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'''Dogs''' were common domestic animals in [[Middle-earth]]. The greatest of them all was [[Huan]], the [[Hound of Valinor]]. | '''Dogs''' were common domestic animals in [[Middle-earth]]. The greatest of them all was [[Huan]], the [[Hound of Valinor]]. | ||
In [[Quenya]], the word for "dog" is ''huo'', and the [[Noldorin]] cognate of the same meaning is ''hû''.<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 364-5 (root [[KHUG|KHUGAN-]])</ref> | |||
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:Dogs are found throughout Middle-earth, espcially in the Shire. Lore-masters can also have a non-combat dog pet. | :Dogs are found throughout Middle-earth, espcially in the Shire. Lore-masters can also have a non-combat dog pet. | ||
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*[[Hounds]] | |||
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[[Category:Dogs| ]] | [[Category:Dogs| ]] | ||
[[de:Hunde]] | [[de:Hunde]] | ||
[[fi:Luokka:Koirat]] | [[fi:Luokka:Koirat]] | ||
Revision as of 23:08, 13 March 2011
File:Squire of the Hunt.jpg
Art by Tom Simonton
Dogs were common domestic animals in Middle-earth. The greatest of them all was Huan, the Hound of Valinor.
In Quenya, the word for "dog" is huo, and the Noldorin cognate of the same meaning is hû.[1]
Portrayal in Adaptations
2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Dogs are found throughout Middle-earth, espcially in the Shire. Lore-masters can also have a non-combat dog pet.
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 364-5 (root KHUGAN-)
