Took clan and for the same reason they were one of the richer clans. The Wizard Gandalf was a known, if disreputable, associate. Bilbo Baggins and Meriadoc Brandybuck both had Took mothers, and Frodo Baggins had a Took grandmother. In the opening chapter of "The Hobbit", Tolkien suggests that a distant Took ancestor took a Fairy for a wife, possibly accounting for their 'unexpected behaviors'. However, he immediately notes that such a supposition was ridiculous. Notes: Took clan In J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, the Took clan () was one of the most famous Hobbit families. Pippin of the Fellowship of
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