As a resident of the center of the Western world-Bree, I have a major announcement! The Prancing Pony is now serving Farmer Maggots famous mushrooms on a fresh baked loaf with venison strips and a delicious draft of their magical beer. I give this new offering four stars ⭐️!
By the way, that explains why Merry knew to order a pint at the Prancing Pony: his people lived near the borders of the Shire, and some of them visited Bree on occasion.
"You can trust us to stick to you through thick and thin - to the bitter end. And you can trust us to keep any secret of yours - closer than you keep it yourself. But you cannot trust us to let you face trouble alone, and go off without a word. We are your friends, Frodo." -- Merry, A Conspiracy Unmasked
Frodo brought the Ring from the Shire to Mount Doom; Sam accompanied Frodo and stabbed Shelob, greatest of Ungoliant's offspring; Pippin became a Guard of the Citadel, and killed an Olog-Hai by himself in the final battle; and Merry became a knight of Rohan and wounded the Witch-King. They might have looked like children, but their deeds were legendary.
One minor detail: since Merry was the oldest of the Hobbits save Frodo, he, as himself put it "I put my time [in Rivendell] to better use" and while he said only enough at the time when Elrond was deliberating (and remember, in the book it was after the main discussion) to get invited along to go, he not only got a fair idea of some of the areas they would have to travel through, he gave himself a crash course in Middle earth cartography, and knew where they were in Rohan and was able to guide himself and Pippen toward the most likely places they might find help and certainly fresh water. Being that he was the adult son of a great house, it gave him a better idea of how to conduct himself with other high status adults and he had an education in how to lead others and run a small county/ large household. The quote was from TTT, Treebeard chapter IIRC.
@Marie Roberts Yes. Sam was born in 1380, which stuck out to me when I realized that was the same year Frodo's parents died. Merry was born two years later. Merry can come across as older though, so it's an easy mistake to make. And it makes sense that it's Merry who is the one who studied all those maps while at Rivendell, given how quickly the Old Forest, on his own border, threw them all for a loop. He's the kind who likes to be prepared, and after the Old Forest, which he thought he was prepared to handle, he'd really want to make sure he knew as much about any lands they might possibly come across as he could.
Fredagar Bolger should have had at least a small part in the Lord of The Rings films before they left the Shire. He was a great deal of help in that regard.
“His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.” - Aragorn about Merry. Thank you for this excellent video about my favourite character!
Like many heroes Meriadoc Brandybuck became one by mistake, proving once again that punishing times don't create heroes, rather it is during those times when the 'hero' within us is revealed.
My favourite character in the whole book. Love how he has some qualities and experiences even Frodo does not have at the start. He leads them into the old forest and follows the black rider in bree.
A brilliant video, a superlative production. The haunting music accompaniment, perfectly chosen, helps elevate this epic character history to the next level.
This is a great video, reminding that, in the eyes of truly noble people, the bonds of friendship have no limit to birth or title. Even someone who began as a Hobbit of simple means and life can become brother to kings of Men and laid next to them after death as family.
This took me back to how much I love the books. Imagine if Merry and Pip hadn't awakened the Ents. Grieve not! It is forgiven. Great heart will not be denied. Live now in blessedness; and when you sit in peace with your pipe, think of me! For never now shall I sit with you in Meduseld, as I promised, or listen to your herb-lore.
Amazing content as always:) I wonder if you would do a hypothetical "what if the dwarves where at pelennor fields", love to see that content good sir , thank you for all your hard work !!
Much of the Nazguls' power came from being able to instill fear into men including women (but probably not elves, or high elves). Their mere presence was enough. My belief is this power is greater when focused on their adversary. The witch king probably did note Dernhelm with a halfling, though his primary focus was on Theoden. Hence WK paid no heed to Merry. Also, Merry wanted to stand with Eowyn more than his fear of death. Eowyn at this point was beyond fear after being rejected by Aragorn (to ride with him), and then seeing Theoden possibly slain.
If Marry was 37 in 3018 then 17 years earlier at ninlo's birthday party he would hae been 19 andPippin would have been younger while Frodo had just turned 33 on the same day.
