Who Knew about Bilbo’s Ring?

[Rían]

Didn't Pippin and Merry say they knew about the Ring? I'll go grab my book ...

*crickets*

OK, from FOTR:A Conspiracy Unmasked:

"Yes, the Ring," said Merry. "My dear old hobbit, you don't allow for the inquisitiveness of friends. I have known about the existence of the Ring for years - before Bilbo went away, in fact ..."

Then he told the rest of the conspirators when things got serious, so Merry, Pippin, Sam and Fatty knew. Or were you talking about another time period?


EDIT - whoops, I forgot what forum I was in ... you're only talking about the Hobbit book ... sorry! I'm sure you guys knew about Pippin and Merry!