The Encyclopedia of Arda - Merry Gamgee (original) (raw)

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Dates Born IV 6 (1427 by the Shire-reckoning) Race Hobbits Culture Shire-hobbits Family Gamgee Pronunciation me'rry ga'mjee Meaning Named for Meriadoc Brandybuck of the Company of the Ring (who was commonly known as 'Merry') Indexes: Alphabetical: G Alphabetical: M Hobbits About this entry: Updated 6 May 2015 This entry is complete Sam Gamgee’s second son Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Samwise Gamgee Rose Cotton Elanor Gamgee Frodo Gardner Rose Gamgee MerryGamgee Pippin Gamgee Goldilocks Gamgee Hamfast Gamgee Daisy Gamgee Primrose Gamgee Bilbo Gamgee Ruby Gamgee Robin Gamgee Tolman Gamgee The fourth child, and second son, of Samwise Gamgee and Rose Cotton. Born eight years after Sam's return from the War of the Ring, Merry was the second of his children to be named for a member of the Company of the Ring (the first being Frodo, born four years earlier). Merry took his name from the common nickname of Meriadoc Brandybuck, at that time heir to Master Saradoc of Brandy Hall. The name 'Merry' was in fact an anglicisation of the Westron Kali, so 'historically', this son of Sam and Rosie would probably have been known as Kali Galpsi (where Galpsi was the original form of the more familiar family name 'Gamgee'). See also... Pippin Gamgee Indexes: Alphabetical: G Alphabetical: M Hobbits About this entry: Updated 6 May 2015 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2013, 2015. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Job matching, relationship and team services and more are all free and unlimited to Discus users.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Dates Born IV 6 (1427 by the Shire-reckoning) Race Hobbits Culture Shire-hobbits Family Gamgee Pronunciation me'rry ga'mjee Meaning Named for Meriadoc Brandybuck of the Company of the Ring (who was commonly known as 'Merry') Indexes: Alphabetical: G Alphabetical: M Hobbits About this entry: Updated 6 May 2015 This entry is complete Sam Gamgee’s second son

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Samwise Gamgee

Rose Cotton

Elanor Gamgee Frodo Gardner Rose Gamgee MerryGamgee Pippin Gamgee Goldilocks Gamgee Hamfast Gamgee Daisy Gamgee Primrose Gamgee Bilbo Gamgee Ruby Gamgee Robin Gamgee Tolman Gamgee The fourth child, and second son, of Samwise Gamgee and Rose Cotton. Born eight years after Sam's return from the War of the Ring, Merry was the second of his children to be named for a member of the Company of the Ring (the first being Frodo, born four years earlier). Merry took his name from the common nickname of Meriadoc Brandybuck, at that time heir to Master Saradoc of Brandy Hall. The name 'Merry' was in fact an anglicisation of the Westron Kali, so 'historically', this son of Sam and Rosie would probably have been known as Kali Galpsi (where Galpsi was the original form of the more familiar family name 'Gamgee'). See also... Pippin Gamgee Indexes: Alphabetical: G Alphabetical: M Hobbits About this entry: Updated 6 May 2015 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2013, 2015. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Job matching, relationship and team services and more are all free and unlimited to Discus users.