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|caption=[[Billy Boyd]] portrays '''Pippin''' in the ''[[The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy|Motion Picture]]''
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|caption='''Pippin''', as portrayed by [[Billy Boyd]], [[The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy|''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]]
 
|name= Peregrin Took
 
|name= Peregrin Took
|othernames=Pippin, ''"Ernil i Pheriannath"''
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|othernames=Pippin, Ernil i Pheriannath, Thain Peregrin I, Razanur Tûk
|title=[[Thain|Thain of the Shire]], [[Guard of the Citadel]] (until [[Fourth Age]] by [[Denethor II]]), [[Knight of Gondor]] (from Fourth Age by [[Aragorn II]])
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|title=[[Thain|Thain of the Shire]], [[Guard of the Citadel]], [[Knight of Gondor]]
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|birth=[[TA 2990]] (SR 1390)<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix B]]: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Third Age"</ref>
|birth=[[TA 2990]] (SR 1390)
 
 
|death=[[FO 65]] (SR 1485) (aged 95)
 
|death=[[FO 65]] (SR 1485) (aged 95)
|spouse = [[Diamond "of Long Cleeve" Took]]
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|spouse = [[Diamond "of Long Cleeve" Took|Diamond of Long Cleeve]]
 
|race=[[Hobbits]]
 
|race=[[Hobbits]]
 
|culture=[[Shire]]-hobbits ([[Took clan|Took family]])
 
|culture=[[Shire]]-hobbits ([[Took clan|Took family]])
 
|gender=Male
 
|gender=Male
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|hair= Almost golden<ref>''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'', Vol. 9: ''[[Sauron Defeated]]'', Part One: The End of the Third Age, XI: "The Epilogue"</ref>
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|weapon=[[Barrow-blades|Barrow-blade]], Elven dagger (film), [[Troll's bane]]
 
|weapon=[[Barrow-blades|Barrow-blade]], Elven dagger (film), [[Troll's bane]]
 
|actor=[[Billy Boyd]]}}
 
|actor=[[Billy Boyd]]}}
 
{{Quote|The road goes on forever, but I can't without a rest. It is high time for lunch.|Pippin<ref name=three/>}}
   
 
'''Peregrin Took''', more commonly known as '''Pippin''', was a [[Hobbit]] of the [[Shire]], and one of [[Frodo Baggins]]'s youngest but closest friends. He was a member of the [[Fellowship of the Ring]].
{{Quote|The road goes on forever, but I can't without a rest. It is high time for lunch.|''[[The Lord of the Rings]],'' ''Three Is Company''}}
 
'''Peregrin "Pippin" Took''' was a [[Hobbit]] of the [[Shire]], and one of [[Frodo Baggins]]'s youngest but closest friends. Frodo is also Pippin's 2nd cousin once removed.
 
   
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
Pippin had three older sisters in his [[Took]] family, [[Pearl Took]], [[Pimpernel Took]], and [[Pervinca Took]]. His parents were [[Paladin Took II]] ([[TA 2933]] - [[FO 13]]), [[Thain|Thain of the Shire]], and [[Eglantine (Banks) Took|Eglantine Banks]]. Pippin's dear friend [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] (more commonly known as Merry) was the son of Paladin's sister [[Esmeralda (Took) Brandybuck|Esmeralda Brandybuck]], which makes them cousins.
 
   
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Pippin was born to [[Paladin Took II]] and [[Pearl Took]] on the spring of [[TA 2990]] ([[SR 1390]]). He was the youngest of four children and had three older sisters, [[Pearl Took|Pearl]], [[Pimpernel Took|Pimpernel]], and [[Pervinca Took|Pervinca]]. His father's sister, [[Esmeralda Took]], was the mother of [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]], thus making Pippin and Merry first cousins.<ref name=took>''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix C]]: Family Trees, Took of Great Smials</ref>
===War of the Ring===
 
Peregrin "Pippin" Took was eight years younger than [[Merry]], and thus was far younger than [[Frodo]]. At [[Rivendell]], Pippin was nearly denied the chance to accompany Frodo by [[Elrond]] who seriously considered using the youngest Hobbit as a messenger to the Shire. [[Gandalf]], however, supported his and Merry's claims of friendship and loyalty, and Pippin was chosen as the last member of [[Fellowship of the Ring|Fellowship]] at Gandalf's request to [[Elrond]].
 