It is always interesting how the Shire political structure changed in the aftermath of the War of the Ring. First the three-way power split between the Thain, Master, and Mayor will expand to include the residents of Bag-End and Sam's daughter's line in the Tower Hills. Second, it seems that all sides of the Baggins family, members of the gentry with marriages into both the Took and Brandybuck aristocracy and the more wealthy Sackville-Baggins cousins, are no more, but instead are replaced and surpassed by the nouvaeu riche Gamgees, who actually by dent of Sam's long standing as Mayor, his friendships with the Thain, Master, and King, and his daughter both marrying a Took and becoming the first generation to establish holdings in the Tower Hills, also join the ranks of the aristocracy, doubling the size of that class in a single generation.
Can't wait for the what-if video for what if Gandalf never fell at the Bridge of Khazad-dum and continued with the fellowship to Lothlorien and on forward?
@@MenoftheWest Theodon would remain saurumans slave and rohan would fall. The fellowship will travel to black gate but gollum would help them in the spiky maze and dead marches. Instead of first attacking them. Gandalf pokes his staff against the gate and tells sauron about some pressure they have. So the fellowship travels safely through udun and on the planes of gorgoroth they engage in a hopeless battle against 100k orcs. Here everyone dies.. except gollum who flees with the ring to shelob. Shelob obtains the ring and becomes hugely powerfull.
Legolas & Gimli's journey into the West may have been the last journey of the Fellowship but knowing that Merry & Pippin were laid to rest together with Aragorn....well some friendships can survive even death
Can you make a video talking about the navy of numenor? They had a great navy and great ships but I've never been able to find much information. For a kingdom that dominated the seas, I'd like to know about their ships and navy strength
I listened to LOTR's audio books and I didn't hear a lot of what you said. Either I missed quite a bit or some of Merry's story was in the appendices. I have watched the movies hundreds of times, but there is so much more!! Can anyone help me to get more of the story please?! Thanks!❤
It's quite in between the lines, as much else with Tolkien's written works. It's implied here, insinuated there, and implicated all over. The idea is not to have the character clearcut, but defined in your own imagination based on what you get to know - the rest you figure out own your own. It's just Tolkien's style.
question did part of sauron spirit go i the eye tower aswell n if not how did it move around n how did he split his spirit n the ring tower n body seem like to much bro pulled a voldemort or i guess voldemort copyed him
If any of you are fans of CS Lewis and ( Tolkien Best friend ) and his writings you might like a Narnia RUclips channel called going into the wardrobe which explains the history and lore of Narnia he’s actually planning on doing what if’s I also think he’s planning on doing crossovers with the Lord of the rings and the Narnia series so that would be interesting to see I love lord the rings and Narnia series’s I love both their writings
The fact that Merry and Pippin are official knights of Rohan and Gondor despite not belonging to these nations shows the amount of repsect they earned ,not to mention they were also Aragons counselors and stewarts of the northern part of the reunited kingdom
In The Scouring, while it's Pippin who brings the Took army, Merry is the one giving the orders. "Merry laid his plans quickly" the text says, when it becomes obvious the ruffians had no one among them who understood warfare. Thus my conclusion: Pippin, while a great captain and champion, is just that. It is Merry who is the commanding general who leads from the front lines. It was his strategems that helped win the Battle of Bywater.
Very Medieval of Tolkien eh? A lord in command of strategy (the heir of theThain) but with a more junior noble in charge of tactics (the son of the Master of Buckland). It suits them well I say, for the Tooks lead the Hobbits from the very heartland of the Shire, while the Masters of Buckland are more akin to marcher lords in the very edges of their homeland. Quite appropriately too he was made esquire in Rohan, a marcher realm of sorts for Gondor. Got to love how the old professor weaved his themes with such subtlety and foresight.
@@AugustusR I short, Pippin was the Crown Prince of the Shire, as the eldest son of the Thain. That's why in the Minas Tirith, people said, a prince is here.
