



"No, my heart will not yet despair. Gandalf fell and has returned and is with us. We may stand, if only on one leg, or at least be left still upon our knees." — Pippin[3]

Peregrin Took, more commonly known as Pippin, was a hobbit of the Shire, and one of Frodo Baggins' youngest, but closest friends. He was a member of the Fellowship of the Ring and later became the thirty-second Thain of the Shire.

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Biography

Pippin was born to Paladin Took II and Eglantine Banks on the spring of TA 2990 (SR 1390). He was the youngest of four children and had three older sisters, Pearl, Pimpernel, and Pervinca. His father's sister, Esmeralda Took, was the mother of Meriadoc Brandybuck, thus making Pippin and Merry first cousins.[4] Through his father, Pippin was the second-cousin once-removed of Frodo Baggins, and the first-cousin twice-removed of Bilbo.[4]

War of the Ring

Fellowship of the Ring

While on their way to Buckland, Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, and Peregrin Took encountered a Black Rider, who was warded off by the presence of the company of Elves, led by Gildor Inglorion.[5] Meriadoc Brandybuck later joined them once they reached Buckland. They were waylaid by Old Man Willow in the Old Forest,[6] and Tom Bombadil rescued them and took them into his house.[7] On the way to Bree, Pippin was caught up with the Barrow-wights on the Barrow-downs. After the encounter, Pippin acquired a Dagger of Westernesse.[8] In The Prancing Pony, Frodo accidentally slipped the One Ring upon his finger, drawing the attention of the Black Riders.[9] Their group met a Ranger of the North, Strider. The inn was attacked by the Nazgûl at night, and the four hobbits were successfully led away by Strider, whose real name was Aragorn.[10] Aragorn led them to Weathertop, where the group was once again attacked by the Black Riders.[11] In haste to get an injured Frodo to Rivendell, the Elf-lord Glorfindel arrived and guided them.[12] After the Council of Elrond, Pippin and Merry were allowed by Elrond to join the Fellowship of the Ring.[13]

In Moria, Pippin's curiosity dropped a stone down the well, which lead to the beating drums from beneath the ground. It incurred Gandalf's wrath, and he called Pippin a "fool of a Took."[14]

Capture by the Uruk-hai

During the Skirmish at Amon Hen, Pippin and Merry were protected by Boromir, who was killed in the process. The two hobbits were taken away by the Uruk-hai, mistaking them to be the Ring-bearer.[15] On their way to Isengard, Pippin dropped the elven-brooch he received from Lothlórien, as a sign for Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli, who were in pursuit. When a company of the Rohirrim ambushed the Uruk-hai,[16] Pippin and Merry were able to escape into Fangorn Forest, where they meet the Ent Treebeard. They drank Ent-draughts, which gave them incredible heights.[17] Pippin and Merry befriended Treebeard and told him what happened to them. After the Entmoot, the Ents decided to march against Isengard.[18] After the battle, Pippin and Merry were sitting on their "field of victory." Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli were reunited with them.[19]

Guard of the Citadel

In Orthanc, Pippin picked up the palantír, which Gríma Wormtongue threw. As he looked into the stone, Pippin had a first-hand encounter with Sauron himself, leading the Dark Lord to assume Pippin was the Ring-bearer. Gandalf and Pippin then rode on Shadowfax and went to Gondor, for the latter's protection from Sauron's forces.[20] Pippin met Denethor II, the Ruling Steward of Gondor and Boromir's father. In return for Boromir's death, Pippin pledged his allegiance to Denethor and became the Guard of the Citadel.[21]

While in Minas Tirith, Pippin befriended Beregond, a fellow Guard of the Citadel, and Faramir, Boromir's younger brother. During the Siege of Gondor, Pippin witnessed Denethor preparing a pyre in the Hallows for himself and an unconscious Faramir. Pippin quickly went out in search for Gandalf, with whom he was able to save Faramir from being burned to death. Denethor, however, was not rescued and burned to death in the pyre he had made.[22]

