Peregrin Took

Pippin, as portrayed by Billy Boyd in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
Peregrin Took
Biographical information
Other names	Pippin Ernil i Pheriannath Thain Peregrin I Razanur Tûk
Titles	Thain of the Shire Guard of the Citadel Knight of Gondor
Birth	TA 2990 (SR 1390)
Death	Sometime after FO 63 (SR 1483)
Spouse	Diamond of Long Cleeve
Weapon	Barrow-blade Elven dagger (film)
Physical description
Race	Hobbits
Height	1.34m (4'5")
Hair	Almost golden
Culture	Shire-hobbits (Took family)
Media portrayal
Actor	Billy Boyd

"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

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

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.

Through his father, Pippin was the second-cousin once-removed of Frodo Baggins, and the first-cousin twice-removed of Bilbo.

Depiction of Pippin by Magali Villeneuve for a 2013 trading card release

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. Meriadoc Brandybuck later joined them once they reached Buckland. They were waylaid by Old Man Willow in the Old Forest, and Tom Bombadil rescued them and took them into his house. 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. In The Prancing Pony, Frodo accidentally slipped the One Ring upon his finger, drawing the attention of the Black Riders. 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. Aragorn led them to Weathertop, where the group was once again attacked by the Black Riders. In haste to get an injured Frodo to Rivendell, the Elf-lord Glorfindel arrived and guided them. After the Council of Elrond, Pippin and Merry were allowed by Elrond to join the Fellowship of the Ring.

Pippin in Moria, in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

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".<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Book Two, Chapter IV: "A Journey in the Dark"</ref>

Breaking of the Fellowship

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. 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, 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. Pippin and Merry befriended Treebeard and told him what happened to them. After the Entmoot, the Ents decided to march against Isengard. After the battle, Pippin and Merry were sitting on their "field of victory". Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli were reunited with them.

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.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Two Towers]]'', Book Three, Chapter XI: "The Palantír"</ref> 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.<ref name=minas>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Return of the King]]'', Book Five, Chapter I: "Minas Tirith"</ref>

Pippin wearing the Citadel Guard livery

While in Minas Tirith, Pippin befriended Beregond, a fellow Guard of the Citadel, and Faramir, Boromir's younger brother. During the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, Pippin witnessed Denethor preparing a pyre for him and an unconscious Faramir. He quickly went out in search for Gandalf and saved Faramir from being burned to death. Denethor, however, was not rescued and threw himself off of Minas Tirith. 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. 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'</nowiki>s forces during the Scouring of the Shire.

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. 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. 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").

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

Titles

• Thain Peregrin I - 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.
• Guard of the Citadel - Given to him by Denethor II, Ruling Steward of Gondor
• Knight of Gondor - Given by King Aragorn II Elessar
• Counsellor of the North-kingdom - Granted to him when he became Thain of the Shire.

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

Gerontius Took

Adamanta Chubb

Hildigrim

Rosa Baggins

Numerous children

Adalgrim Took

Paladin II

Eglantine Banks

Three daughters

Esmeralda

Saradoc Brandybuck

Pearl

Pimpernel

Pervinca

Peregrin

Diamond

Meriadoc Brandybuck

Faramir

Goldilocks Gardner

Weapons

Pippin, like Merry, used swords of the Westernesse they obtained from the Barrow-downs. When he arrived at Minas Tirith, he gained a sword that he later called 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).

"..but what about second breakfast?"

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

Weta Workshop Miniature of Pippin by Mauro Santini

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 to be a member of the ESFP personality type.<ref>https://www.personalityclub.com/blog/lord-of-the-rings-personality-chart/</ref>

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	Pútnik "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	پےرےگرین تووک
Uzbek	Перегрин Тоок (Cyrillic) Peregrin Oldi (Latin)
Yiddish	פּערעגרין תּאָאָק

Thain of the Shire
Preceded by Paladin Took II	Peregrin Took	Succeeded by Faramir Took I
FO 14 - FO 63