Lord of the Rings star says gay hobbit fan
The legendary duo played Marry and Pippin in Peter Jackson’s original trilogy. Asking about their thoughts on the Lord of the Rings fans “shipping” their fictional characters, Boyd recalled a “piece of art” stemming from a scene that featured Merry and Pippin both “holding each other topless”. Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took better known as Merry and Pippin are incredibly close friends, not to mention that they are also first cousins — Esmeralda Brandybuck, Merry's mother, happens to be Paladin Took's younger sister. Together, they make the naughtiest, yet most adorable, pair in all of Hobbiton, probably even the Shire.
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Definite Bert and Ernie vibes here: Merry and Pippin lived together for some time at Crickhollow, and there was much coming and going between Buckland and Bag End. The two young Travellers cut a great dash in the Shire with their songs and their tales and their finery, and their wonderful parties. But as the Dec. Was there ever anything behind Frodo and Sam's legendary longing looks? 
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The scholar of English David LaFontaine, in The Gay and Lesbian Review, writes that The Lord of the Rings achieved cult status and large sales, but was mainly excluded from literary study, partly because fantasy was despised as a genre, but partly also because of the "powerful undercurrent of same-sex love within the realm of Middle-earth". Samwise Gamgee. So too were Merry and Pippin.
Ok…here me out here…Merry and Pippin are totally a gay couple
And just how close were boon companions Merry and Pippin? Or were those hairy-footed hobbits — and their cute portrayers — just friends? Here, Monaghan dishes the dirt. During the time, he mostly makes sure Pippin stays out of trouble. For example, Aragorn stops him from throwing rocks in the water, which only woke the Watcher in the Water.
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In Lord of the Rings, there are 10 important facts about Merry and Pippin that have not been mentioned in the cinematic versions. . Make Amazon's 'Lord of the Rings' Gay, You Cowards
Frodo and Sam’s story is about love, no matter how you see it, but for many of us who adore the world of Tolkien, they were queer. So too were Merry and Pippin. . Sexuality in The Lord of the Rings
Main Article: Merry and Pippin Out of all the members of the Fellowship of the Ring, Pippin had a closer relationship with Merry, mostly because of their history being cousins and best friends. They were known to be mischievous together and getting onto all sorts of trouble. The two held captive in The Two Towers. As the older cousin, Merry made sure to look after Pippin. Merry apparently was. . What's your opinion the the gay subtext between Sam
Lord of the Rings stars Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan have spoke to PinkNews about The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim and say fans imagining hobbits Merry and Pippin as a gay couple is a “beautiful thing”. The legendary duo played Marry and Pippin in Peter Jackson’s original trilogy. .