Last days of the war

Pippin was among the army of the West, which was led by Aragorn. They assaulted the Black Gate to divert the attention of the Eye of Sauron and give Frodo enough time to destroy the Ring. In the battle, Pippin managed to kill one of the Olog-hai, a troll-race bred by Sauron, the first hobbit ever to do so. He was knocked unconscious when the troll fell on him. Gimli later recognized the Hobbit feet under the Troll and dragged him out of the battle, saving his life.[23] After the restoration of the monarchy, King Elessar knighted him and granted him and his fellow hobbits leave to return home, as well as leave to return to Gondor whenever they liked. Later, he, Merry, Frodo, and Sam were instrumental in overthrowing the small remainder of Saruman's forces during the Scouring of the Shire.[24]

After the war

In the year FO 6 of the Fourth Age Pippin married Diamond of Long Cleeve, when she was 32 and he himself was 37. They had one son, Faramir Took I, who later married Samwise Gamgee's daughter Goldilocks Gardner.[25] In the year FO 13, Pippin became the 32nd Thain of the Shire, a position he held for 50 years before retiring in FO 63, when he revisited Rohan and Gondor with Merry. He remained in Gondor for the rest of his life.[25] Pippin died some time after the year FO 63 and was laid to rest with Merry in Gondor. After the great King Elessar (Aragorn) died in FO 120, Merry and Pippin were entombed next to the great king.

Etymology

The name Peregrin was derived from the Latin word peregrinus ("pilgrim").[26]

Razanur Tûk was the Westron of Pippin, which comes from raza ("stranger") and razan ("foreign"). It was a name of a legendary traveller. [27]

Titles

Thain Peregrin I - Pippin's title when he became a Thain of the Shire. [4]

- Pippin's title when he became a Thain of the Shire. Ernil i Pheriannath - It is the Sindarin for "Prince of the Halflings"; given to Pippin by the people of Minas Tirith. [21]

- It is the Sindarin for "Prince of the Halflings"; given to Pippin by the people of Minas Tirith. Guard of the Citadel - Given to him by Denethor II, Ruling Steward of Gondor

- Given to him by Denethor II, Ruling Steward of Gondor Knight of Gondor - Given by King Aragorn II Elessar [28]

- Given by King Aragorn II Elessar Counsellor of the North-kingdom - Granted to him when he became Thain of the Shire.[29]

Character

The hair on his head and his feet (which are exceptionally hairy, even for a Hobbit) was almost golden and curly. At the beginning of Quest of the Ring, he was smaller than the rest of the Hobbits because he was the youngest. But after he and Merry drank the draft from Treebeard, they became some of the tallest hobbits in history, towering at over four and a half feet. It was said he should stop growing as hats would become very expensive. In The Fellowship of the Ring, he was a worthy accomplice to Merry's plans, although he showed his age as well; he was a cheerful if not a sometimes thoughtless Hobbit, and seemingly had a knack for doing the wrong thing at the wrong time, but throughout The Lord of the Rings he becomes increasingly mature and courageous.

Line of Tooks

Weapons

Pippin, like Merry, used a sword of the Westernesse he obtained from the Barrow-downs. When he arrived at Minas Tirith, he gained a sword that he later referred to as a "troll's bane."

Portrayal in adaptations

The Lord of the Rings film trilogy

In the Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Pippin is played by Billy Boyd, who is the oldest of the actors portraying the four protagonist Hobbits (Elijah Wood, who plays Frodo, is the youngest).

Pippin's foolish acts are mainly for comedic relief. Generally weaker than the rest, he does overcome his foolishness and becomes of much use in The Return of the King.

In the films, Pippin loses his sword given by Aragorn at Weathertop, and later receives a short sword of Gondor, and the helmet and livery of the Citadel Guard.