@@evenstar1608 Indeed that is the impression they got, given how friendly and chummy he got with the Steward, and even believed that he would bring reinforcements to help defend the city! Though I don't think they actually knew how right they were about the former hahahaha
@@AugustusR Actually, when people called Pippin, a prince, he just reply, not really. Such a humble man, a hobbit characteristic. Even in the movie, Merry is portrayed as the leader betwen the two.
I thought Dom Monaghan (Merry's Actor) was joking (on The Friendship Onion) when he said, Merry became the Magnificent, but no I forgot that!!! Nice book detail knowledge Dom!!! Man, I feel Merry is underrated because We talk a lot about Sam and Frodo, and Pippin is brought up more than Merry!!! Thanks for completing every member of the Fellowship's ECH...Until What if Gandalf didn't fall, Marion Baggins Out!!!
“But you’re part of this world! Aren’t you?” One of the best hobbits ever 😁 He seems like a friend that would eat everything on the table but save u a plate Reminds me of those small toy dogs that know they’re bigger than they really are haha But he’s loyal, persistent, and brave. I’d definitely travel the lands with him. Bonus if pippin the instigator was with him
One of the few changes to the storyline that the movies made which I actually like was Merry knowing that Dernhelm was actually Eowyn right from the start. It seemed somewhat unbelievable to me that he could ride with her all the way from Edoras to Minas Tirith without ever hearing or recognizing her voice even once.
My favourite part of his story is that everyone in Gondor thought he was a prince because he addressed Denethor informally. They didn't know that this was actually a faux pas from Pippin because he simply had no idea of courtly behaviour.
Merry may not be a prominent character in LOTR, but he was still important, always loyal to Frodo and his friends. He was determined not to be left behind in the Battle of the Pelennor fields and his determination paid off.
Oh sorry, it was actually Pippin who did it, Merry just went along with it. As Thomas said, I think Bilbo’s stories, and the Council of Elrond discussing him probably gave them enough info on how to do a proper Gollum impression lol
Meriadoc Brandybuck, Peregrin Took and Frodo Baggins all played key roles in The LOTR, but Samwise "The Brave" Gamgee must go down as The Best Of All Hobbits. "Without Sam, Frodo wouldn't have got far" were true and fair words spoken by his friend and "master" Frodo Baggins. And he should know. Plus all he did after The Scouring Of The Shire. But Meriadoc Brandybuck certainly played his rather large part in the story, and played it very, very well.
I believe from the very beginning Merry knew best what the quest meant, save perhaps the finite details until Rivendell. I think Gandalf saw a wisdom in him, and probably spoke to him in detail about the coming darkness well before Frodo left the Shire, in fact I think he knew intimately what Frodo was up against
Merry, as he sees Éowyn facing the Witch King: "For into Merry’s mind flashed the memory of the face that he saw at the riding from Dunharrow: the face of one that goes seeking death, having no hope. Pity filled his heart and great wonder, and suddenly the slow-kindled courage of his race awoke. He clenched his hand. She should not die, so fair, so desperate! At least she should not die alone, unaided." I think about this scene & quote often, b/c I want to approach Merry's courage and valor in any and all situations.
Please start speaking out against The Rings Of Power. You have a lot of sway with people who are true Tolkien fans. What is happening with Amazon is clearly a bastardization of what Tolkien had in mind. I love your channel and I know you have the power to keep those on the right track. Be a Gandalf in these seriously tumultuous times in the world of Arda.
He is entitled to his opinion whether its good or bad on the show. I just hope he didn't take the England trip to go see Annatar (show runner) and his gifts (free shit from amazon) like so many other Tolkien youtubers have. So sick of access journalism/influencers and their high praise of really bad shit because they took the money/free shit.
Merry is one of my favorite characters, but I feel he's often overlooked or lost in the shuffle of the Fellowship. He's brave, true, kind, and stalwart. Not quite the goofy dork that he's portrayed as in the films. I always had a crush on him when I was growing up and first read LOTR!
Imagine if Tolien had been cheeky and wrote Merry as a very dour, grouchy, pessimistic, grumpy in nature Hobbit. That irony does strike me as rather English.
Well met! Keep up the Great work Mellon. I'm always excited for your videos. Now Mellon, we have to get our mits on some Ent Draught. Now that would not be too hasty.
