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[[Image:Bats (Pamela Shanteau).jpg|thumb|''Swarm of Bats'' by Pamela Shanteau]] | [[Image:Bats (Pamela Shanteau).jpg|thumb|''Swarm of Bats'' by Pamela Shanteau]] | ||
'''Bats''' were flying creatures of the night, traditionally associated with the forces of [[Morgoth]] and of [[Sauron]].{{fact}} They were most famous in [[Middle-earth]] for taking the part of the [[Goblins]] during the [[Battle of Five Armies]].<ref>{{H|17}}</ref> | '''Bats''' were flying creatures of the night, traditionally associated with the forces of [[Morgoth]] and of [[Sauron]].{{fact}} They were most famous in [[Middle-earth]] for taking the part of the [[Goblins]] during the [[Battle of Five Armies]].<ref>{{H|17}}</ref> | ||
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In [[Noldorin|Gnomish]], one of [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s early conceptions of an [[Elvish|Elven]] language, the word for "bat (animal)" is ''cwildred''.<ref>{{PE|11}}, p. 28</ref> | |||
==Other fiction== | ==Other fiction== | ||
In the story ''[[Roverandom]]'', the ''shadowbats'' are mentioned among the creatures living on the moon.<ref>{{HM|R}}, "[Chapter] 2"</ref> | In the story ''[[Roverandom]]'', the ''shadowbats'' are mentioned among the creatures living on the moon.<ref>{{HM|R}}, "[Chapter] 2"</ref> | ||
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File:Bats (Pamela Shanteau).jpg
Swarm of Bats by Pamela Shanteau
Bats were flying creatures of the night, traditionally associated with the forces of Morgoth and of Sauron.[source?] They were most famous in Middle-earth for taking the part of the Goblins during the Battle of Five Armies.[1]
Names
In Gnomish, one of Tolkien's early conceptions of an Elven language, the word for "bat (animal)" is cwildred.[2]
Other fiction
In the story Roverandom, the shadowbats are mentioned among the creatures living on the moon.[3]
Portrayal in Adaptations
2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Bats are found in caves throughout Middle-earth, especially in Moria. They are frequently the pets of Morrivals.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "The Clouds Burst"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "I-Lam na-Ngoldathon: The Grammar and Lexicon of the Gnomish Tongue", in Parma Eldalamberon XI (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), p. 28
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Christina Scull, Wayne G. Hammond (eds.), Roverandom, "[Chapter] 2"
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