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'''Meriadoc Brandybuck''', usually referred to as '''Merry''', is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, appearing as a main character in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. Merry was a [[Hobbit]] from the [[Shire (Middle-earth)|Shire]]. He was born in T.A. 2982 as the only child of Saradoc Brandybuck, Master of Buckland, and Esmeralda Took. This made him a first cousin of [[Peregrin Took]], and also a more removed cousin of [[Frodo Baggins]], both of which were also close friends to him.  

'''Meriadoc Brandybuck''', usually referred to as '''Merry''', is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth world, appearing as a main character in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. Merry was a [[Hobbit]] from the [[Shire (Middle-earth)|Shire]]. He was born in T.A. 2982 as the only child of Saradoc Brandybuck, Master of Buckland, and Esmeralda Took. This made him a first cousin of [[Peregrin Took]], and also a more removed cousin of [[Frodo Baggins]], both of which were also close friends to him.  

In the books, Merry is often described as one of the smartest of the hobbits - indeed, he is a great lover of history, cartography and seafaring. Merry was one in the small group of Frodo's friends knowing about the [[One Ring (Middle-earth)|One Ring]] and Frodo's departure for [[Rivendell]], and the one in charge of organising said secret departure. He later became part of the ''Fellowship of the Ring''. At [[Amon Hen]] he and Pippin were kidnapped by Saruman's Orcs. At the border of the [[Fangorn|Fangorn forest]] they managed to free themselves and escape into the wood, where they met the Ent [[Treebeard]]. They went with him on the ''Last March of the Ents'', and witnessed the destruction of [[Isengard]]. There they met Gandalf and the remaining members of the Fellowship who came with King [[Théoden]] of Rohan.  

In the books, Merry is often described as one of the smartest of the hobbits - indeed, he is a great lover of history, cartography and seafaring. Merry was one in the small group of Frodo's friends knowing about the [[One Ring (Middle-earth)|One Ring]] and Frodo's departure for [[Rivendell]], and the one in charge of organising said secret departure. He later became part of the ''Fellowship of the Ring''. At [[Amon Hen]] he and Pippin were kidnapped by Saruman's Orcs. At the border of the [[Fangorn|Fangorn forest]] they managed to free themselves and escape into the wood, where they met the Ent [[Treebeard]]. They went with him on the ''Last March of the Ents'', and witnessed the destruction of [[Isengard]]. There they met Gandalf and the remaining members of the Fellowship who came with King [[Théoden]] of Rohan.