Something I wonder about is that besides Merry, Pippin and Fatty, Folco Boffin was also in Frodo's inner circle of friends at the beginning of the story; but, for some reason, he is not among the conspirators. It makes me wonder if maybe Folco was a bit of a blabbermouth who couldn't be trusted with a secret.
Sam and Frodo discussed that only a small part was played in any great tale by any one hero. But without all the little heroes with less dramatic stage tires, those great tales could never have been written.
Merry is honestly my 2nd fav of the Hobbits, and I love his story-line best, with his 'bromance' of a sorts with Eowyn and with Theoden honestly my favourite bonds in LOTR. Frankly, Merry was the worst done by PJ, as he went from a wise and charismatic Hobbit to a buffoon. For this reason and a few others, I'd like to see a new adaptation of LOTR, at some point in the future to compensate for this insult against Merry. Hope you don't mind my passionate defence of Merry, he's just such an ill-done by character just as Sam was poorly treated by Bakshi. Best scene of Merry was the death of Theoden and that of the Witch-King.
No, without Pippin no good end possible because all his ''mistakes'' had a great sens in the story and helped to the good end. I am almost arrived to the conclusion that he is the true secret hero of the story.
@@daniellefaure9817 hm. Interesting I see your point. In other words some of those "mistakes" might have been in a roundabout way helpful to the quest to destroy the Ring. Sauron thinks Pippin is Frodo, for example. They are certainly great in a storytelling way.
@@westbethkid thank you for your answer. It seams to me that the... Sorry I'm french and it's difficult for me to write in english. I will come again to explain my theorie... Because I had too a bad opinion about Pippin and I have change my mind.
This is one of the changes that they made in the movie which erred one of the most vital characters in the story. The Holdwine that would be there for you even when he is unasked or pushed away.
Excellent video! After watching this video, its sad that the movie didnt really portray Merry properly. In the movies, he's never made to be this wise and resourceful. Excellent work!
As a resident of the center of the Western world-Bree, I have a major announcement!
The Prancing Pony is now serving Farmer Maggots famous mushrooms on a fresh baked loaf with venison strips and a delicious draft of their magical beer. I give this new offering four stars ⭐️!
By the way, that explains why Merry knew to order a pint at the Prancing Pony: his people lived near the borders of the Shire, and some of them visited Bree on occasion.
Sounds Lovely!!!
Beer blessed by Gandalf
@@Thomas.Wright I mean Buckland is fairly close to Bree and the Shire so that would explain things.
...and...if you spend time with your friends over this repast...I'm sure that you would give it
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"You can trust us to stick to you through thick and thin - to the bitter end. And you can trust us to keep any secret of yours - closer than you keep it yourself. But you cannot trust us to let you face trouble alone, and go off without a word. We are your friends, Frodo." -- Merry, A Conspiracy Unmasked
Frodo brought the Ring from the Shire to Mount Doom; Sam accompanied Frodo and stabbed Shelob, greatest of Ungoliant's offspring; Pippin became a Guard of the Citadel, and killed an Olog-Hai by himself in the final battle; and Merry became a knight of Rohan and wounded the Witch-King.
They might have looked like children, but their deeds were legendary.
Merry was the only one who heard the last words of Theoden.
One minor detail: since Merry was the oldest of the Hobbits save Frodo, he, as himself put it "I put my time [in Rivendell] to better use" and while he said only enough at the time when Elrond was deliberating (and remember, in the book it was after the main discussion) to get invited along to go, he not only got a fair idea of some of the areas they would have to travel through, he gave himself a crash course in Middle earth cartography, and knew where they were in Rohan and was able to guide himself and Pippen toward the most likely places they might find help and certainly fresh water.
Being that he was the adult son of a great house, it gave him a better idea of how to conduct himself with other high status adults and he had an education in how to lead others and run a small county/ large household.
The quote was from TTT, Treebeard chapter IIRC.
Sam is actually older than Merry too.
@@spangelicious837 is he? Damn my poor memory, I'll have to double check the Appendices, but you are likely correct, thank you.
@Marie Roberts Yes. Sam was born in 1380, which stuck out to me when I realized that was the same year Frodo's parents died. Merry was born two years later.
