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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> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Revision as of 20:05, 21 August 2014
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)
| Legendary races of Arda | |
| Animals: | Dumbledors · Gorcrows · Hummerhorns · Pards · Swans of Gorbelgod · Turtle-fish |
|---|---|
| Dragon-kind: | Sea-serpents · Spark-dragons · Were-worms |
| Evil Races: | Ettens · Giants · Half-trolls · Hobgoblins · Ogres · Snow-trolls · Two-headed Trolls |
| Other: | Badger-folk · Great beasts · Lintips · Mewlips · Nameless things · Spectres |
| Individuals: | Talking Gurthang · Talking purse · The Hunter · Lady of the Sun · Lonely Troll · Man in the Moon · The Rider · River-woman · Tarlang · Tim · Tom · White cow |
