Peregrin Took (T.A. 2990–F.A. 70), better known to his friends as Pippin, or Pip, is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's universe of Middle-earth, a Hobbit, and one of Frodo Baggins's youngest but dearest friends. He was part of the Nine that made up The Fellowship of the Ring that departed from Rivendell in T.A. 3018.
Peregrin was the only son of Paladin Took II and wife Eglantine Banks, and therefore inherited Paladin's title of Thain...
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Peregrin Took (T.A. 2990–F.A. 70), better known to his friends as Pippin, or Pip, is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's universe of Middle-earth, a Hobbit, and one of Frodo Baggins's youngest but dearest friends. He was part of the Nine that made up The Fellowship of the Ring that departed from Rivendell in T.A. 3018.
Peregrin was the only son of Paladin Took II and wife Eglantine Banks, and therefore inherited Paladin's title of Thain of the Shire upon his death in F.A. 13. He had three older sisters, Pearl Took, Pimpernel Took, and Pervinca Took. His best friend Meriadoc Brandybuck was his cousin, son of Paladin's sister Esmeralda Brandybuck.
Pippin's hair color is mentioned as "almost golden" in The History of Middle-earth, vol. IX, Sauron Defeated, through the eyes of Pippin Gamgee. In the later drafts of this same section Tolkien omitted this statement, leaving the reader to choose.
Upon handing over the Thainship to his son Faramir Took, he and Meriadoc rode together...
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