Merry can come across as older though, so it's an easy mistake to make. And it makes sense that it's Merry who is the one who studied all those maps while at Rivendell, given how quickly the Old Forest, on his own border, threw them all for a loop. He's the kind who likes to be prepared, and after the Old Forest, which he thought he was prepared to handle, he'd really want to make sure he knew as much about any lands they might possibly come across as he could.
Fredagar Bolger should have had at least a small part in the Lord of The Rings films before they left the Shire. He was a great deal of help in that regard.
“His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.” - Aragorn about Merry.
Thank you for this excellent video about my favourite character!
Like many heroes Meriadoc Brandybuck became one by mistake, proving once again that punishing times don't create heroes, rather it is during those times when the 'hero' within us is revealed.
Merry became one the 9 of the Fellowship, and he helped kill the Witch King also. We needed this.
My favourite character in the whole book.
Love how he has some qualities and experiences even Frodo does not have at the start.
He leads them into the old forest and follows the black rider in bree.
A brilliant video, a superlative production. The haunting music accompaniment, perfectly chosen, helps elevate this epic character history to the next level.
This is a great video, reminding that, in the eyes of truly noble people, the bonds of friendship have no limit to birth or title. Even someone who began as a Hobbit of simple means and life can become brother to kings of Men and laid next to them after death as family.
My second favorite character in all of Tolkien work, my number one will always be boromir but merry is amazing
I love Merry so much!
Thanks guys
Nailed it Yoyst!
We all of us have our Pippin friends, right?
Merry’s inquisitive nature made him my favorite hobbit in the novels!
"You smoke too much, Pip."
One of the most famoustest of Hobbits, without whom the world would have fallen into shadow.
Thank you all so much for watching! I forgot to shoutout a new Valar-tier patron named Merlin! Thanks so much for the support!
“But all my friends are out there! I want to fight”! Merry Brandybuck
We love Merry
Aw, I loved him!
He may have been small in stature (despite the ent draught) but there is no doubting the size of his heart!
This took me back to how much I love the books.
Imagine if Merry and Pip hadn't awakened the Ents.
Grieve not! It is forgiven. Great heart will not be denied. Live now in blessedness; and when you sit in peace with your pipe, think of me! For never now shall I sit with you in Meduseld, as I promised, or listen to your herb-lore.
But the only brew for the brave and true... Comes from the green dragon!
Well told, Sir.
Merry and pippin the underrated heroes nobody expected
Fantastic lore content as always!!
Amazing content as always:) I wonder if you would do a hypothetical "what if the dwarves where at pelennor fields", love to see that content good sir , thank you for all your hard work !!
Much of the Nazguls' power came from being able to instill fear into men including women (but probably not elves, or high elves). Their mere presence was enough. My belief is this power is greater when focused on their adversary. The witch king probably did note Dernhelm with a halfling, though his primary focus was on Theoden. Hence WK paid no heed to Merry. Also, Merry wanted to stand with Eowyn more than his fear of death. Eowyn at this point was beyond fear after being rejected by Aragorn (to ride with him), and then seeing Theoden possibly slain.
That was actually very interesting. Sometimes i think we forget about Merry and Pippin. In their own way they were heroes worth remembering also.
Nice work dude thanks
If Marry was 37 in 3018 then 17 years earlier at ninlo's birthday party he would hae been 19 andPippin would have been younger while Frodo had just turned 33 on the same day.
I was present for Meriardoc Bracdybuck's birth in the Shire.
It is always interesting how the Shire political structure changed in the aftermath of the War of the Ring.
First the three-way power split between the Thain, Master, and Mayor will expand to include the residents of Bag-End and Sam's daughter's line in the Tower Hills.
Second, it seems that all sides of the Baggins family, members of the gentry with marriages into both the Took and Brandybuck aristocracy and the more wealthy Sackville-Baggins cousins, are no more, but instead are replaced and surpassed by the nouvaeu riche Gamgees, who actually by dent of Sam's long standing as Mayor, his friendships with the Thain, Master, and King, and his daughter both marrying a Took and becoming the first generation to establish holdings in the Tower Hills, also join the ranks of the aristocracy, doubling the size of that class in a single generation.
