Peregrin Took, commonly known simply as Pippin, is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings. He is closely tied with his friend and cousin, Merry Brandybuck, a
Pippin (left) and Merry, in Ralph Bakshi's animated version of The Lord of the Rings
Feudal allegiance is one of many themes in J. R. R. Tolkien's epic fantasy The Lord of the Rings. Central to some societies in the Middle Ages, the theme allows Tolkien to structure a complex set of r
The scholar Jane Chance sees the character Faramir, son of the Steward of Gondor, as involved in multiple feudal-style allegiance-relationships in J. R. R. Tolkien's epic fantasy The Lord of the Rings.