   
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Through his father, Pippin was the second-cousin once-removed of Frodo, and the first-cousin twice-removed of Bilbo Baggins.<ref name=took/>
[[File:Lotr_5.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Pippin back to back with his good friend Merry.]]
 
   
 
===Fellowship of the Ring===
{{Dialogue|Pippin|We hobbits ought to stick together, and we will. I shall go, unless they chain me up. There must be someone with intelligence in the party.|Gandalf|Then you certainly will not be chosen, Peregrine Took!|''The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring ,'' "The Ring Goes South"}}When the Fellowship was passing through [[Moria]], Pippin dropped a stone down an old Dwarven well. It may be that this act was what alerted the unfriendly [[goblin]]s to the Fellowship's presence in Moria. In the resulting battle, he was able to distract the enemy's [[Cave-troll]] by plunging his sword in the troll's neck long enough for [[Legolas]] to shoot the Cave-troll with two arrows through the neck into its head.
 
   
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While on their way to [[Buckland]], [[Frodo Baggins]], [[Samwise Gamgee]], and Peregrin Took encountered a [[Black Rider]], who was warded off by the presence of the company of [[Elves]], led by [[Gildor Inglorion]].<ref name=three>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Book One, Chapter III: "[[Three is Company]]"</ref> Meriadoc Brandybuck later joined them once they reached Buckland. There were waylaid by [[Old Man Willow]] in the [[Old Forest]],<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Book One, Chapter VI: "[[The Old Forest]]"</ref> and [[Tom Bombadil]] rescued them and took them into his house.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Book One, Chapter VII: "[[In the House of Tom Bombadil]]"</ref> On the way to [[Bree]], Pippin was caught up with the [[Barrow-wights]] on the [[Barrow-downs]]. After the encounter, Pippin acquired a [[Daggers of Westernesse|Dagger of Westernesse]].<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Book One, Chapter VIII: "[[Fog on the Barrow-downs]]"</ref>
{{Quote|This is a serious journey, not a hobbit walking-party. Throw yourself in next time, and then you will be of no further nuisance. Now be quiet!|Gandalf to Pippin, ''The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring ,'' "A Journey in the Dark"}}
 
   
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In [[The Prancing Pony]], Frodo accidentally slipped the [[One Ring]] upon his finger, drawing the attention of the Black Riders.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Book One, Chapter IX: "[[At the Sign of the Prancing Pony]]"</ref> Their group met a [[Rangers of the North|Ranger of the North]], [[Aragorn II Elessar|Strider]]. The inn was attacked by the [[Nazgûl]] at night, and the four hobbits were successfully led away by Strider, whose real name was Aragorn.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Book One, Chapter X: "[[Strider]]"</ref>
Pippin journeyed to [[Lothlórien]] with the rest of the Fellowship after Gandalf had fallen to the [[Balrog]] in Moria. He was presented with an Elven Belt and Cloak by the Lady [[Galadriel]]. After leaving Lothlórien, the Fellowship went to [[Amon Hen]] but unfortunately, while they were there, Pippin, Merry, and [[Boromir]] were split apart from the rest, and The Fellowship split. They were attacked by Uruk-hai sent by [[Saruman]] to recover the [[One Ring]], and in [[Skirmish at Amon Hen|the resulting skirmish]], Boromir was killed while defending the hobbits. Pippin and Merry were captured by [[Uruk-hai]] who marched toward [[Isengard]] to give [[Saruman]] the White the One Ring.
 
   
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Aragorn led them to [[Weathertop]], where the group was once again attacked by the Black Riders.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Book One, Chapter XI: "[[A Knife in the Dark]]"</ref> In haste to get an injured Frodo to [[Rivendell]], the Elf-lord [[Glorfindel]] arrived and guided them.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Book One, Chapter XII: "[[Flight to the Ford]]"</ref>
While held captive by the Orcs, Pippin left the elven brooch of his cloak given in [[Lórien]] as a signal for [[Aragorn]], [[Legolas]] and [[Gimli]]. During a skirmish amongst his captors Pippin managed to cut his bonds using a saw-edged knife held fast by a dead Uruk. Upon their escape, he and Merry were befriended by old [[Treebeard]], leader of the [[Ent]]s. With him Pippin and Merry drank Ent-draughts, causing them to become the tallest Hobbits in history.
 
