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'''Carc''' was one of the [[Ravens|ravens]] who lived on [[Ravenhill]], one of the foothills of [[Erebor]], the Lonely Mountain. Carc seems to have been the chief of those birds, and dwelt with his wife above the [[Dwarves]]' guard-chamber on the hill. [[Thorin | {{other infobox | ||
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| name=Carc | |||
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| location=[[Ravenhill]], [[Erebor]] | |||
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| language=[[Westron]] | |||
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| death=between {{TA|2770}} and {{TA|2941|n}} | |||
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| children=[[Roäc]] | |||
| race=[[Ravens|Raven]] | |||
| gender=Male | |||
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'''Carc''' was one of the [[Ravens|ravens]] who lived on [[Ravenhill]], one of the foothills of [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]], the Lonely Mountain. Carc seems to have been the chief of those birds, and dwelt with his wife above the [[Dwarves]]' guard-chamber on the hill. [[Thorin|Thorin]] recalled him as being wise and famous at the time the Dwarves were driven out of [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]] by [[Smaug]]. When Thorin returned to the Lonely Mountain 171 years later, Carc was dead, but the ravens remained, led by his son [[Roäc]].<ref>{{H|Gathering}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''Carc'' is likely an [[Wikipedia:Onomatopoeia|onomatopoeic]] name.<ref>{{HM|AH}}, p. 316</ref> | |||
==Genealogy== | |||
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{{familytree| CAR | |CAR='''CARC'''</br><small>''unknown''</small>}} | |||
{{familytree| |!| | |}} | |||
{{familytree| ROA | |ROA=[[Roäc]]</br><small>''b. {{TA|2788}}''</small>}} | |||
{{familytree/end}} | |||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[Category:Ravens]] | [[Category:Ravens]] | ||
[[Category:Characters in The Hobbit]] | [[Category:Characters in The Hobbit]] | ||
[[Category:Third Age characters]] | |||
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Revision as of 13:30, 27 January 2016
Carc | |
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Raven | |
Information | |
Location | Ravenhill, Erebor |
Language | Westron |
Death | between T.A. 2770 and 2941 |
Family | |
Children | Roäc |
Physical Description | |
Race | Raven |
Gender | Male |
Gallery | Images of Carc |
Carc was one of the ravens who lived on Ravenhill, one of the foothills of Erebor, the Lonely Mountain. Carc seems to have been the chief of those birds, and dwelt with his wife above the Dwarves' guard-chamber on the hill. Thorin recalled him as being wise and famous at the time the Dwarves were driven out of Erebor by Smaug. When Thorin returned to the Lonely Mountain 171 years later, Carc was dead, but the ravens remained, led by his son Roäc.[1]
Etymology
Carc is likely an onomatopoeic name.[2]
Genealogy
CARC unknown | |||||||||
Roäc b. T.A. 2788 | |||||||||