Pippin Took

**Peregrin "Pippin" Took** (Third Age 2990 - at least Fourth Age 63; 1390 - 1484 in Shire-reckoning, reaching at least 94-years-old) was one of the Hobbits in the Fellowship of the Ring. He was the youngest of the Company, being in his tweens, but grew up quickly and eventually became a Knight of Gondor. Elrond, at least, seemed to doubt his capability for the quest, but Pippin proved to be a loyal and courageous friend.

## Character overview

**Peregrin "Pippin" Took** was the youngest member of the Fellowship of the Ring. He was the only son of Paladin and Esmeralda Took (nee Banks), the younger brother of Pearl, Pervinca and Pimpernel Took and cousin of Merry Brandybuck, Frodo and Bilbo Baggins, future husband of Diamond of Long Cleeve and father of Faramir Took.

Pippin and Merry had later snuck out of the Shire. They ran into Frodo and Sam while stealing Farmer Maggot's crops. After many dangers, Pippin also went on the Quest of Mordor despite the fact he was younger than most of the others. Pippin later awoke all the creatures in Moria, causing them to lose Gandalf from the Balrog. In Lothlórien, Lady Galadriel gifted Pippin with a dagger. When the Fellowship broke, Pippin and Merry were later captured by Uruk-Hai after Boromir died trying to protect them. The Hobbits eventually escaped from their captors when Éomer and the other Rohirrim and Treebeard was charged by Gandalf to protect them. Pippin also drank from water that made him grow. Doing so led Pippin to become one of the tallest hobbits in history, surpassing Bullroarer Took. They were later sent to the Shire, so Pippin ultimately came up with an idea and had Treebeard go south to Isengard. They later settled down in said city after Saruman was defeated.

However, Pippin's curiosity once got the better of him when he stole the Palantir and made a short link with Sauron. The link gave Pippin a small vision of the Enemy's plans to take down Minas Tirith. Gandalf took Pippin with him to the doomed city, where he gave his service to the Steward, Denethor, for Boromir protecting him and Merry. During the siege, Pippin lit the beacons to his allies in Rohan on Gandalf's orders and developed a friendship with Faramir. However, asDenethor later lost his mind, Pippin turned to Gandalf, and both men rescued Faramir. During the final days of the Pippin later participated in the battle of the Black Gate. Because of these deeds, Aragorn knighted Pipin and allowed him to return home. After the ordeal was over, Pippin was reunited with Merry, Frodo and Sam.

After the War, Pippin returned home, where he met his future wife, Diamond at his friends' Rosie and Sam's wedding .Pippin became the father of a son, named after Faramir son of Denethor.

## Background

### Early Life

Peregrin "Pippin" Took was born TA 2990, one hundred years after Bilbo and two hundred years after his great-great-grandfather, Gerontius "the Old" Took to Paladin Took and Eglantine Banks. He was the fourth of four children, with him having three older sisters named Pearl, Pervinca and Pimpernel. Pippin, and his cousin Merry grew up close. Merry came to be the older brother Pippin never had. They used to get in trouble many times, but Merry had always been there to convince whoever reprimanded Pippin out of terrible situations.

## *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring*

### Bilbo's 111th birthday party

Pippin, as well as his family members, were guests at Bilbo's farewell birthday party and Gandalf came back after years of traveling.

Merry's idea was to grab a dragon firework, by having Pippin grab it in the cart. Pippin goes through several of them before settling on one. Later during the party, the hobbit sets it in the ground, but Merry told him to do it outside not in the tent. Unintentionally, their plan backfires (literally) and Pippin and Merry were thrown back by the firework's fire. They watched their work as the firework burst into a dragon.

Pippin suggests they grab another one before Gandalf grabs them by the ears for all the trouble they caused. Pippin is resorted to cleaning dishes with Merry, much to his bemusement. During his "uncle' Bilbo's speech, Pippin witnessed Bilbo disappear, but wasn't surprised as Merry had seen Bilbo disappear in front of the Sackville-Bagginess

### Short cut to Mushrooms

A few days after Frodo and Sam left for Bree, Merry took Pippin to Farmer Maggot's farm and stole his crops. As the duo ran, Pippin unexpectedly crash-landed into Frodo while Merry collided with Sam. After happily announcing of Frodo to Merry, Sam pries Pippin off of Frodo and both hobbits chastise them for stealing the Farmer's crops. However, as they ran from Farmer Maggot, Pippin and the other hobbits all fell off a small cliff that led them to mushrooms, something Pippin spotted. He and his friends but Frodo rushed to collect some until a Nazgul rider came. Luckily, Frodo ushered them off the road.