Bill

From the One Wiki to Rule Them All, the Lord of the Rings Encyclopedia.

Bill was Sam's pony, which went along with the Fellowship of the Ring up to Moria in Middle-Earth.

[edit] Role in the Lord of the Rings

Bill was bought in Bree after the ponies Merry, Frodo, Pippin, and Sam had brought with them, and all the other horses and ponies in The Prancing Pony's stable had been set free or stolen. Bill Ferny sold them Bill for twelve silver pennies, three times its value. Barliman Butterbur paid for Bill and gave Merry an additional eighteen pence to make up for disappearance of the other ponies.

During Bill's stay in the city of Rivendell, it was observed that his health improved. The city had a similar effect on all the members of the fellowship.

The Fellowship had thought Bill had been killed by the creature of the lake, however they found it had returned safely to Bree on their return journey. Bill had a small part in the winning of the Battle of Bywater by knocking over his former master, Bill Ferny, in the backside, and thereby freeing the Shire from further entanglements from the foul man.