   
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After the [[Council of Elrond]], Pippin and Merry were allowed by [[Gandalf]] to join the Fellowship of the Ring.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Book Two, Chapter II: "[[The Council of Elrond]]"</ref>
[[File:Pippin-and-treebeard.jpg|thumb|Pippin meeting Treebeard for the first time]]
 
   
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In [[Moria]], Pippin's curiosity dropped a stone down the well, which lead to the beating drums from beneath the ground. It incurred Gandalf's wrath, and he called Pippin a "Fool of a Took".<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Book Two, Chapter IV: "[[A Journey in the Dark]]"</ref>
They were also able to convince Treebeard to attack Saruman at Isengard, while the Rohirrm defended [[Helm's Deep]]. After the battle, they were told by Treebeard to watch the gate, for [[Théoden]], the [[King of Rohan]], would be passing that way as well as Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, and Éomer. When they came, Pippin and Merry met the remaining four of the fellowship again. Pippin stayed at the bottom of the stairs of Orthanc when Gandalf, Théoden, Éomer, Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli went to confront Saruman.
 
   
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===Breaking of the Fellowship===
It was Pippin who picked up the [[Palantír]] of [[Orthanc]] after [[Gríma Wormtongue]] foolishly threw it as a missile, and later he stole it out of Gandalf's hands while the wizard slept. Looking into the stone, he had a terrifying encounter with [[Sauron]] himself, leading the Dark Lord to assume Pippin was the Ringbearer. Because of this, Gandalf separated him from his friends and brought him to the [[City]] of [[Minas Tirith]]. Meeting [[Denethor II]], [[Steward of Gondor]], he volunteered for service to repay him for the death of Denethor's son, [[Boromir]], who had died trying to defend Merry and Pippin from Saruman's Uruk-hai. Denethor accepted the Hobbit's offer and made him one of the elite [[Guards of the Citadel]]. Later, it was Pippin who rushed to fetch Gandalf when Denethor, driven to despair by Sauron's deception, set out to burn his remaining son [[Faramir]] and himself alive. The young hobbit thus saved Faramir, Captain of Rangers and last Steward to the Throne of Gondor.
 
   
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During the [[Skirmish at Amon Hen]], Pippin and Merry were protected by [[Boromir]], who was killed in the process. The two hobbits were taken away by the [[Uruk-hai]], mistaking them to be the [[Ring-bearer]].<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Book Two, Chapter X: "[[The Breaking of the Fellowship]]"</ref> On their way to [[Isengard]], Pippin dropped the elven-brooch he received from [[Lothlórien]], as a sign for Aragorn, [[Legolas]], and [[Gimli]], who were in pursuit.
Pippin was part of the Army of the West led by Aragorn that assaulted the [[Black Gate]]s in a desperate attempt to give Frodo time to destroy the Ring. Before the final parley with the [[Mouth of Sauron]], Gandalf instructed that members of each race that opposed Sauron be present at the parley, including Aragorn, son of Arathorn, [[King of Gondor]], and Éomer, King of Rohan for Men, Gimli for the [[Dwarves]], Legolas, [[Elladan and Elrohir]], (Elrond's twin sons) for the [[Elves]], and Pippin for Hobbits. During the [[Battle of the Morannon|Last Battle]] before the [[Morannon]] (Black Gate), Pippin managed to slay one of the [[Olog-hai]], a troll-race bred by Sauron, the first hobbit ever to do so. He was then knocked unconscious when the troll fell on him. Gimli later recognized the Hobbit feet under the Troll and dragged him out of the battle, saving his life. After the restoration of the monarchy, King Elessar knighted him and granted him and his fellow hobbits leave to return home, as well as leave to return to Gondor whenever they liked. Later, he, Merry, Frodo, and Sam were instrumental in overthrowing the small remainder of Saruman's forces during the [[Scouring of the Shire]].
 
