Merry — The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Character Profile

About Merry

Brave hobbit who aids Rohan and becomes a knight.

Merry — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Curiosity, Adaptability, Humor, Survival, Loyalty

• Strength: 5/10
• Intelligence: 6.5/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 7.5/10
• Influence: 6.5/10

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
• Rohan — Allegiance
• Sauron — Enemy
• 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)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) — character page
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Dominic Monaghan

Appears in

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Merry — Alliance Fellowship Teammates — Frodo (Elijah Wood)

  Merry supports Frodo as a member of the traveling group.

  Merry joins Frodo, Sam, and Pippin during the escape from the Nazgûl and later becomes a member of the Fellowship.

• Merry — Social Close Friends — Pippin (Billy Boyd)

  Their close partnership continues through danger and separation from the group.

  The plot presents Merry and Pippin as fellow hobbits who join the journey together and are later captured together.

• Merry — Alliance Fellowship Protectors — Boromir (Sean Bean)

  Boromir protects the hobbits during the ambush.

  Boromir fails to stop the Uruk-hai from capturing Merry and Pippin while trying to defend the group.

Explore the full interactive character relationship map of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

More characters from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

• Frodo (Elijah Wood)
• Gandalf (Ian McKellen)
• Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen)
• Sam (Sean Astin)
• Bilbo (Ian Holm)
• Boromir (Sean Bean)
• Elendil (Peter McKenzie)
• Saruman (Christopher Lee)
• Arwen (Liv Tyler)
• Pippin (Billy Boyd)
• Galadriel (Cate Blanchett)
• Gimli (John Rhys-Davies)