After the war he is made a ''Knight of the Mark'' by King Éomer, and given a small horn by Éowyn. He would also remain known in Rohan by the [[Rohirric]] name ''Holdwine'', which he had been given by Théoden. After his return home, he played a leading role in the ''Scouring of the Shire''. He later became known as '''Meriadoc the Magnificent''', and succeded his father as Master of Buckland. Merry married Estella Bolger, sister to his friend [[Fredegar Bolger]], with whom he had at least one son. In his old age he and Pippin went back to Rohan and Gondor, were they died a short time after the year F.A. 64, upon which they were laid to rest among the Kings of Gondor in Rath Dínen. | After the war he is made a ''Knight of the Mark'' by King Éomer, and given a small horn by Éowyn. He would also remain known in Rohan by the [[Rohirric]] name ''Holdwine'', which he had been given by Théoden. After his return home, he played a leading role in the ''Scouring of the Shire''. He later became known as '''Meriadoc the Magnificent''', and succeded his father as Master of Buckland. Merry married Estella Bolger, sister to his friend [[Fredegar Bolger]], with whom he had at least one son. In his old age he and Pippin went back to Rohan and Gondor, were they died a short time after the year F.A. 64, upon which they were laid to rest among the Kings of Gondor in Rath Dínen. |