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When a company of the [[Rohirrim]] ambushed the Uruk-hai,<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Two Towers]]'', Book Three, Chapter III: "[[The Uruk-hai]]"</ref> Pippin and Merry were able to escape into [[Fangorn Forest]], where they meet the [[Ent]] [[Treebeard]]. They drank [[Ent-draughts]], which gave them incredible heights.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Two Towers]]'', Book Three, Chapter IV: "[[Treebeard (chapter)|Treebeard]]"</ref> Pippin and Merry befriended Treebeard and told him what happened to them. After the [[Entmoot]], the Ents decided to march against Isengard.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Two Towers]]'', Book Three, Chapter VII: "[[Helm's Deep (chapter)|Helm's Deep]]"</ref>
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After the battle, Pippin and Merry were sitting on their "field of victory". Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli were reunited with them.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Two Towers]]'', Book Three, Chapter VIII: "[[The Road to Isengard]]"</ref>
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===Guard of the Citadel===
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In [[Orthanc]], Pippin picked up the ''[[Palantír|palantír]]'', which [[Gríma Wormtongue]] threw. As he looked into the stone, Pippin had a first-hand encounter with [[Sauron]] himself, leading the Dark Lord to assume Pippin was the Ring-bearer. Gandalf and Pippin then rode on [[Shadowfax]] and went to [[Gondor]], for the latter's protection from Sauron's forces.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Two Towers]]'', Book Three, Chapter XI: "[[The Palantír]]"</ref> Pippin met [[Denethor II]], the [[Stewards of Gondor|Ruling Steward of Gondor]] and [[Boromir]]'s father. In return for Boromir's death, Pippin pledged his allegiance to Denethor and became the Guard of the Citadel.<ref name=minas>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Return of the King]]'', Book Five, Chapter I: "[[Minas Tirith (chapter)|Minas Tirith]]"</ref>
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While in [[Minas Tirith]], Pippin befriended [[Beregond (Captain)|Beregond]], a fellow Guard of the Citadel, and [[Faramir]], Boromir's younger brother. During the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]], Pippin witnessed Denethor preparing a pyre for him and an unconscious Faramir. He quickly went out in search for Gandalf and saved Faramir from being burned to death. Denethor, however, was not rescued and threw himself off of Minas Tirith.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Return of the King]]'', Book Five, Chapter VI: "[[The Battle of the Pelennor Fields]]"</ref>
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Pippin was among the [[Army of the West]], which was led by Aragorn. They assaulted the [[Black Gate]] to divert the attention of the [[Eye of Sauron]] and give Frodo enough time to destroy the Ring. In the battle, Pippin managed to kill one of the [[Olog-hai]], a troll-race bred by Sauron, the first hobbit ever to do so. He was knocked unconscious when the troll fell on him. Gimli later recognized the Hobbit feet under the Troll and dragged him out of the battle, saving his life.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Return of the King]]'', Book Five, Chapter X: "[[The Black Gate Opens]]"</ref> After the restoration of the monarchy, King Elessar knighted him and granted him and his fellow hobbits leave to return home, as well as leave to return to Gondor whenever they liked. Later, he, Merry, Frodo, and Sam were instrumental in overthrowing the small remainder of Saruman's forces during the [[Scouring of the Shire]].<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Return of the King]]'', Book Six, Chapter VIII: "[[The Scouring of the Shire]]"</ref>
   
 
===After the War===
 
===After the War===
   
In the year [[FO 6]] of the Fourth Age Pippin married [[Diamond of Long Cleeve]], when she was 32 and he himself was 37. They had one son, Faramir. [[Faramir Took I|Faramir Took the Ist]] later married [[Samwise Gamgee]]'s daughter [[Goldilocks (Gardner) Took]].
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In the year [[FO 6]] of the Fourth Age Pippin married [[Diamond of Long Cleeve]], when she was 32 and he himself was 37. They had one son, [[Faramir Took I]], who later married [[Samwise Gamgee]]'s daughter [[Goldilocks (Gardner) Took|Goldilocks Gardner]].<ref name=chiefdays>''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix B]]: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Chief Days from the Fall of Barad-dûr to the End of the Third Age"</ref>
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In the year [[FO 13]], Pippin became the 32nd Thain of the Shire, a position he held for 50 years before retiring in [[FO 63]], when he revisited Rohan and Gondor with Merry. He remained in Gondor for the rest of his life.<ref name=chiefdays/>
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Pippin probably died sometime after the year [[FO 64]] and was laid to rest with Merry in Gondor. After the great King Elessar (Aragorn) died in FO 120, Merry and Pippin were entombed next to the great king.
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==Etymology==
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The name '''Peregrin''' was derived from the Latin ''peregrinus'' ("pilgrim").<ref>''An Introduction to Elvish'', The Giving of Names</ref>
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'''Razanur Tûk''' was the [[Westron]] of Pippin, which comes from ''raza'' ("stranger") and ''razan'' ("foreign"). It was a name of a legendary traveller.
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<ref>''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'', Vol. 12: ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', II: "The Appendix on Languages"</ref>
   
 
===Titles===
In the year [[FO 13]] Pippin became the 32nd Thain of the Shire, a position he held for 50 years before retiring in [[FO 63]], when he revisited Rohan and Gondor with Merry. He remained in Gondor for the rest of his life.
 
