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'''Crows''' were black carrion birds associated with the forces of darkness.{{fact}} The most feared variety in the [[Westlands]] of [[Middle-earth]] was the large type known as [[crebain]]. | '''Crows''' were black carrion birds associated with the forces of darkness.{{fact}} The most feared variety in the [[Westlands]] of [[Middle-earth]] was the large type known as [[crebain]]. | ||
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| + | The [[Quenya]] word for "crow" is ''quáko'', derived from [[Primitive Quendian]] ''k(a)wāk''.<ref>{{WJ|AD}}, p. 395</ref> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Gorcrows]] | *[[Gorcrows]] | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
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Regiment of Black Crows by Pamela Shanteau
Crows were black carrion birds associated with the forces of darkness.[source?] The most feared variety in the Westlands of Middle-earth was the large type known as crebain.
The Quenya word for "crow" is quáko, derived from Primitive Quendian k(a)wāk.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar: Appendix D. *Kwen, Quenya, and the Elvish (especially Ñoldorin) words for 'Language'", p. 395