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'''Dumbledors''' | [[Image:Dumbledors.jpg|thumb|''He battled with the Dumbledores'' by Richard Svensson]] | ||
'''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> | |||
==Etymology== | |||
''Dumbledor'' or ''dumbledore'' is an obsolete English word for [[Wikipedia:Bumblebee|bumblebee]]. | |||
==Portrayal in adaptations== | |||
''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':''' | |||
:Dumbledors are described as being large winged insects weighing 6-8 pounds, carrying illness or poison, and to live in the [[Midgewater Marshes]].<ref>{{ICE|2023}}</ref><ref>{{ICE|2000}}</ref><ref>{{ICE|8108}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Hummerhorns]] | |||
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[[Category:Insects]] | [[Category:Insects]] | ||
Revision as of 13:44, 16 October 2010
File:Dumbledors.jpg
He battled with the Dumbledores by Richard Svensson
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]
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
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)
