Meriadoc Brandybuck Meriadoc Brandybuck Meriadoc Brandybuck, usually referred to as simply Merry, is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, featured throughout his most famous work, "The Lord of the Rings". A lover of boats and maps, Merry is described as one of the closest friends of Frodo Baggins, the main protagonist. Merry is a member of the Fellowship of the Ring. He shares a close association with Peregrin Took (Pippin), another Hobbit who accompanies Frodo as a member of the Fellowship. Merry and Pippin become separated from the rest of the group at the breaking of the Fellowship
Beregond and Bergil friendship and loyalty to Peregrin Took contributes greatly to establishing the latter's affinity to Gondor. Beregond and Bergil Beregond and Bergil are father-and-son fictional characters in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. They appear in "The Return of the King", where Beregond has a key role in saving Faramir from death. Bergil plays a smaller part in saving a number of characters. Neither Beregond nor any of his family appear in the film version: "". Beregond is the first Captain of the White Company; the guard of Faramir, Prince of Ithilien; and previously, a member of the Third Company of