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'''Earth-bread''' was an edible root known only to the [[Dwarves]]. It was white and fleshy and after boiling was good to eat and similar to bread. Its name in the [[Khuzdul|dwarf-tongue]] is unknown.<ref>{{CH|7}} | '''Earth-bread''' was an edible root known only to the [[Dwarves]]. It was white and fleshy and after boiling was good to eat and similar to bread. Its name in the [[Khuzdul|dwarf-tongue]] is unknown.<ref name=ch7>{{CH|7}}</ref>{{rp|p. 134}} | ||
When [[Túrin]] and his [[Gaurwaith|outlaw band]] encountered [[Mîm]] and his sons, the [[Petty-dwarves]] were carrying sacks of the plants.<ref name=ch7/>{{rp|p. 123}} Later, at the hideout of [[Bar-en-Danwedh]], Mîm contributed his earth-bread to the food supply of the outlaws, although he refused to share with [[Ulrad]], who had insulted him.<ref name=ch7/>{{rp|pp. 134-135}} | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Potatoes]] | |||
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Revision as of 09:18, 8 March 2021
Earth-bread was an edible root known only to the Dwarves. It was white and fleshy and after boiling was good to eat and similar to bread. Its name in the dwarf-tongue is unknown.[1]:p. 134
When Túrin and his outlaw band encountered Mîm and his sons, the Petty-dwarves were carrying sacks of the plants.[1]:p. 123 Later, at the hideout of Bar-en-Danwedh, Mîm contributed his earth-bread to the food supply of the outlaws, although he refused to share with Ulrad, who had insulted him.[1]:pp. 134-135
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