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Dates III 2942 - IV 9 (1342-1430 by the Shire-reckoning, lived 88 years) Race Hobbits Culture Bucklanders Family Brandybuck Settlements As the second son of Master Rorimac, Merimac probably lived in Brandy Hall Pronunciation me'rimac bra'ndybuck Meaning Uncertain1 Indexes: Alphabetical: B Alphabetical: M Hobbits About this entry: Updated 21 November 2017 This entry is complete Old Rory’s younger son Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Rorimac Brandybuck Menegilda Goold Saradoc Brandybuck MerimacBrandybuck Berilac Brandybuck Rorimac Brandybuck was the Master of Buckland at the time of Bilbo's Farewell Party. He had two sons: Saradoc, the elder, who was due to inherit his father's title and position, and Merimac, the younger. Saradoc was in turn the father of Meriadoc of the Company of the Ring, and so Merimac was Meriadoc's uncle. Merimac was present at Bilbo's Party, and lived on through the War of the Ring to reach the age of eighty-eight. Notes 1 The Meri- in Merimac's name possibly comes from Old Welsh for 'great', but -mac is obscure. We do know that the -mac ending was used in actual Hobbit-names (as opposed to the more familiar 'modernised' versions) so it is possible that Merimac is only a partial translation of this Hobbit's name. The similarity of 'Merimac' to 'Merrimac' or 'Merrimack' - place names in the United States - is a linguistic coincidence. Those come from Native American words meaning 'place of swift water', and would be quite inappropriate as names for the Brandybucks, which are generally Welsh in origin, or at least in style. (It's impossible to be sure, of course, that Tolkien wasn't influenced by those relatively familiar American names, but even if that is the case, the etymological origins cannot be the same.) See also... Berilac Brandybuck Indexes: Alphabetical: B Alphabetical: M Hobbits About this entry: Updated 21 November 2017 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2007-2008, 2017. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Axiom Discovery gives you comprehensive online aptitude testing covering core skills across a wide range of disciplines.

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Dates III 2942 - IV 9 (1342-1430 by the Shire-reckoning, lived 88 years) Race Hobbits Culture Bucklanders Family Brandybuck Settlements As the second son of Master Rorimac, Merimac probably lived in Brandy Hall Pronunciation me'rimac bra'ndybuck Meaning Uncertain1 Indexes: Alphabetical: B Alphabetical: M Hobbits About this entry: Updated 21 November 2017 This entry is complete Old Rory’s younger son

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Rorimac Brandybuck

Menegilda Goold

Saradoc Brandybuck MerimacBrandybuck

Berilac Brandybuck Rorimac Brandybuck was the Master of Buckland at the time of Bilbo's Farewell Party. He had two sons: Saradoc, the elder, who was due to inherit his father's title and position, and Merimac, the younger. Saradoc was in turn the father of Meriadoc of the Company of the Ring, and so Merimac was Meriadoc's uncle. Merimac was present at Bilbo's Party, and lived on through the War of the Ring to reach the age of eighty-eight. Notes 1 The Meri- in Merimac's name possibly comes from Old Welsh for 'great', but -mac is obscure. We do know that the -mac ending was used in actual Hobbit-names (as opposed to the more familiar 'modernised' versions) so it is possible that Merimac is only a partial translation of this Hobbit's name. The similarity of 'Merimac' to 'Merrimac' or 'Merrimack' - place names in the United States - is a linguistic coincidence. Those come from Native American words meaning 'place of swift water', and would be quite inappropriate as names for the Brandybucks, which are generally Welsh in origin, or at least in style. (It's impossible to be sure, of course, that Tolkien wasn't influenced by those relatively familiar American names, but even if that is the case, the etymological origins cannot be the same.) See also... Berilac Brandybuck Indexes: Alphabetical: B Alphabetical: M Hobbits About this entry: Updated 21 November 2017 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2007-2008, 2017. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Axiom Discovery gives you comprehensive online aptitude testing covering core skills across a wide range of disciplines.