Voice dubbing actors

Foreign Language Voice dubbing artist Spanish (Latin America) José Joel Spanish (Spain) Hernán Fernández Portuguese (Brazil) (Television/DVD) Silvio Giraldi Italian (Italy) Corrado Conforti Hungarian László Lippai French (France) Pierre Tessier Czech (Czech Republic) Matěj Hádek Slovak Štefan Richtárech (FOTR) Dušan Cinkota (TTT, ROTK) Japanese Masaki Iizumi German Stefan Krause Turkish Yekta Kopan

Video games

In the The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (video game), Pippin's basic speed attack is by far the strongest in the game. He uses throwing knives instead of rocks.

Trivia

He has been determined by some fans to be a member of the ESFP personality type.[30]

Translations

Foreign Language Translated name Amharic ጰረግሪን ጦኦክ Arabic بيريجرين "بيبن" توك Armenian Պերեգրին "Պիպինին" Տօկ Belarusian Cyrillic Перэгрын "Пі́пін" Тук Bengali পেরেগ্রিন "পিপিন" টুক Bulgarian Cyrillic Перегрин "Пипин" Тук Catalan Peregrín Tuc Chinese (China) 皮平 Chinese (Hong Kong) 皮聘·圖克 "皮聘" Czech Peregrin "Pipin" Bral Danish Peregrin Toker Dutch Peregrijn "Pepijn" Toek Estonian Peregrin Tukk Finnish Peregrin Tuk French Peregrïn "Pippin" Touque (First translation) Peregrin "Pippin" Touc (Second translation) Galician Peregrin Tuc German Peregrin "Pippin" Tuk Georgian პერეგრინ „პიპინ“ ტუკი Greek Πέρεγκριν "Πιπίν" Τουκ Gujarati પેરેગ્રિન "પીપીન" ટૉક્ Hebrew פרגרין "פיפין" טוק Hindi पेरेग्रिन "पिप्पिन" तोओक् Hungarian Tuk Peregrin "Pippin" Italian Peregrino "Pipino" Tuc Japanese ペレグリン・トゥック "ピピン" Kannada ಪೆರೆಗ್ರಿನ್ "ಪಿಪ್ಪಿನ್" ಟುಕ್ Kazakh Перегрін Тоок (Cyrillic) Peregrin Took (Latin) Korean 페레그린은 툭 Kurdish Peregrîn "Pîppîn" Tûk (Kurmanji Kurdish) Kyrgyz Cyrillic Пэрэгрин Тоок Latin Peregrinus Tuuc Macedonian Cyrillic Перегрин Тоок Mongolian Cyrillic Перегрин "Пиппин" Түк Nepalese पेरेग्रिन "पिप्पिनले" टुक Norwegian Peregrin "Pippin" Tók Pashto پېرېګرین تووک Persian پره‌گرین (پی‌پین) توک Polish Peregrin "Pippin" Tuk (Skibniewska tr.) Portuguese Peregrin "Pippin" Tûk (Brazil) Peregrino "Pippin" Took (Portugal) Russian Перегрин "Пиппин" Тук Sanskrit पेरेग्रिन् तोओक् Serbian Перегрин "Пипин" Тук (Cyrillic) Peregrin "Pipin" Tuk (Latin) Sinhalese පෙරෙග්‍රින් තෝක් Slovak Peregrin "Pipin" Bral Slovenian Peregrin Tuk Spanish (Spain and Latin America) Peregrin "Pippin" Tuk Tajik Cyrillic Перегрин Тоок Tamil பெரெக்ரிந் தோக் Telugu ప్ఎరెగ్రిన టోక్ Thai เปเรกริน "ปิ๊ปปิ้น" ตุ๊ก Ukrainian Cyrillic Перегрін "Піппін" Тук Urdu (پیپن) پیریگرین ٹوک Uzbek Перегрин Тоок (Cyrillic) Peregrin Oldi (Latin) Yiddish פּערעגרין תּאָאָק











