Badger-folk
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'''1982-97: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':''' | '''1982-97: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':''' | ||
: Only mentioned briefly, the Badger-folk of the [[Withywindle]] appear badgerish but live after the manner of [[Hobbits]]. They are one of the [[Fairies|Creatures of Faerië]]<!-- Note by User:Morgan: Faerië[sic]; MERP uses this spelling, while Tolkien rather used "Faërie" -->.<ref>{{ICE|2023}}, p. 63</ref> | : Only mentioned briefly, the Badger-folk of the [[Withywindle]] appear badgerish but live after the manner of [[Hobbits]]. They are one of the [[Fairies|Creatures of Faerië]]<!-- Note by User:Morgan: Faerië[sic]; MERP uses this spelling, while Tolkien rather used "Faërie" -->.<ref>{{ICE|2023}}, p. 63</ref> | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Badger-brock]] | ||
| + | *[[Badgers]] | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
{{legend}} | {{legend}} | ||
[[Category:Creatures]] | [[Category:Creatures]] | ||
Revision as of 21:12, 23 November 2010
"Tom was telling an absurd story about badgers and their queer ways"[1]
Badger-folk were creatures of legend, mentioned in Hobbit verse.[2] Although nothing is known of their origin or history, they might have been one of the Fairy creatures.
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Characteristics
According to the poem, the Badger-folk lived in secret houses connected by tunnels under a hill in the Old Forest. They appear to have been sentient and capable of speaking. Although Badger-brock once forcefully brought down Tom Bombadil to their burrows, the Badger-folk do not appear as truly evil creatures, but perhaps rather cunning or tricky.[2]
Portrayal in adaptations
1982-97: Middle-earth Role Playing:
- Only mentioned briefly, the Badger-folk of the Withywindle appear badgerish but live after the manner of Hobbits. They are one of the Creatures of Faerië.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "In the House of Tom Bombadil"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil"
- ↑ Wesley J. Frank, et al. (1997), Arnor: The Land (#2023), p. 63
| Legendary Races of Arda | |
| Animals: | Dumbledors · Gorcrows · Hummerhorns · Pards · Swans of Gorbelgod · Turtle-fish |
|---|---|
| Dragon-kind: | Great glow-worms · Sea-serpents · Spark-dragons · Were-worms |
| Evil Races: | Giants · Gongs · Half-trolls · Hobgoblins · Ogres · Snow-trolls · Troll-men · Two-headed Trolls |
| Fairies: | Badger-folk · Dryads · Mermaids · Sprites · Sylphs · White cow |
| Other: | Great beasts · Lintips · Mewlips · Nameless Things · Spectres |
| Individuals: | The Hunter · Lonely Troll · Man in the Moon · The Rider · Tarlang · Tim |