Hobgoblins
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| − | '''Hobgoblin''' was a name "''for the larger kinds''"<ref> | + | '''Hobgoblin''' was a name "''for the larger kinds''"<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Hobbit]]'': Note in 1966 edition</ref><ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]] (HarperCollins''Publishers'' 2008), ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'', pg. 24</ref> of [[Orcs]] found in [[Middle-earth]] in the [[Third Age]]. The term perhaps, but doubtfully, refers to the large soldier-orcs known as [[Uruk-Hai]]. |
| − | The term appears so rarely that there is little clear basis for a definition. Its only other occurrence is later in ''[[The Hobbit]]'' | + | The term appears so rarely that there is little clear basis for a definition. Its only other occurrence is later in ''[[The Hobbit]]'' where [[Gandalf]] warns [[Bilbo Baggins]] that the [[Grey Mountains]] are 'simply stiff with [[goblins]], hobgoblins, and orcs of the worst description'.<ref>{{H|7}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:37, 4 September 2010
Hobgoblin was a name "for the larger kinds"[1][2] of Orcs found in Middle-earth in the Third Age. The term perhaps, but doubtfully, refers to the large soldier-orcs known as Uruk-Hai.
The term appears so rarely that there is little clear basis for a definition. Its only other occurrence is later in The Hobbit where Gandalf warns Bilbo Baggins that the Grey Mountains are 'simply stiff with goblins, hobgoblins, and orcs of the worst description'.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit: Note in 1966 edition
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (HarperCollinsPublishers 2008), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, pg. 24
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Queer Lodgings"