   
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*'''Thain Peregrin I''' - Pippin's title when he became a [[Thain]] of the Shire.<ref name=took/>
Pippin probably died sometime after the year [[FO 64]] and was laid to rest with Merry in Gondor. After the great King Elessar (Aragorn) died in FO 120, Merry and Pippin were entombed next to the great king.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''</ref>
 
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*'''''Ernil i Pheriannath''''' - It is the [[Sindarin]] for "Prince of the Halflings"; given to Pippin by the people of Minas Tirith.<ref name=minas/>
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*'''Guard of the Citadel''' - Given to him by [[Denethor II]], [[Stewards of Gondor|Ruling Steward of Gondor]]
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*'''Knight of Gondor''' - Given by King [[Aragorn II Elessar]]<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Return of the King]]'', Book Six, Chapter VI: "[[Many Partings]]"</ref>
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*'''Counsellor of the North-kingdom''' - Granted to him when he became Thain of the Shire.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix B]]: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "Later Events concerning the Members of the Fellowship of the Ring"</ref>
   
 
==Character==
 
==Character==
The hair on his head and his feet (which are exceptionally hairy, even for a [[Hobbit]]) was almost golden and curly. At the beginning of [[Quest of the Ring]] he was smaller than the rest of the Hobbits because he was the youngest. But after he and Merry drank the [[Ent-draughts|draft]] from Treebeard, they became some of the tallest hobbits in history, towering at over four and a half feet. It was said he should stop growing as hats would become very expensive.
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The hair on his head and his feet (which are exceptionally hairy, even for a [[Hobbit]]) was almost golden and curly. At the beginning of [[Quest of the Ring]], he was smaller than the rest of the Hobbits because he was the youngest. But after he and Merry drank the [[Ent-draughts|draft]] from Treebeard, they became some of the tallest hobbits in history, towering at over four and a half feet. It was said he should stop growing as hats would become very expensive.
   
In ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring (novel)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' he was a worthy accomplice to Merry's plans, although he showed his age as well; he was a cheerful if not sometimes thoughtless Hobbit, and seemingly had a knack for doing the wrong thing at the wrong time, but throughout ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' he becomes increasingly mature and courageous.
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In ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring (novel)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', he was a worthy accomplice to Merry's plans, although he showed his age as well; he was a cheerful if not sometimes thoughtless Hobbit, and seemingly had a knack for doing the wrong thing at the wrong time, but throughout ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' he becomes increasingly mature and courageous.
   
 
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==Weapons==
 
==Weapons==
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===Sword===
 
 
Pippin, like Merry, used swords of the [[Westernesse]] they obtained from the Barrow-downs. When he arrived in Minas Tirith he gained a sword that he calls later [[Troll's bane]].
 
Pippin, like Merry, used swords of the [[Westernesse]] they obtained from the Barrow-downs. When he arrived in Minas Tirith he gained a sword that he calls later [[Troll's bane]].
 
===Throwing Weapons===
 
Pippin can use rocks to hit opponents from a distance. Like most [[Hobbits]], he is an excellent shot.
 
   
 
==Appearances in the Books and Films==
 
==Appearances in the Books and Films==
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*''[[The Two Towers (novel)|The Two Towers]]''
 
*''[[The Return of the King (novel)|The Return of the King]]''
 
*''[[The Return of the King (novel)|The Return of the King]]''
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*''[[Unfinished Tales]]''
 
 
===In the films===
 
===In the films===
 
*''[[The Fellowship of the Ring (film)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]''
 
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===The Lord of the Rings film trilogy===
 
