Dumbledors
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'''Dumbledors''' were a legendary "''ferocious race of winged insects''",<ref>[[David Day]], [[A Tolkien Bestiary]]</ref> mentioned only in [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] verse. The dumbledors were said to have battled a knight on a quest.<ref>{{AB|Errantry}}</ref> | '''Dumbledors''' were a legendary "''ferocious race of winged insects''",<ref>[[David Day]], [[A Tolkien Bestiary]]</ref> mentioned only in [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] verse. The dumbledors were said to have battled a knight on a quest.<ref>{{AB|Errantry}}</ref> | ||
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''Dumbledor'' or ''dumbledore'' is an obsolete English word for [[Wikipedia:Bumblebee|bumblebee]]. | ''Dumbledor'' or ''dumbledore'' is an obsolete English word for [[Wikipedia:Bumblebee|bumblebee]]. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Hummerhorns]] | *[[Hummerhorns]] | ||
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[[Category:Insects]] | [[Category:Insects]] | ||
Revision as of 14:09, 16 October 2010
Dumbledors were a legendary "ferocious race of winged insects",[1] mentioned only in Hobbit verse. The dumbledors were said to have battled a knight on a quest.[2]
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Etymology
Dumbledor or dumbledore is an obsolete English word for bumblebee.
Portrayal in adaptations
- Dumbledors are described as being large winged insects weighing 6-8 pounds, carrying illness or poison, and to live in the Midgewater Marshes.[3][4][5]
See also
| Legendary Races of Arda | |
| Animals: | Dumbledors · Gorcrows · Hummerhorns · Pards · Swans of Gorbelgod · Turtle-fish |
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| Dragon-kind: | Great glow-worms · Sea-serpents · Spark-dragons · Were-worms |
| Evil Races: | Giants · Gongs · Half-trolls · Hobgoblins · Ogres · Snow-trolls · Troll-men · Two-headed Trolls |
| Fairies: | Badger-folk · Dryads · Mermaids · Sprites · Sylphs · White cow |
| Other: | Great beasts · Lintips · Mewlips · Nameless Things · Spectres |
| Individuals: | The Hunter · Lonely Troll · Man in the Moon · The Rider · Tarlang · Tim |
References
- ↑ David Day, A Tolkien Bestiary
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "Errantry"
- ↑ Wesley J. Frank, et al. (1997), Arnor: The Land (#2023)
- ↑ S. Coleman Charlton (1993), Middle-earth Role Playing (2nd edition, hardcover) (#2000)
- ↑ Jeff McKeage (1988), Raiders of Cardolan (#8108)