Merry — The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Character Profile

About Merry

Brave hobbit who aids the Rohirrim and slays the Witch-King.

Merry — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Strategy, Bravery, Combat, Loyalty

• Strength: 4/10
• Intelligence: 6/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 8/10
• Influence: 5/10

Affiliations

• Fellowship of the Ring
• Rohan
• Tolkien's legendarium

Quick Facts about Merry

Occupation

swordfighter

Merry's Known Relations

• Saradoc Brandybuck — Father
• Esmeralda Brandybuck — Mother
• Estella Brandybuck — Spouse
• Sauron — Enemy
• Rohan — Allegiance
• Fellowship of the Ring — Member of

Merry appears in 4 titles

• The Lord of the Rings (1978) — character page
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) — character page
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) — character page
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Character Facts

Played by

Dominic Monaghan

Appears in

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Merry — Alliance Battle Partners — Éowyn (Miranda Otto)

  They cooperate in defeating the enemy's most dangerous battlefield commander.

  Éowyn disguises herself for battle, and Merry helps her slay the Witch-king.

• Merry — Social Cousin And Friend — Pippin (Billy Boyd)

  Their close friendship links the two hobbit storylines.

  Merry and Pippin reunite at Isengard and remain connected as the war separates them into different duties.

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• Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen)
• Sam (Sean Astin)
• Gollum / Smeagol (Andy Serkis)
• Celeborn (Marton Csokas)
• Denethor (John Noble)
• Pippin (Billy Boyd)
• Théoden (Bernard Hill)
• Éowyn (Miranda Otto)
• Gimli (John Rhys-Davies)
• Faramir (David Wenham)