Can't wait for the what-if video for what if Gandalf never fell at the Bridge of Khazad-dum and continued with the fellowship to Lothlorien and on forward?
Next week buddy! Thanks for reminding me throughout the weeks!
@@MenoftheWest Theodon would remain saurumans slave and rohan would fall. The fellowship will travel to black gate but gollum would help them in the spiky maze and dead marches. Instead of first attacking them. Gandalf pokes his staff against the gate and tells sauron about some pressure they have. So the fellowship travels safely through udun and on the planes of gorgoroth they engage in a hopeless battle against 100k orcs. Here everyone dies.. except gollum who flees with the ring to shelob. Shelob obtains the ring and becomes hugely powerfull.
I’m a fan of this topic series.
Since i read the book the first time, Merry was my favourite.Werthu Holdwine hal!
Legolas & Gimli's journey into the West may have been the last journey of the Fellowship but knowing that Merry & Pippin were laid to rest together with Aragorn....well some friendships can survive even death
Can you make a video talking about the navy of numenor? They had a great navy and great ships but I've never been able to find much information. For a kingdom that dominated the seas, I'd like to know about their ships and navy strength
Don't forget the 5th "conspirator", Folco Boffin.
Wasaaaaaaa
merry and frodo are literal cousins. frodo is a brandybuck
I listened to LOTR's audio books and I didn't hear a lot of what you said. Either I missed quite a bit or some of Merry's story was in the appendices. I have watched the movies hundreds of times, but there is so much more!! Can anyone help me to get more of the story please?! Thanks!❤
It's quite in between the lines, as much else with Tolkien's written works. It's implied here, insinuated there, and implicated all over. The idea is not to have the character clearcut, but defined in your own imagination based on what you get to know - the rest you figure out own your own. It's just Tolkien's style.
question did part of sauron spirit go i the eye tower aswell n if not how did it move around n how did he split his spirit n the ring tower n body seem like to much bro pulled a voldemort or i guess voldemort copyed him
If any of you are fans of CS Lewis and ( Tolkien Best friend ) and his writings you might like a Narnia RUclips channel called going into the wardrobe which explains
the history and lore of Narnia he’s actually planning on doing what if’s I also think he’s planning on doing crossovers with the Lord of the rings and the Narnia series so that would be interesting to see
I love lord the rings and Narnia series’s I love both their writings
What if Sauron sent numenor east instead of weet to conquer his enemies
Yoystan, do you think I'm not persistent? 😉😂👍
Yeah as far as hobbits go merry is kind of a big deal 😎
Bruh, are you recording your audio in the bathroom? Mad echo always
_Happy Second Breakfast noises._
The fact that Merry and Pippin are official knights of Rohan and Gondor despite not belonging to these nations shows the amount of repsect they earned ,not to mention they were also Aragons counselors and stewarts of the northern part of the reunited kingdom
In The Scouring, while it's Pippin who brings the Took army, Merry is the one giving the orders. "Merry laid his plans quickly" the text says, when it becomes obvious the ruffians had no one among them who understood warfare. Thus my conclusion: Pippin, while a great captain and champion, is just that. It is Merry who is the commanding general who leads from the front lines. It was his strategems that helped win the Battle of Bywater.
Very Medieval of Tolkien eh? A lord in command of strategy (the heir of theThain) but with a more junior noble in charge of tactics (the son of the Master of Buckland). It suits them well I say, for the Tooks lead the Hobbits from the very heartland of the Shire, while the Masters of Buckland are more akin to marcher lords in the very edges of their homeland. Quite appropriately too he was made esquire in Rohan, a marcher realm of sorts for Gondor. Got to love how the old professor weaved his themes with such subtlety and foresight.
@@AugustusR I short, Pippin was the Crown Prince of the Shire, as the eldest son of the Thain. That's why in the Minas Tirith, people said, a prince is here.
