1452 the King, as a gift, added the Westmarch to The Shire, and in S.R. 1436 King Elessar rode north and stayed in Annúminas, and met Pippin, Merry and Sam at the Brandywine Bridge. 1434 (at the age of 44) Pippin succeeded his father Paladin by becoming the 32nd Thain of the Shire, and was also made a Counsellor of the North-kingdom by King Elessar. 1427 (at the age of 37), he married Diamond of Long Cleeve, and they had their only known child together, Faramir, three years later. They would often go out abroad wearing their armour (Pippin had remained a Knight of Gondor) and people thought they were lordly - a position likely enforced by their extraordinary height caused by the Ent-draughts (they were at least 4’5’’ tall - taller than Bullroarer Took). Pippin and Merry were heroes, and would tell all the other hobbits the stories of their travels to far-off lands. Pippin befriended Beregond, of the Third Company of the Citadel, who showed him ‘round the city and told him the secret passwords and ways of the city, and became good friends with Beregond’s son Bergil. In return for Boromir’s untimely death, Pippin decided to pledge his allegiance to the grieving Steward and so became a Guard of the Citadel. Upon arriving in Minas Tirith, Pippin went with Gandalf to the Citadel and recounted Boromir‘s death to Denethor, who was Boromir’s father as well as the Ruling Steward. After a Nazgul flew by on its Fell beast, Gandalf realized that war was coming soon, and he rode immediately for Minas Tirith, taking Pippin with him for safe keeping. He stole the palantír from Gandalf’s keeping while he slept, but when he looked into it, he was seen by Sauron who mistakenly believed that Pippin and the Ring were with Saruman in Isengard. Unable to sleep, Pippin was finally overcome by curiosity. After Gandalf took it from him, Pippin remained curious about it, and later remarked to Merry about how he would like to look at it again. Pippin’s enthusiasm to accompany Frodo is the result of his adventurous ‘Tookish’ nature as well as his loyalty and friendship to his cousin.įollowing Gandalf’s confrontation with Saruman, Gríma threw the palantír of Isengard out of the window at Gandalf which Pippin subsequently picked up.
They left the Shire to meet Gandalf in Bree. It was there that Frodo learned about his friends’ “conspiracy” and that they did not intend to let him leave The Shire without them. In Buckland, they were joined by his kinsman and dearest friend Meriadoc Brandybuck and Fredegar Bolger. During the travel, they encountered Black Riders who were turned away by a company of Elves led by Gildor. He was not blood-related to Sam, but Pippin’s son Faramir married Sam’s daughter Goldilocks in 1463.Īs one of the Conspirators, he discovered the truth behind Frodo's mysterious behaviour and left Hobbiton with his friend Samwise Gamgee to Buckland. Through his father, Pippin was a first cousin of Merry (the future Master of Buckland), the second-cousin once-removed of Frodo, and the first-cousin twice-removed of Bilbo. Pippin had three older sisters, Pearl Took, Pimpernel Took, and Pervinca Took. 1415 from Ferumbras Took III when he died without an heir. Pippin became Thain in later years, and his father inherited the title in S.R. He was born in the Third Age 2990 (1390 in Shire Reckoning) to Paladin Took and Eglantine Banks, making him a great-great-grandson of The Old Took. Elrond, at least, seemed to doubt his capability for the quest, but Pippin proved to be a loyal and courageous friend. He was the youngest of the Company, being in his tweens, but grew up quickly and eventually became a Knight of Gondor.
Peregrin “Pippin” Took (Third Age 2990 - at least Fourth 1484 in Shire-reckoning, reaching at least 94-years-old) was one of the Hobbits in the Fellowship of the Ring.