Badger-brock
From Tolkien Gateway
Badger-brock was an individual of the Badger-folk, mentioned only in Hobbit verse. He had a "snowy forehead" and "dark blinking eyes", and lived with his wife and many sons in a secret house near the Withywindle. On one occasion, Badger-brock caught and pulled down Tom Bombadil to the burrows of the Badger-folk under earth. But Tom displayed his power using chant, which caused all the Badger-folk to become frightened, and they showed him out again.[1]
Etymology
Brock is an Old English and Middle English word for badger.[2]
Portrayal in adaptations
1982-97: Middle-earth Role Playing:
- Only mentioned briefly, the Badger-brock of the Withywindle is one of the Creatures of Faerië.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil"
- ↑ "Brock" at Webster's Online Dictionary (accessed 23 November 2020)
- ↑ Wesley J. Frank, et al. (1997), Arnor: The Land (#2023), p. 63