@@evenstar1608 Indeed that is the impression they got, given how friendly and chummy he got with the Steward, and even believed that he would bring reinforcements to help defend the city! Though I don't think they actually knew how right they were about the former hahahaha
@@AugustusR Actually, when people called Pippin, a prince, he just reply, not really. Such a humble man, a hobbit characteristic. Even in the movie, Merry is portrayed as the leader betwen the two.
You call Pippin if you need to fight a troll, you call Merry if you need to fight an army
I thought Dom Monaghan (Merry's Actor) was joking (on The Friendship Onion) when he said, Merry became the Magnificent, but no I forgot that!!! Nice book detail knowledge Dom!!!
Man, I feel Merry is underrated because We talk a lot about Sam and Frodo, and Pippin is brought up more than Merry!!!
Thanks for completing every member of the Fellowship's ECH...Until What if Gandalf didn't fall, Marion Baggins Out!!!
“But you’re part of this world! Aren’t you?”
One of the best hobbits ever 😁 He seems like a friend that would eat everything on the table but save u a plate
Reminds me of those small toy dogs that know they’re bigger than they really are haha
But he’s loyal, persistent, and brave. I’d definitely travel the lands with him. Bonus if pippin the instigator was with him
My favorite hobbit!!!!
The Movies' Merry is perfect for its purposes in the movies, but the books' Merry is one the best characters ever.
Hell yes.
Definitely. He was clever enough not to join the party at the Prancing Pony and then followed a black rider alone.
Thank you so much! Though not as popular as most of the Fellowship, He has been my favourite member for thirty years.
One of the few changes to the storyline that the movies made which I actually like was Merry knowing that Dernhelm was actually Eowyn right from the start. It seemed somewhat unbelievable to me that he could ride with her all the way from Edoras to Minas Tirith without ever hearing or recognizing her voice even once.
awesome vid Yoystan loved it looking forward to your next vid mate keep up the good work
Well done, thank you
My favourite part of his story is that everyone in Gondor thought he was a prince because he addressed Denethor informally.
They didn't know that this was actually a faux pas from Pippin because he simply had no idea of courtly behaviour.
Thank you for not being a part of this ring of power madness.
Merry may not be a prominent character in LOTR, but he was still important, always loyal to Frodo and his friends. He was determined not to be left behind in the Battle of the Pelennor fields and his determination paid off.
How did merry even know about gollum to do an impersonation of him.
From Bilbo. Remember, Bilbo was very fond of telling stories to Hobbit children, and often did impressions to scare them or make them laugh.
Oh sorry, it was actually Pippin who did it, Merry just went along with it. As Thomas said, I think Bilbo’s stories, and the Council of Elrond discussing him probably gave them enough info on how to do a proper Gollum impression lol
The friendship onion is a awesome podcast if you haven't heard of it ✌💖
Just wanted to say this was a great video. I am very impressed with it. Thank you very much.
Meriadoc Brandybuck, Peregrin Took and Frodo Baggins all played key roles in The LOTR, but Samwise "The Brave" Gamgee must go down as The Best Of All Hobbits. "Without Sam, Frodo wouldn't have got far" were true and fair words spoken by his friend and "master" Frodo Baggins. And he should know. Plus all he did after The Scouring Of The Shire. But Meriadoc Brandybuck certainly played his rather large part in the story, and played it very, very well.
Merry Brandybuck was basically the Aragorn of Hobbits.
The more I see and hear about LOTR.....the more I want the stories to continue
So beautiful! May we all strive to live such honorable lives.
“If I were a knight of Rohan capable of great deeds…” You were a knight of Rohan capable of great deeds.
Merry was in many ways more like to Frodo than any of the other hobbits. He was wise and also had a bit of knowledge of the world.
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Not quite. Longshanks beat you by about 30 seconds.
@@Thomas.Wright I know 😭😭 was sooo excited and thought too long what comment to make 😂
I believe from the very beginning Merry knew best what the quest meant, save perhaps the finite details until Rivendell. I think Gandalf saw a wisdom in him, and probably spoke to him in detail about the coming darkness well before Frodo left the Shire, in fact I think he knew intimately what Frodo was up against
Awesome theory, I love that.
he sure is an epic character
Merry, as he sees Éowyn facing the Witch King:
"For into Merry’s mind flashed the memory of the face that he saw at the riding from Dunharrow: the face of one that goes seeking death, having no hope. Pity filled his heart and great wonder, and suddenly the slow-kindled courage of his race awoke. He clenched his hand. She should not die, so fair, so desperate! At least she should not die alone, unaided."
