Meriadoc Brandybuck
Hobbit of the Shire. Meriadoc Brandybuck was born in 2982
of the Third Age, the son of Saradoc Brandybuck, Master of
Buckland. In 3018, Merry became one of the four Hobbit
members of the Fellowship of the Ring. Merry survived many
adventures until the breaking of the Fellowship, when both he
and Pippin (Peregrin Took) were captured by Orcs of
Isengard. When the Orcs were attacked by the Rohirrim, the
Hobbits escaped into the Fangorn Forest and helped convince
the Ents to attack Isengard. Merry later became the squire of
King Théoden of Rohan. He became a heroic figure when,
with the shield-maiden Eowyn, he slew the Witch-king of
Morgul at the Battle of Pelennor Fields. This encounter nearly
killed Merry, but he was healed by Aragorn. Upon returning
to the Shire later that year, Merry fought in the Battle of
Bywater. Merry later married Estella Bolger and succeeded
his father as Master of Buckland. Merry and Pippin were the
tallest Hobbits in history, measuring a towering four and one
half feet. In the year 64 of the Fourth Age, Merry and Pippin
left the Shire to spend their last few years in Rohan and
Gondor, where they were buried with high honour in the
House of Kings.
