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[[Image:Ground Bee.png|thumb|''Ground Bee'' portrayed in ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing|MERP]]'']] | [[Image:Ground Bee.png|thumb|''Ground Bee'' portrayed in ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing|MERP]]'']] | ||
'''Bees''' were buzzing domestic insects kept for their ability to make honey. Particularly famous were those of [[Beorn]], which reached an enormous size.<ref>{{H|7}}</ref> The fine [[The Shire|Shire]] weather of summer and autumn in {{TA|3018}} was such that "honey was dripping in the combs".<ref>{{FR|I3}}</ref> | |||
In [[Qenya]], the word for "honey bee" is ''nier'' (''nies''-), and "a bee" is ''nion'' or ''nier''. The [[Gnomish]] word for "a bee" is ''nios'' or ''nio'' (''niwin'' is "a female bee", and ''niosturwin'' means "queen bee").<ref>{{PE|12}}, p. 65</ref><ref>{{PE|11}}, p. 60</ref> | |||
== Portrayal in adaptations == | |||
'''1982-97: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':''' | '''1982-97: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':''' | ||
:Ground Bees, producers of honey, are relatives of the yellow jackets and true bees. Due to their large numbers, the Ground Bees pose a threat to characters.<ref>{{ICE|2012}}, p. 36</ref> | :Ground Bees, producers of honey, are relatives of the yellow jackets and true bees. Due to their large numbers, the Ground Bees pose a threat to characters.<ref>{{ICE|2012}}, p. 36</ref> | ||
{{ | '''2022: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power]]'':''' | ||
:In the [[Adar (episode)|third episode]] of the first season, it is revealed during [[Sadoc Burrows|Sadoc Burrows's]] speech of remembrance that one Harfoot, [[Blovo Bolgerbuck]], was lost during a previous migration due to bees. The other Harfoots loved him, but considered him to be an ijit. | |||
== See also == | |||
* [[Dumbledors]] | |||
* [[Hummerhorns]] | |||
{{References}} | |||
[[Category:Insects]] | [[Category:Insects]] | ||
[[de:Bienen]] | [[de:Bienen]] | ||
[[fi:Mehiläiset]] | [[fi:Mehiläiset]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:34, 11 September 2022
Ground Bee portrayed in MERP
Bees were buzzing domestic insects kept for their ability to make honey. Particularly famous were those of Beorn, which reached an enormous size.[1] The fine Shire weather of summer and autumn in T.A. 3018 was such that "honey was dripping in the combs".[2]
In Qenya, the word for "honey bee" is nier (nies-), and "a bee" is nion or nier. The Gnomish word for "a bee" is nios or nio (niwin is "a female bee", and niosturwin means "queen bee").[3][4]
Portrayal in adaptations[edit | edit source]
1982-97: Middle-earth Role Playing:
- Ground Bees, producers of honey, are relatives of the yellow jackets and true bees. Due to their large numbers, the Ground Bees pose a threat to characters.[5]
2022: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power:
- In the third episode of the first season, it is revealed during Sadoc Burrows's speech of remembrance that one Harfoot, Blovo Bolgerbuck, was lost during a previous migration due to bees. The other Harfoots loved him, but considered him to be an ijit.
See also[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Queer Lodgings"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Three is Company"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Qenyaqetsa: The Qenya Phonology and Lexicon", in Parma Eldalamberon XII (edited by Carl F. Hostetter, Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), p. 65
- ↑ 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. 60
- ↑ Ruth Sochard Pitt, Jeff O'Hare, Peter C. Fenlon, Jr. (1994), Creatures of Middle-earth (2nd edition) (#2012), p. 36