===The Lord of the Rings film trilogy===
   
In the [[Lord of the Rings film trilogy]], Pippin is played by [[Billy Boyd]], who is the oldest of the actors portraying the four protagonist Hobbits ([[Elijah Wood]], who plays Frodo, is the youngest). Pippin's foolish acts are mainly for comedic relief. Generally weaker than the rest, he does overcome his foolishness and becomes of much use in [[The Return of the King (film)|''The Return of the King''.]]
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In the [[Lord of the Rings film trilogy|''Lord of the Rings'' film triloft]], Pippin is played by [[Billy Boyd]], who is the oldest of the actors portraying the four protagonist Hobbits ([[Elijah Wood]], who plays Frodo, is the youngest). Pippin's foolish acts are mainly for comedic relief. Generally weaker than the rest, he does overcome his foolishness and becomes of much use in [[The Return of the King (film)|''The Return of the King''.]]
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In the ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)]]'', Pippin loses his barrow blade and receives a short sword of Gondor, and the helmet and livery of the Citadel Guard, originally made for the young [[Faramir]].
   
In the ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)]],'' Pippin loses his barrow blade and receives a short sword of Gondor, and the helmet and livery of the Citadel Guard, originally made for the young [[Faramir]].
 
 
===Video games===
 
===Video games===
 
*In the ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (video game)]]'', Pippin's basic speed attack is by far the strongest in the game. He uses throwing knives instead of rocks.
 
*In the [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (video game)|video game adaptation of ''The Return of the King'']], Pippin's basic speed attack is by far the strongest in the game. He uses throwing knives instead of rocks.
 
   
 
===Voice Dubbing actors===
 
===Voice Dubbing actors===
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==Translations around the World==
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|Peregrino "Pippin" Took
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|Peregrin "Pippin" Tuk
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|Peregrino "Pipino" Tuc
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|Peregrin "Pippin" Touque
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|Peregrin "Pippin" Tuk
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|Peregrin "Pippin" Tók
 
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{{Sequence
 
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==References==
 
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==External link==
 
==External link==
 
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Peregrin Took in Tengwar
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"The road goes on forever, but I can't without a rest. It is high time for lunch."
Pippin[3]

Peregrin Took, more commonly known as Pippin, was a Hobbit of the Shire, and one of Frodo Baggins's youngest but closest friends. He was a member of the Fellowship of the Ring.

Biography

Pippin was born to Paladin Took II and Pearl Took on the spring of TA 2990 (SR 1390). He was the youngest of four children and had three older sisters, Pearl, Pimpernel, and Pervinca. His father's sister, Esmeralda Took, was the mother of Meriadoc Brandybuck, thus making Pippin and Merry first cousins.[4]

Through his father, Pippin was the second-cousin once-removed of Frodo, and the first-cousin twice-removed of Bilbo Baggins.[4]

Fellowship of the Ring

While on their way to Buckland, Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, and Peregrin Took encountered a Black Rider, who was warded off by the presence of the company of Elves, led by Gildor Inglorion.[3] Meriadoc Brandybuck later joined them once they reached Buckland. There were waylaid by Old Man Willow in the Old Forest,[5] and Tom Bombadil rescued them and took them into his house.[6] On the way to Bree, Pippin was caught up with the Barrow-wights on the Barrow-downs. After the encounter, Pippin acquired a Dagger of Westernesse.[7]

In The Prancing Pony, Frodo accidentally slipped the One Ring upon his finger, drawing the attention of the Black Riders.[8] Their group met a Ranger of the North, Strider. The inn was attacked by the Nazgûl at night, and the four hobbits were successfully led away by Strider, whose real name was Aragorn.[9]

Aragorn led them to Weathertop, where the group was once again attacked by the Black Riders.[10] In haste to get an injured Frodo to Rivendell, the Elf-lord Glorfindel arrived and guided them.[11]

After the Council of Elrond, Pippin and Merry were allowed by Gandalf to join the Fellowship of the Ring.[12]

In Moria, Pippin's curiosity dropped a stone down the well, which lead to the beating drums from beneath the ground. It incurred Gandalf's wrath, and he called Pippin a "Fool of a Took".[13]

Breaking of the Fellowship

During the Skirmish at Amon Hen, Pippin and Merry were protected by Boromir, who was killed in the process. The two hobbits were taken away by the Uruk-hai, mistaking them to be the Ring-bearer.[14] On their way to Isengard, Pippin dropped the elven-brooch he received from Lothlórien, as a sign for Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli, who were in pursuit.