I think about this scene & quote often, b/c I want to approach Merry's courage and valor in any and all situations.
8:50 Is that Sam mourning over the death of King Theoden?
You all everybody.
Please start speaking out against The Rings Of Power. You have a lot of sway with people who are true Tolkien fans. What is happening with Amazon is clearly a bastardization of what Tolkien had in mind. I love your channel and I know you have the power to keep those on the right track. Be a Gandalf in these seriously tumultuous times in the world of Arda.
He is entitled to his opinion whether its good or bad on the show. I just hope he didn't take the England trip to go see Annatar (show runner) and his gifts (free shit from amazon) like so many other Tolkien youtubers have. So sick of access journalism/influencers and their high praise of really bad shit because they took the money/free shit.
Merry is one of my favorite characters, but I feel he's often overlooked or lost in the shuffle of the Fellowship. He's brave, true, kind, and stalwart. Not quite the goofy dork that he's portrayed as in the films. I always had a crush on him when I was growing up and first read LOTR!
Merry had also visited the old forest before the events of the book. Badass
Imagine if Tolien had been cheeky and wrote Merry as a very dour, grouchy, pessimistic, grumpy in nature Hobbit. That irony does strike me as rather English.
Well met! Keep up the Great work Mellon. I'm always excited for your videos. Now Mellon, we have to get our mits on some Ent Draught. Now that would not be too hasty.
What if Gandalf didn’t fall in Moira next week. It’s finally happening.
9:45 when the anti-smoking ad hits different
Why do only Hobbits have last names?
11:10 wawawiwa
He brokered Crickhollow
Great job
merrry shouls have been born with honor that day
with ewyon of rohan,
Something I wonder about is that besides Merry, Pippin and Fatty, Folco Boffin was also in Frodo's inner circle of friends at the beginning of the story; but, for some reason, he is not among the conspirators. It makes me wonder if maybe Folco was a bit of a blabbermouth who couldn't be trusted with a secret.
Sam and Frodo discussed that only a small part was played in any great tale by any one hero. But without all the little heroes with less dramatic stage tires, those great tales could never have been written.
Merry is honestly my 2nd fav of the Hobbits, and I love his story-line best, with his 'bromance' of a sorts with Eowyn and with Theoden honestly my favourite bonds in LOTR. Frankly, Merry was the worst done by PJ, as he went from a wise and charismatic Hobbit to a buffoon. For this reason and a few others, I'd like to see a new adaptation of LOTR, at some point in the future to compensate for this insult against Merry.
Hope you don't mind my passionate defence of Merry, he's just such an ill-done by character just as Sam was poorly treated by Bakshi.
Best scene of Merry was the death of Theoden and that of the Witch-King.
Merry is definitely better than Pippin. Pippin is a buffoon who always gets the Fellowship in trouble
No, without Pippin no good end possible because all his ''mistakes'' had a great sens in the story and helped to the good end. I am almost arrived to the conclusion that he is the true secret hero of the story.
@@daniellefaure9817 hm. Interesting I see your point. In other words some of those "mistakes" might have been in a roundabout way helpful to the quest to destroy the Ring. Sauron thinks Pippin is Frodo, for example. They are certainly great in a storytelling way.
@@westbethkid thank you for your answer. It seams to me that the... Sorry I'm french and it's difficult for me to write in english. I will come again to explain my theorie... Because I had too a bad opinion about Pippin and I have change my mind.
"No other blade, not though mightier hands had wielded it..."
Well...there weren't any mightier hands at hand.
Wow. The movies did Merry a great disservice.
This is one of the changes that they made in the movie which erred one of the most vital characters in the story. The Holdwine that would be there for you even when he is unasked or pushed away.
Excellent video! After watching this video, its sad that the movie didnt really portray Merry properly. In the movies, he's never made to be this wise and resourceful. Excellent work!