did Merry have a son? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Samwise Gamgee · 06-11-2003, 01:46 PM

I was wondering where merry's wife came in. I have an older book without estella - but then all the fanfic people seemed to agree that his wife was estella. I always wondered about also a quote after lorien, whenever they are talking about what they felt as Galadriel looked at them. Sam says he felt like she offered him a hole and garden of his own, then merry says "that's funny, I felt almost the same way, only ... well I won't say anymore." Maybe that is only my romatic nature - but I ALWAYS understood that to mean someone was waiting for him back in the Shire.

I don't believe it is impossible that Tolkien just didn't write anything about Merry's children. I think the fact that Estella appeared in the books so recently (my book w/o her was purchased around 1985)might say that Christopher Tolkien found that info somwhere in his fathers notes. Besides, poor Merry never did recieve much overt attention from the professor.

06-11-2003, 01:46 PM	#22
Samwise Gamgee Haunting Spirit Join Date: May 2003 Location: USA Posts: 52	I was wondering where merry's wife came in. I have an older book without estella - but then all the fanfic people seemed to agree that his wife was estella. I always wondered about also a quote after lorien, whenever they are talking about what they felt as Galadriel looked at them. Sam says he felt like she offered him a hole and garden of his own, then merry says "that's funny, I felt almost the same way, only ... well I won't say anymore." Maybe that is only my romatic nature - but I ALWAYS understood that to mean someone was waiting for him back in the Shire. I don't believe it is impossible that Tolkien just didn't write anything about Merry's children. I think the fact that Estella appeared in the books so recently (my book w/o her was purchased around 1985)might say that Christopher Tolkien found that info somwhere in his fathers notes. Besides, poor Merry never did recieve much overt attention from the professor. __________________ "Good bye, master, my dear! Forgive your Sam. He'll come back to this spot when the job's done - if he manages it." -TTT Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point - Lewis