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'''Golfimbul''' was an [[Orcs|Orc]]-chieftain of [[Mount Gram]].
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'''Golfimbul''' was a king of the [[Orcs|goblins]] of [[Mount Gram]].<ref name="HParty">{{H|Party}}</ref>
  
 
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Golfimbul led a band of his [[Orcs]] in an invasion of [[the Shire]] in {{TA|2747}}<ref>{{App|TA}}</ref>. He was met by [[Bandobras Took]] in the [[Northfarthing]] of [[the Shire]], and defeated in the [[Battle of Greenfields]]. During the battle, Bandobras charged at Golfimbul and knocked off his head with a club. Golfimbul's head flew through the air for 100 yards and went down a rabbit hole. It is said that this is how the game of [[golf]] was invented.<ref>{{H|Party}}</ref>
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Golfimbul led a band of [[Orcs|goblins]] in an invasion of [[the Shire]] in {{TA|2747}}<ref>{{App|TA}}</ref>. [[Bandobras Took]] met Golfimbul in the [[Northfarthing]] of [[the Shire]] and defeated him in the [[Battle of Greenfields]]. During the battle Bandobras, who was large enough to ride a horse, charged at Golfimbul and knocked off his head with a club. Golfimbul's head flew through the air for 100 yards and went down a rabbit hole. It is said that this is how the game of [[golf]] was invented.<ref name="HParty"/>
  
 
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"fimbul" is Old Norse for "great".
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"Fimbul" is Old Norse for "great".{{Fact}}
  
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[[Robert Foster]] notes that the connection with the English word "golf" suggests that the name is either fictitious or translated [[Westron]]<ref>[[Robert Foster]], ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'', p. 167</ref>.
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At an early stage in writing ''[[The Hobbit]]'' [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] used the name "[[Fingolfin]]" for the Goblin-leader, which also contained the word "golf" for the joke about the origin of the game (although not as prominently as in "Golfimbul").<ref>{{HH|Bladorthin}}, p. 39</ref>  Many years later, in the never-finished 1960 rewrite of the story, [[Tolkien]] intended to change the name to "Gulfimbul".<ref>{{HH|NC1}}, p. 776</ref>  [[John D. Rateliff]] speculated that this was either a further evolution of Tolkien's languages or because he was dropping the golf-joke reference<ref>{{HH|NC1}}, note 24, p. 785</ref> (the 1960 revision was an effort to "upgrade" ''The Hobbit'' to the same epic level as ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'').
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Latest revision as of 09:48, 6 November 2012

Eytan Eylul Guler - Golfimbul the Wargrider.jpg
Golfimbul
Orc
Biographical Information
Date of deathT.A. 2747
Physical Description
RaceOrcs
GenderMale

Golfimbul was a king of the goblins of Mount Gram.[1]

[edit] History

Golfimbul led a band of goblins in an invasion of the Shire in T.A. 2747[2]. Bandobras Took met Golfimbul in the Northfarthing of the Shire and defeated him in the Battle of Greenfields. During the battle Bandobras, who was large enough to ride a horse, charged at Golfimbul and knocked off his head with a club. Golfimbul's head flew through the air for 100 yards and went down a rabbit hole. It is said that this is how the game of golf was invented.[1]

[edit] Etymology

"Fimbul" is Old Norse for "great".[source?]

Robert Foster notes that the connection with the English word "golf" suggests that the name is either fictitious or translated Westron[3].

[edit] Other versions of the legendarium

At an early stage in writing The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien used the name "Fingolfin" for the Goblin-leader, which also contained the word "golf" for the joke about the origin of the game (although not as prominently as in "Golfimbul").[4] Many years later, in the never-finished 1960 rewrite of the story, Tolkien intended to change the name to "Gulfimbul".[5] John D. Rateliff speculated that this was either a further evolution of Tolkien's languages or because he was dropping the golf-joke reference[6] (the 1960 revision was an effort to "upgrade" The Hobbit to the same epic level as The Lord of the Rings).

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "An Unexpected Party"
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
  3. ↑ Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, p. 167
  4. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, John D. Rateliff (ed.), The History of The Hobbit, Mr. Baggins, The First Phase, "The Bladorthin Typescript", p. 39
  5. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, John D. Rateliff (ed.), The History of The Hobbit, Return to Bag-End, "The Fifth Phase", "New Chapter I. A Well-Planned Party", p. 776
  6. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, John D. Rateliff (ed.), The History of The Hobbit, Return to Bag-End, "The Fifth Phase", "New Chapter I. A Well-Planned Party", note 24, p. 785
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