Meriadoc Brandybuck

Meriadoc Brandybuck, Master of Buckland (usually just called Merry) is a Hobbit from Middle-earth. He was a first cousin of Peregrin Took (Pippin), and also held several different relations to Frodo Baggins.

In the books, Merry is often described as one of the smartest Hobbits - indeed, he is a great lover of cartography and seafaring. Merry and Pippin were captured by a band of Orcs from Isengard as the Fellowship rested near Amon Hen. However, the duo escaped into Fangorn Forest, where they encountered an Ent named Treebeard, whom they convinced to attack Isengard. They soon ran into King Théoden, who led them back to the rest of the Fellowship after the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. He victoriously faced the Witch-King of Angmar along with Éowyn. He returned to the Shire after the destruction of the One Ring, and was buried in Rath Dínen after his death.