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{{quote|The rock and pool, <br>is nice and cool.<br> So Juicy Sweet!<br>Our only wish<br> is to catch a fish.<br>So juicy sweet!|[[Gollum]]<ref name="Pool">{{TT|Pool}}</ref>}}
'''Fish''' were common throughout the bodies of water in [[Arda]].  
'''Fish''' were common throughout the bodies of water in [[Arda]].  



Revision as of 20:53, 7 July 2013

"The rock and pool,
is nice and cool.
So Juicy Sweet!
Our only wish
is to catch a fish.
So juicy sweet!
"
Gollum[1]

Fish were common throughout the bodies of water in Arda.

History

Fish formed the chief source of food in Númenor, as it was abundant throughout the coast of the island. The fisherfolk dwelt mainly in Nindamos, built on the hards of a marshy land. Mariners of Númenor were mostly drawn from the fisher folk.[2]

When the Númenóreans travelled to Middle-earth, they encountered the primitive tribes there. Though some of them, along the mouths of Morthond and Gwathló, had crude fisheries, they had fallen out of use as its people fled towards the mountains.[3][4] The Stoors that dwelt in the Vales of Anduin also had fish as their main food. Two of them, Déagol and Sméagol, were fishing when they found the One Ring, lost in the river Anduin.[5]

The Gondorians, much like their forefathers, ate fish. The Ethir was populated by fisher-folk, who often went out to sea on boats,[6] because fishing was the most profitable business.[7]

Though Hobbits did not generally hunt or fish for leasure,[8] they did angle for food now and then. One of the favourite spots for anglers was near The Golden Perch, which took its name for the golden fish that swam there.[9]

Names

The Quenya name for "fish" is lingwe (Quenya also has a word for "(small) fish", hala). The Noldorin name, derived from the same root is lhimb or lhim, and Doriathrin has líw.[10]

In Gnomish, one of Tolkien's early conceptions of an Elven language, "fish" is ing, and "young of fish, small fry" is igli.[11]

Portrayal in adaptations

2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game):

Gollum throws a fish called "Xiphiidae" at Aragorn.[12] It becomes Aragorn's most dangerous weapon. Xiphiidae are swordfish. Swordfish are saltwater fish, but that matter is overlooked here.

2006: The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar:

As of the thirteenth book, Doom of the Last-King, fishing became a "hobby", a pastime for players.[13]

References