When a company of the Rohirrim ambushed the Uruk-hai,[15] Pippin and Merry were able to escape into Fangorn Forest, where they meet the Ent Treebeard. They drank Ent-draughts, which gave them incredible heights.[16] Pippin and Merry befriended Treebeard and told him what happened to them. After the Entmoot, the Ents decided to march against Isengard.[17]

After the battle, Pippin and Merry were sitting on their "field of victory". Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli were reunited with them.[18]

Guard of the Citadel

In Orthanc, Pippin picked up the palantír, which Gríma Wormtongue threw. As he looked into the stone, Pippin had a first-hand encounter with Sauron himself, leading the Dark Lord to assume Pippin was the Ring-bearer. Gandalf and Pippin then rode on Shadowfax and went to Gondor, for the latter's protection from Sauron's forces.[19] Pippin met Denethor II, the Ruling Steward of Gondor and Boromir's father. In return for Boromir's death, Pippin pledged his allegiance to Denethor and became the Guard of the Citadel.[20]

While in Minas Tirith, Pippin befriended Beregond, a fellow Guard of the Citadel, and Faramir, Boromir's younger brother. During the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, Pippin witnessed Denethor preparing a pyre for him and an unconscious Faramir. He quickly went out in search for Gandalf and saved Faramir from being burned to death. Denethor, however, was not rescued and threw himself off of Minas Tirith.[21]

Pippin was among the Army of the West, which was led by Aragorn. They assaulted the Black Gate to divert the attention of the Eye of Sauron and give Frodo enough time to destroy the Ring. In the battle, Pippin managed to kill one of the Olog-hai, a troll-race bred by Sauron, the first hobbit ever to do so. He was knocked unconscious when the troll fell on him. Gimli later recognized the Hobbit feet under the Troll and dragged him out of the battle, saving his life.[22] After the restoration of the monarchy, King Elessar knighted him and granted him and his fellow hobbits leave to return home, as well as leave to return to Gondor whenever they liked. Later, he, Merry, Frodo, and Sam were instrumental in overthrowing the small remainder of Saruman's forces during the Scouring of the Shire.[23]

After the War

In the year FO 6 of the Fourth Age Pippin married Diamond of Long Cleeve, when she was 32 and he himself was 37. They had one son, Faramir Took I, who later married Samwise Gamgee's daughter Goldilocks Gardner.[24]

In the year FO 13, Pippin became the 32nd Thain of the Shire, a position he held for 50 years before retiring in FO 63, when he revisited Rohan and Gondor with Merry. He remained in Gondor for the rest of his life.[24]

Pippin probably died sometime after the year FO 64 and was laid to rest with Merry in Gondor. After the great King Elessar (Aragorn) died in FO 120, Merry and Pippin were entombed next to the great king.

Etymology

The name Peregrin was derived from the Latin peregrinus ("pilgrim").[25]

Razanur Tûk was the Westron of Pippin, which comes from raza ("stranger") and razan ("foreign"). It was a name of a legendary traveller. [26]

Titles

  • Thain Peregrin I - Pippin's title when he became a Thain of the Shire.[4]
  • Ernil i Pheriannath - It is the Sindarin for "Prince of the Halflings"; given to Pippin by the people of Minas Tirith.[20]
  • Guard of the Citadel - Given to him by Denethor II, Ruling Steward of Gondor
  • Knight of Gondor - Given by King Aragorn II Elessar[27]
  • Counsellor of the North-kingdom - Granted to him when he became Thain of the Shire.[28]

Character

The hair on his head and his feet (which are exceptionally hairy, even for a Hobbit) was almost golden and curly. At the beginning of Quest of the Ring, he was smaller than the rest of the Hobbits because he was the youngest. But after he and Merry drank the draft from Treebeard, they became some of the tallest hobbits in history, towering at over four and a half feet. It was said he should stop growing as hats would become very expensive.

In The Fellowship of the Ring, he was a worthy accomplice to Merry's plans, although he showed his age as well; he was a cheerful if not sometimes thoughtless Hobbit, and seemingly had a knack for doing the wrong thing at the wrong time, but throughout The Lord of the Rings he becomes increasingly mature and courageous.

