shorted to simply 'Chief' Title of Lotho Sackville-Baggins Indexes: Alphabetical: C Alphabetical: S Hobbits About this entry: Updated 7 February 2021 Updates planned: 1 A title claimed by Lotho Sackville-Baggins

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A title apparently invented for himself by Lotho Sackville-Baggins after he deposed Will Whitfoot as Mayor of the Shire and took power for himself. Though 'Chief Shirriff' was his official title, he was more commonly called simply 'the Chief'. After Saruman came to the Shire and took it over as 'Sharkey', the Hobbits considered him to be the 'real' Chief. Notes 1 The Shirriffs dated back into the history of the Shire, but traditionally their leader had been known as the 'First Shirriff', a rank attached to the position of Mayor. When Lotho Sackville-Baggins overthrew Mayor Will Whitfoot and took power in the Shire, he seems to have invented 'Chief Shirriff' as a new title for himself. We're told that '...[Lotho] called himself Chief Shirriff, or just Chief, and did as he liked' (The Return of the King VI 8 (The Scouring of the Shire). See also... Chief’s Men, Cock-robin, First Eastfarthing Troop, First Shirriff, Lobelia Sackville-Baggins (née Bracegirdle), Lotho Sackville-Baggins, Pimple, Shirriff-houses Indexes: Alphabetical: C Alphabetical: S Hobbits About this entry: Updated 7 February 2021 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2008, 2021. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus Invitations make it easy to run DISC personality profiling across the Web, with results available instantly.