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 (2)

• Merry — Social Friend — Frodo (Elijah Wood)

  Merry is a close hobbit friend who joins Frodo's journey to Rivendell.

• Merry — Family Cousins — Pippin (Billy Boyd)

  Merry and Pippin are cousins and inseparable friends who share the journey.

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• 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)