Line of Tooks

   
   
Gerontius Took
   
   
Adamanta
Chubb
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Hildigrim
   
   
Rosa Baggins
   
   
Numerous
children
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Adalgrim Took
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Paladin II
   
   
Eglantine Banks
   
   
Three daughters
   
   
Esmeralda
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Saradoc
Brandybuck
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Pearl
   
   
Pimpernel
   
   
Pervinca
   
   
Peregrin
   
   
Diamond
   
   
Meriadoc
Brandybuck
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Faramir
   
   
Goldilocks Gardner

Weapons

Pippin, like Merry, used swords of the Westernesse they obtained from the Barrow-downs. When he arrived in Minas Tirith he gained a sword that he calls later Troll's bane.

Appearances in the Books and Films

In the books

In the films

Portrayal in adaptations

The Lord of the Rings film trilogy

In the Lord of the Rings film triloft, Pippin is played by Billy Boyd, who is the oldest of the actors portraying the four protagonist Hobbits (Elijah Wood, who plays Frodo, is the youngest). Pippin's foolish acts are mainly for comedic relief. Generally weaker than the rest, he does overcome his foolishness and becomes of much use in The Return of the King.

In the The Lord of the Rings (film), Pippin loses his barrow blade and receives a short sword of Gondor, and the helmet and livery of the Citadel Guard, originally made for the young Faramir.

Video games

Voice Dubbing actors

Foreign Language Voice dubbing artist
Spanish (Latin America) José Joel
Spanish (Spain) Hernán Fernández
Portuguese (Brazil) (Television/DVD) Silvio Giraldi
Italian (Italy) Corrado Conforti
Hungarian László Lippai
French (France) Pierre Tessier
Czech (Czech Republic) Matěj Hádek
Slovak Dušan Cinkota / Štefan Martinovič (FOTR)
German Stefan Krause
Turkish Yekta Kopan

Translations around the World

Foreign Language Translated name
Portuguese (Brazil) Peregrin "Pippin" Tûk
Portuguese (Portugal) Peregrino "Pippin" Took
Spanish (Spain and Latin America) Peregrin "Pippin" Tuk
Italian Peregrino "Pipino" Tuc
French Peregrin "Pippin" Touque
German Peregrin "Pippin" Tuk
Hungarian Tuk Peregrin "Pippin"
Chinese (Hong Kong) 皮聘·圖克
Norwegian Peregrin "Pippin" Tók
Thain of the Shire
Preceded by
Paladin Took II
Peregrin Took Succeeded by
Faramir Took I
FO 14 - FO 63
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Samwise Gamgee
Meriadoc Brandybuck
Peregrin Took
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Aragorn Elessar
Legolas Greenleaf
Gimli son of Gloin
Boromir
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References

  1. The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Third Age"
  2. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 9: Sauron Defeated, Part One: The End of the Third Age, XI: "The Epilogue"
  3. 3.0 3.1 The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Chapter III: "Three is Company"
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C: Family Trees, Took of Great Smials
  5. The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Chapter VI: "The Old Forest"
  6. The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Chapter VII: "In the House of Tom Bombadil"
  7. The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Chapter VIII: "Fog on the Barrow-downs"
  8. The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Chapter IX: "At the Sign of the Prancing Pony"
  9. The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Chapter X: "Strider"
  10. The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Chapter XI: "A Knife in the Dark"
  11. The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Chapter XII: "Flight to the Ford"
  12. The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Chapter II: "The Council of Elrond"
  13. The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Chapter IV: "A Journey in the Dark"
  14. The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Chapter X: "The Breaking of the Fellowship"
  15. The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Three, Chapter III: "The Uruk-hai"
  16. The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Three, Chapter IV: "Treebeard"
  17. The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Three, Chapter VII: "Helm's Deep"
  18. The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Three, Chapter VIII: "The Road to Isengard"
  19. The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Three, Chapter XI: "The Palantír"
  20. 20.0 20.1 The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Five, Chapter I: "Minas Tirith"
  21. The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Five, Chapter VI: "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields"
  22. The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Five, Chapter X: "The Black Gate Opens"
  23. The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Six, Chapter VIII: "The Scouring of the Shire"
  24. 24.0 24.1 The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Chief Days from the Fall of Barad-dûr to the End of the Third Age"
  25. An Introduction to Elvish, The Giving of Names
  26. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 12: The Peoples of Middle-earth, II: "The Appendix on Languages"
  27. The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Six, Chapter VI: "Many Partings"
  28. The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "Later Events concerning the Members of the Fellowship of the Ring"

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